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Ukraine scoops its first Oscar for Mariupol documentary

 11.03.2024, 10:10
Mstyslav Chernov (3-L) Raney Aronson-Rath (L) and Michelle Mizner (2-R) on stage after winning the Oscar for Documentary Feature Film ''20 Days in Mariupol' during the 96th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, 10 March 2024. The Oscars are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in filmmaking in 23 categories. EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN Dostawca: PAP/EPA.
Mstyslav Chernov (3-L) Raney Aronson-Rath (L) and Michelle Mizner (2-R) on stage after winning the Oscar for Documentary Feature Film ''20 Days in Mariupol' during the 96th annual Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, 10 March 2024. The Oscars are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in filmmaking in 23 categories. EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN Dostawca: PAP/EPA.

Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov, a video journalist for The Associated Press, shot the film during the first days of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.