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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/oscar-missing-pavel-talankin-putin-documentary

According to Talankin [the filmmaker] an agent for the airline Lufthansa called the security checkpoint on Wednesday and offered to walk Talankin to the gate and maintain possession of the statuette for the duration of the flight, but the TSA agent reportedly refused any compromise. The film-maker says he was told he would have to check the prize under the plane. But without a hard suitcase to store it, he opted for a cardboard box offered by Lufthansa, and videotaped two airline agents as they bubble-wrapped the Oscar, tagged it and took it off for transport.

Talankin claims that box never made it to Frankfurt, and the statuette is now missing.