Mstyslav Chernov, a Ukrainian director, expressed a poignant sentiment upon winning the first Oscar in Ukrainian history for his film "20 Days in Mariupol." In his acceptance speech, Chernov stated his conflicted feelings about his achievement, wishing he could exchange the award if it meant that Russia never attacked Ukraine. His words, echoed across various platforms, highlighted the deep impact of the conflict on his personal and professional life, as well as on the Ukrainian people, with Chernov lamenting the loss of tens of thousands of Ukrainians due to the conflict.
I wish I’d never made this film. I wish I’d been able to exchange this for Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities, never killing tens of thousands of my fellow Ukrainians. But I cannot change the history. I cannot change the past. But we all together can… https://t.co/qe4UnaQEM2
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“probably I will be the first director on this stage who will say I wish I've never made this…I wish to be able to exchange this [award] to russia never attacking ukraine” -mstyslav chernov, taking home ukraine’s first oscar win https://t.co/0zeEN0Y16v
"I’ll probably be the first director to say that I wish I had never made this film. I wish to be able to exchange this for Russia never attacking #Ukraine. I wish to be able to exchange this for Russian not killing 10,000 of my fellow Ukrainians," director #Chernov said. https://t.co/jCUBsYI9tW https://t.co/74oPRPENFG
Ukraine's Oscar winning director says he would exchange his award for no war https://t.co/uUdGdMl9gj https://t.co/3npDKtGlNe
Horrifying reaction by Elon Musk after 20 Days in Mariupol won an Oscar. https://t.co/4NheRbQQU9
Congratulations to #20DaysInMariupol for the #Oscars2024 best documentary win. I wrote about the film for @BulwarkOnline last September https://t.co/PIjrcyLpqX
Hugely deserved. Congrats to @mstyslavchernov, @EMaloletka and @VasilisaUKR — and thank you for making this powerful and important film, @20DaysMariupol. https://t.co/y5DqyWQy15
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"But probably I will be the first director on this stage who will say I wish I never had made this film," said the director of the #Oscar-winning 20 Days in Mariupol. https://t.co/HN0OnJy0PH
OFFICIAL: @20DaysMariupol, from @GBH's @frontlinepbs + the @AP, won the #Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film. Director @mstyslavchernov to close out his acceptance speech: "Cinema forms memories, and memories form history." 📹: Reaction from our FRONTLINE team in Boston. https://t.co/xj6e0qLHbJ
Ukrainian war documentary wins Academy Award https://t.co/cRMb8rwywj
"Probably I will be the first director on this stage to say I wish I’d never made this film. I wish to be able to exchange this to Russia never attacking Ukraine.” speech by my amazing @AP colleague and now Academy Award-winning director @mstyslavchernov https://t.co/YDrpWDeAdg
Also, the first Ukrainian movie to get an Oscar. Tragic circumstances that lead to achievements. Ukraine deserves to be present in the global context. The team of @20DaysMariupol is the team of real heroes https://t.co/TWwShHxvPw
“This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history, and I’m honored,” an emotional @mstyslavchernov said. “Probably I will be the first director on this stage to say I wish I’d never made this film, I wish to be able to exchange this to Russia never attacking Ukraine.” https://t.co/4JpXbSiUaz
First Ukrainian Oscar. Ever. And best speech of night. Bravo 30 Days in Mariupol. Brave. True. Extraordinary. #UkraineRussiaWar #GBH @raneyaronson #Oscars @GBH
"I am probably the first director to say I wish I never made this film." — Mstyslav Chernov. #Ukraine https://t.co/4MF7bad7Sv
Congratulations to @frontlinepbs. Watch 20 Days in Mariupol now: https://t.co/2z1FxZeLt4 https://t.co/IqoPT6QARi
Slava Ukraini! Congratulations to Ukraine for its first Oscar win for a documentary Mstyslav Cherno wishes he could not have made. #RussiaOutofUkraine #MariupolIsUkraine https://t.co/4ZzsIZFBr0 https://t.co/KstBGyB7wL
Great #Oscar speech by doc Director @mstyslavchernov. @20DaysMariupol https://t.co/wuoBeZ6pUu
Ukraine just won its first Oscar on its history.
Thank you @mstyslavchernov for a pitch perfect acceptance speech of a well-earned award for the team. @20DaysMariupol #Oscars2024 #RussiaInvadedUkraine
.@20DaysMariupol is the reality itself. No romanticization of war here. You want to know about the war -- this is its real face. CONGRATULATIONS to the team! https://t.co/k1ilxa3CiF
First Oscar in Ukrainian history: “I wish I never made this film,” re #20daysinmariupol #Oscars2024
Congratulations to the "20 Days on Mariupol" team!!! @frontlinepbs https://t.co/XOGnWS2Dh5