Overview
- Kieran Culkin accepted the Best Supporting Actor statuette on Penn’s behalf and quipped about his absence during the telecast.
- Multiple outlets, citing the New York Times and two anonymous sources, report Penn was in Europe with plans to visit Ukraine, though specifics remain unconfirmed.
- The award marks Penn’s third acting Oscar, placing him alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, and Walter Brennan as the only male actors with three wins.
- Penn, a longtime public advocate for Ukraine who co-directed the 2023 documentary Superpower, has previously skipped major ceremonies this season.
- One Battle After Another was among the night’s top winners, also earning Best Picture and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson.