Sean Penn pays himself the Oscars, “extraordinarily cowardly”

The actor and director openly regrets the reluctance of his Hollywood colleagues.

Still so committed, Sean Penn accused the Oscars of contributing to “limit different cultural expressions“, during the Marrakech Film Festival, where he received a tribute for his career.

“The Academy is showing a truly extraordinary cowardice when it comes to being part of the larger world, with greater expression. In fact, it has contributed greatly to limiting imagination and limiting different expressions cultural.”

According to him, ceremonies like the Oscars should be “considered for what they are, entertainment TV shows, and less as barometers of artistic merit. So I'm not very keen on the idea of ​​the Academy giving out awards. Except when it comes to honoring films like The Florida Project or I'm Still Here or Emilia Perez, to talk about the films that are likely to be honored this year“.

It all started from the controversy around The Apprenticethe film about young Trump by Ali Abbasi. Sean Penn is annoyed to see that the film was poorly distributed: “When something slips through, you have to celebrate it. It's amazing how much this [soi-disant] The non-conformist community is afraid of a big film like this. A film with great actors. [C’est incroyable] that they too can be as afraid as a little Republican deputy.”

Contacted by Variety, the Academy did not respond to the attacks.

It will be noted that Sean Penn could be nominated for historical thriller September 5by Tim Fehlbaum, of which he is producer.