- Sean Penn won his third Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in One Battle After Another but was absent from the ceremony.
- Instead of attending the Academy Awards, Penn was in Ukraine, where he has been a prominent supporter of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi presented Penn with a unique Iron Oscar statuette made from salvaged metal of a railcar damaged by Russia.
- This special award was given to Penn as he had previously gifted one of his own Oscar trophies to President Zelensky following the 2022 Russian invasion.
- Penn's absence from the Oscars was not unexpected, as he had also missed other awards ceremonies, including the Baftas, where he also won.
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