Oscar goes missing after Academy Award winner is blocked from taking it on flight

Oscar winner Pavel Talankin was forced to check his golden statuette for his documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin at a New York airport - and now it's missing.Talankin says he had the Academy Award in his carry-on bag for a flight to Germany on Wednesday, but airport security stopped him at John F Kennedy International Airport because they said the award could be used as a weapon. But when he landed in Germany, the Oscar was gone. Lufthansa airlines, which helped him pack the award in a box for the flight since Talankin didn't have a checked bag, said their team is treating the incident with "care and urgency" and they are doing a "comprehensive internal search" for the award.Pavel TalankinThe Oscar was packed inside a box so it could be packed under the plane as a checked item"We deeply regret this situation," the airline said in a statement. "Our team is treating this matter with the utmost care and urgency, and we are conducting a comprehensive internal search to ensure the Oscar is found and returned as quickly as possible."The BBC has contacted the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which handles airport security and stopped Talankin from bringing his Oscar in his on-flight bag. The BBC documentary's executive producer, Robin Hessman, said that she was on speaker phone with Talankin and TSA to help in the airport because Talankin does not speak fluent English.