Sean Penn Blames the Academy Awards for ‘Limiting’ Filmmaking: It’s ‘Jaw-Dropping How Afraid’ Hollywood Is of Controversy
Sean Penn is not done torching the Oscars. First, he threatened to literally smelt his Oscar statues over politics. And this year, the filmmaker is slamming what he called the “extraordinary cowardice” of those who vote for the Academy Awards in general — especially when it comes to boundary-pushing features.