An open letter from Ukrainian expats to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences alleges that a Russian oligarch partially funded the film.
in several categories: best picture, original song, editing, adapted screenplay, sound and visual effects. The ceremony will be held this Sunday in Los Angeles.
Tom Cruise is pictured in a promotional photo for his 2022 movie"Top Gun: Maverick." Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is seen in the inset on March 1, 2015, in Monaco. A Ukrainian expat group has asked the Oscars organizers to reconsider the movie's prize eligibility amid allegations it was partially funded by Rybolovlev.It was reported in January that Rybolovlev provided indirect funding for the film.
In the letter, Grod described Rybolovlev"as one of Russia's richest oligarchs," additionally referring to the businessman as"a known close friend and business partner" of the country's deputy prime minister, Yury Trutnev. Rybolovlev, an art collector who is worth an estimated $6.6 billion, gained notoriety in the U.S. when it was revealed that he had purchased former PresidentThe purchase was made during a U.S. housing market crisis in which other Palm Beach County properties fall by an annual rate of 19.2 percent. Trump purchased the property for $53 million in 2005.
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