Sean Penn attended the Marrakech Film Festival on Tuesday and expressed his disdain for the Academy Awards.
Penn, 64, appeared on stage after criticizing the Oscars for “restricting different cultural expressions” while expressing support for President-elect Donald Trump's biopic “The Apprentice” at a press conference. I smoked a chain smoker.
The two-time Academy Award winner was there to celebrate his career and said ceremonies like the Oscars should be seen as “a TV show first and foremost” rather than a mark of artistic achievement.
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Sean Penn has accused the Oscars of not recognizing artistic expression, as shown in President-elect Donald Trump's biopic “The Apprentice.” (Mark Piasetzki)
“The academy has shown a truly extraordinary cowardice when it comes to being part of a larger world of expression, and in fact has largely been responsible for limiting imagination and severely limiting a variety of cultural expressions.” Mr. Penn said. For each variety.
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“That's why I'm not really excited about the so-called Academy Awards.” [except for] It's when movies like “The Florida Project,'' “I'm Still Here,'' or “Emilia Perez'' are released that are about things that are likely to happen this year. ”
“The academy has shown itself to be a truly extraordinary cowardice when it comes to being part of a larger world of expression, and has, in fact, been largely responsible for limiting imagination and severely limiting a variety of cultural expressions.”
He stirred up emotion when he said, “When something creeps up on you, it should be celebrated,” referring to Ali Abbasi's controversial film The Apprentice.
Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn lit a cigarette on stage. (Mark Piasetzki)
“It's amazing how scary this is.” [so-called] The Business of Mavericks is such a great movie. Great, great acting. [It’s amazing] “They might be just as scared as the wily Republicans,” he said.
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“The Apprentice” depicts Trump's rise as president through the 1970s, including his relationships with his first wife, Ivana Trump, played by Maria Bakalova, and lawyer Roy Cohn, played by Jeremy Strong. Sebastian Stan plays President-elect Trump.
Sean Penn admitted he's not that excited about the Oscars anymore. (Antoine Flamand)
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At Sunday's gala ceremony, Penn received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Defending Freedom of Expression.
“All over the world [there is] “This is a call for diversity, but not diversity of action or diversity of opinion or language,” Penn said.
“I want to encourage everyone to be as politically incorrect as you want, to embrace diversity, and to keep telling those stories. I'm so proud and happy to be here.” Thank you.
