Throughout his career, Sean Penn has been one to openly speak up on things that matter to him, and the actor is now openly slamming the Oscars for their lack of recognition when it comes to smaller films.
The actor talked about how the Academy doesn’t rightly recognize diverse forms of expression and added that he’s not looking forward to this year’s award show. Here’s the full story.
Sean Penn Criticizes The Academy
The actor expressed his support for ‘The Apprentice’ and spoke up about how he’s not really looking forward to this year’s Oscars for their lack of diversity.
“The Academy have exercised really extraordinary cowardice when it comes to being part of the bigger world of expression, and in fact, have largely been part of limiting the imagination and very limiting of different cultural expressions,” Penn said at a press conference after he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Marrakech Film Festival.
Sean Penn’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Sean Penn received a lifetime achievement award from Italian actress Valeria Golino, whom Penn has been close to since she starred in his 1991 directorial debut “The Indian Runner,” at a Sunday night gala. Accepting the award, the director openly talked about the importance of being politically correct and how free expression and diversity remain important aspects of filmmaking
The actor’s Oscar rant came across as a surprise to many, as he himself has bagged two awards for his acting. Penn won Best Actor for his performances in ‘Mystic River’ in 2004 and ‘Milk‘ in 2009.
