Sean Penn Skipped The Oscars, What He Received Was Far More Symbolic
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By Amanda Harding
Published on March 18, 2026.
Actor Sean Penn was in Ukraine when he received a symbolic Oscar-shaped statue made out of forged metal from a destroyed railcar. Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovsky shared a video of Penn receiving the "IronOscar". The statue, which reads "This steel once carried millions of people away from war," was created in gratitude for Penn's dedication to Ukraine. Penn later gave his Oscars statue to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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