Sean Penn gifted with Oscar-style award in Ukraine after skipping the award show

Sean Penn gifted with Oscar-style award in Ukraine after skipping the award show

Sean Penn skipped Hollywood’s biggest night and still walked away with a trophy … just not the one you’d expect.

The 65-year-old actor bailed on Sunday night’s Academy Awards, where he won best supporting actor for “One Battle After Another,” choosing instead to fly to war-torn Ukraine.

While A-listers gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Penn was meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv Monday — doubling down on his long-running support for the country amid its ongoing war with Russia.

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