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TSA blocks Oscar winner from boarding with trophy, calling it a weapon — now it's missing

California Post·Daniel Farr·about 1 month ago
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An Oscar-winning filmmaker’s prized statuette has vanished after a tense airport standoff ended with the trophy being pulled from his carry-on and checked, only to later disappear completely. Pasha Talankin, co-director and this year’s winner for Best Feature Documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” says he was blocked by TSA agents at New York’s JFK Airport on Wednesday from bringing his Academy Award onto a flight, despite he says, having traveled with it numerous times before without issue. The gold statuette, weighing 8.5 pounds, was suddenly deemed a potential weapon at a Terminal 1 security checkpoint. An Oscar-winning filmmaker’s prized statuette has vanished after a tense airport standoff ended with the trophy being pulled from his carry-on and checked, only to later disappear completely. John Locher/Invision/AP Pasha Talankin, co-director and this year’s winner for Best Feature Documentary “Mr.…

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