From the abbreviated international television version of the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, the nomination "Best Feature Documentary Film" was cut, in which the Ukrainian documentary film "20 Days in Mariupol" won.
The victory of the film "20 Days in Mariupol" was cut from the "Oscar" international version
Suspilne reports that the international abbreviated version of the ceremony was to be shown on the Suspilne Kultura TV channel on Mar. 11 at 8:30 p.m.
However, after receiving materials for broadcasting from the organisers, the team discovered that there was no awarding of Ukrainian documentarians.
The "Suspilne" team expressed their anger at the organisers of this year's award, The Walt Disney Company Limited and, instead of the abbreviated version, broadcasted the full version for Ukrainian viewers, which was broadcast live on the channel on the night of March 10-11.
The executive producer of the Suspilne Kultura TV channel Lukyan Galkin noted that this is not the only category that was cut from the air, but last year this category was not cut.
Why then are we outraged? Because last year, the international version was nominated for "Best Documentary Film". And the film "Navalny" won there. And Yulia Navalnaya made a political speech at an apolitical ceremony. We are sure that the version of "Oscar", where there is no awarding of "20 days in Mariupol", is not needed by Ukrainian viewers. A protest was sent to Disney.
Galkin emphasised that the powerful speech of Mstyslav Chernov emphasised the unity between Ukraine and the world — it is all the more painful to see the exclusion of this episode full of truth and power from the version distributed to the world licensees of the Oscar award.
"20 Days in Mariupol" won an Oscar
On Mar. 11, "20 Days in Mariupol" won the "Oscar" for the best full-length documentary film. This is the first award win for Ukraine.
While receiving the award, director Mstyslav Chernov said that he would like not to have to shoot this film, so that Russia would not attack Ukraine.
Director and photographer Mstyslav Chernov, photographer Yevhen Maloletka and producer and journalist Vasylisa Stepanenko worked on the film.
