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Oscar Award for ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Vanishes on Flight

|New York, United States, Russia|1 independent sources

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A Russian film director’s Oscar statuette disappeared during a transatlantic flight from New York to Germany, after the award was placed in checked‑in luggage.

Pavel Talankin, the director of the film *Mr. Nobody Against Putin*, had to check the Oscar into hold luggage on the flight. The award was never recovered, leaving the director and the film’s supporters without the coveted trophy.

The incident highlights the logistical challenges faced by filmmakers traveling internationally with valuable awards, though no further details about the circumstances of the loss have been released.

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