Ukraine's Oscar-Winning Director Says He Would Exchange Award for No War
Voice of America
Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson - Rath pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "20 Days in Mariupol" in the Oscars photo room at the 96th Academy awards in Hollywood, March 10, 2024.
Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov, who on Sunday won the first Academy Award for his country for the "20 Days in Mariupol" documentary about the Russian siege of the port city, said he would rather have no Oscar and no war waged against his country.
FILE - South Vietnamese forces follow children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, as they run down Route 1 near Trang Bang after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places, June 8, 1972. FILE - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, center, flanked by Kim Phuc, left, holds his Pulitzer Prize winning photo, as they wait to meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, May 11, 2022.