Russian filmmaker loses Oscar trophy after US airport security forces him to check it in

Russian filmmaker Pavel Talankin, co-director and star of Academy Award-winning documentary 'Mr Nobody Against Putin', has lost his Oscar statuette after airport security in New York prevented him from carrying it onboard a flight. Talankin was travelling from John F Kennedy International Airport via Lufthansa. Officials stopped him, claiming the 3.8 kg trophy could pose a security risk.