Last year Mr. Vladimir Zelensky he has appeared at awards shows, film festivals, and even the New York Stock Exchange.

But as for a few minutes of air time at the upcoming 95th awards ceremony Oscarthe request of the Ukrainian president was rejected.

For the second year in a row, the Academy ignored Zelensky, who hoped to follow up after her at the Berlin Film Festival last month, where she was introduced online.

According to Variety, sources say a Zelenskiy associate approached the Academy to include the president in the event, but that didn’t happen in the end. Meanwhile, the academy declined to comment.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Zelensky appeared at the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals via satellite. In addition, he participated in the Grammy Awards and interfered through the screen in the opening session of the New York Stock Exchange.

The academy is not the only institution rejecting Zelensky. In September, the team of the President of Ukraine addressed the organizers of the festival in Toronto with a brief greeting, but even there the development of events was not positive.

A spokesman for the festival said at the time that the festival “supports Ukrainians and is proud to showcase the depth and creativity of Ukrainian filmmakers at this year’s festival.”

According to Variety