Los Angeles [US], March 8: A global Ukrainian group is protesting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' nomination of "Top Gun: Maverick" for multiple Oscars, including best picture, citing its concerns over the film's alleged ties to a Russian oligarch sanctioned by Ukraine.
While acknowledging the academy's "long-standing support of Ukraine," the Ukrainian World Congress, a nongovernmental organization, sent a letter to Academy President Janet Yang and AMPAS' board of governors on Monday, asking them to explicitly reject films funded by "Russian oligarchs or other enablers of Russia's genocidal war on Ukraine" and to "review eligibility" of "Top Gun: Maverick," starring Tom Cruise, for participation in this year's Academy Awards. The Toronto-based group, established in 1967 and representing Ukrainian communities around the world, also asked the academy to condemn "Russia's war against Ukraine and any attempts to influence Hollywood and American society" during the Oscars ceremony to be held on Sunday. (
Source: Qatar Tribune
