Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight

Academy Award winner's Oscar goes missing after blocked from taking it on flight6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRegan MorrisLos AngelesReutersOscar winner Pavel Talankin brought along the award to show university students during a screening in New York Oscar winner Pavel Talankin was forced to check his golden statuette for his documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin at a New York airport - and now it's missing.Talankin says he had the Academy Award in his carry-on bag for a flight to Germany on Wednesday, but airport security stopped him at John F Kennedy International Airport because they said the award could be used as a weapon. But when he landed in Germany, the Oscar was gone. Lufthansa airlines, which helped him pack the award in a box for the flight since Talankin didn't have a checked bag, said their team is treating the incident with "care and urgency" and they are doing a "comprehensive internal search" for the award.Pavel TalankinThe Oscar was packed inside a box so it could be packed under the plane as a checked item"We deeply regret this situation," the airline said in a statement. "Our team is treating this matter with the utmost care and urgency, and we are conducting a comprehensive internal search to ensure the Oscar is found and returned as quickly as possible."The BBC has contacted the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which handles airport security and stopped Talankin from bringing his Oscar in his on-flight bag. The BBC documentary's producer, Robin Hessman, said that she was on speaker phone with Talankin and TSA to help in the airport because Talankin does not speak fluent English.From Mr Nobody to Oscar winner: How one man took on PutinShe told the BBC that he'd flown multiple times with his Oscar and also his Bafta, both of which he'd won this year, across the US and on international flights,...