Oscars in public if Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is not invited to tonight’s (March 27) 2022 Academy Awards.Last week, Amy Schumer claimed that Oscars producers turned down her idea for the president to appear via video link at the ceremony.The comedian is set to host the ceremony alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, and noted how there are “so many eyes on the Oscars” that it would be an opportunity to highlight the Russian-Ukrainian war.“I actually pitched, I wanted to find a way to have Zelensky satellite in or make a tape or something just because there are so many eyes on the Oscars,” she said (via Yahoo). “I am not afraid to go there, but it’s not me producing the Oscars.”In response, Penn – who is currently in Ukraine shooting a documentary on the Russian invasion – said that if Zelensky does not appear, actors should boycott the ceremony.“If it turns out to be what is happening, I would encourage everyone involved, though it may be their moment, and I understand that, to celebrate their films, it is so much more importantly their moment to shine, and to protest and to boycott that Academy Awards.
Ukraine President Zelensky echoes Winston Churchill in historic address to Parliament
08.03.2022 - 22:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
In Ukraine’s darkest hour, Parliament has witnessed a speech that Churchill would have been proud of.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address — beamed directly into the bearpit of the Commons chamber — was always going to be historic, with it being the first time a world leader has enjoyed such access to MPs.
One thing that was never a guarantee, however, was the quality and weight of the President’s words.
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MPs greeted the defiant Ukrainian leader — a former winner of the country’s Dancing with the Stars TV show — with a 30-second standing ovation.
Remember, applause is banned in Parliament, and exceptions can only be justified when history is being made within the Palace of Westminster’s walls.
The nature of today’s address explains the first standing ovation Mr Zelensky received — but the second one could only be a recognition of the quality of his words.
Speaking in a khaki green t-shirt from behind a desk in Kyiv, with only the Ukrainian flag as decoration, the emphasis was all on the man who was far from being the face many of us see on our screens every day just a month ago.
His notoriety is one driven by the most tragic of circumstances.
And that tragedy was spelled out in full this afternoon.
“We were awoken by cruise missiles at 1am,” Mr Zelensky told the chamber via a translator, explaining to MPs how the Russian invasion began 13 days ago.
“Since then, we have not been sleeping,” he continued, providing a day-by-day account of the horrors of war.
He added: “Over 50 children have been killed.
“These are the children that could have lived, but this war has taken them away from us.”
If this message — his heartbreaking report from a barbaric war — was not already
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