[Global Web Reporter Zhang Xiaoya] "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is talking with the (host) academy at the Oscars (at the awards ceremony)." The New York Post exclusively disclosed an explosive news on the 25th: the media learned that, Zelensky is in talks with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the sponsor of the Oscars, to make a video appearance at the Oscars on March 27.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the report, it is revealed that the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is still debating whether Zelensky will appear briefly at the awards ceremony. A politically agnostic attitude should be maintained.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences declined to comment to the paper, the report said.
In addition, if Zelensky is confirmed to appear at the awards ceremony, it is unclear whether it will be in the form of a live connection or a pre-recorded video.
The 94th Academy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on the evening of March 27, local time, and will be broadcast on ABC.
The New York Post said the ABC was said to support Zelensky's "appearance" at the awards ceremony, although ABC did not respond to the New York Post's request for comment on this issue.
The report also noted that the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been tight-lipped about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict recently.
"This is a very important moment in human history, and we know it very well," Will Parker, the producer of the Oscars, said in a preview of the ceremony in an online press conference on Thursday. So I don't think that if you're not involved in this ceremony, you're not going to realize that and find a way to honor where we are and how lucky we are to have this ceremony ."
Will Parker said, "This year's Oscars have to be associated with people outside of Hollywood, which means they have to connect with fans, fans."
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been seeking support from various countries for Ukraine.
Before his "appearance" in the Japanese parliament on March 23, Zelensky has successively delivered speeches to the United States, Britain, Germany and the Knesset of Israel in the form of video speeches.