Sean Penn raises voice against Oscars for limiting ‘imagination’

Sean Penn has recently lashed out at Oscars for limiting ‘creativity’ at Marrakech Film Festival on December 3.

“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,” said Penn where he received a career achievement award.

The Flag Day actor further said, “Ceremonies like the Oscars should best be seen as television shows first and less as barometers of artistic merit.”

“So, I don’t I get very excited about what we’ll call the Academy Awards [except for] when a movie like ‘The Florida Project,’ or ‘I’m Still Here,’ or ‘Emilia Perez,’ of the things that are likely to happen this year,” mentioned Penn.

He also addressed the controversy surrounding Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump movie, The Apprentice, saying, “When something sneaks through, it’s to be celebrated.”

“It’s jaw-dropping how afraid this [so-called] business of mavericks is of a great movie like that,” continued the Daddio actor.

Penn added, “One with great, great acting. [It’s amazing] that they too can be as afraid as a piddly little Republican congressman.”

Meanwhile, Penn previously blasted The Academy for not inviting the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to speak at the 2022 awards show via telecast.