Did they show Zelensky at the Oscars?

[iemanja]

Or did Sean Penn melt down his Oscar?
Or was it all just bullshit?

[JoeOtterbein]

1. Nope, Will Smith won an award and....

...melted down first.

Sad.

[Ocelot II]

2. Not that I saw.

The whole thing now seems to have devolved around the Smith-Rock contretemps, which is all anyone will remember.

[FSogol]

3. No, but they had a moment of silence for Ukraine and Amy Schuler

Mentioned the genocide there.

[Hoyt]

4. Yes. Ukraine as not ignored.

[Silver Gaia]

10. Mila Kunis had a few things to say, too.

She is Ukrainian.

[sometripod123]

5. It was all BS

Zelensky had bigger and better thigh to do like fight a war lol How out of touch to do you have to be Oscars to ask Zelensky to “stop by” as bombs are raining down. How bout send some fighter jets and call it a day- so sick of empty gestures so American elite can feel like a good boi

[iemanja]

8. Exactly

Welcome to DU!

[frazzled]

6. Thankfully, no

It would have been bad for Zelensky and bad for the Oscars. But I do hope Penn melts down his Oscar ... and nobody notices.

[AntiFascist]

12. Agreed that it would have been bad form for Zelensky...

but it probably would have given the Oscars a much needed ratings boost.

[Kablooie]

7. Zelensky would have to be up at 3:00 AM just to give a quick hi to the Academy.

I'm sure there are more important things for him to concentrate on.

[former9thward]

9. He could do a pre-recorded video.

The same thing news shows do.

[iemanja]

11. Why should he?

Celebrities think too much of themselves. Zelensky has serious problems to deal with.

[former9thward]

14. Zelensky has been all over the media constantly.

His serious problems are not stopping him from appearing everywhere. No one except maybe Penn is saying he "should" have done it. But he certainly has the time as he has proved by other outlets.

[mucifer]

13. Zelenskyy switched careers. He's no longer making movies. He's a politician now