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Lost Oscar returned after TSA forced director to check it
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May 4, 2026
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1:01Now PlayingLufthansa apologized to a Russian director Friday for briefly losing his Academy Award on a transatlantic flight.
Pavel Talankin and his co-director, David Borenstein, won the Oscar for their documentary "Mr. Nobody Against Putin."
Borenstein posted on social media Thrusday that TSA agents in New York told Talankin he couldn't bring his Oscar on board because it could be considered a weapon.
They sent it under the plane in a box instead.
After an international outcry, the airline said the statuette has been found and is being returned to its rightful owner.
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