The actor Sean Penn won the category of Best Supporting Actor at the 2026 Oscarsfor the work in “One Battle After Another”but did not attend the awards ceremony to receive the statuette. This is the actor’s third Oscar.
Unlike his competitors, Sean Penn ran a practically non-existent campaign at the Oscars, without giving interviews or appearing at other awards shows during the season. He competed for the statuette with “One Battle After Another” co-star Benicio del Toro, Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”), Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”) and Delroy Lindo (“Sinners”).
According to information from the American magazine Variety, Sean Penn was thinking about spending five hours at the awards ceremony without being able to smoke.
At this year’s Golden Globes, he was caught smoking, which was frowned upon at the event.
Penn’s other two awards at the ceremony were for Best Actor for “Of Boys and Wolves” in 2004 and for “Milk: The Voice of Equality” in 2009.
Sean Penn interpreta o Coronel Steven J. Lockjaw in “One Battle After Another”, the main antagonist of the plot. He plays an extremist, paranoid and caricatured military man who runs an immigrant center in the USA.
The film focuses on Bob Ferguson (Leonardo DiCaprio), a revolutionary who fights to save his daughter. As he faces a powerful adversary, he relives events from the past that have brought him to a desperate situation in the present.
CNN Brasil will provide special coverage of the 2026 Oscars
A CNN Brazil prepares special coverage of the 2026 Oscars. In addition to special articles on the website, we will hold a live broadcast from 7pm to 1am with Elisa Veeck e Mari Palma on TV and YouTube. Alongside artists and influencers, we will show everything from the red carpet to announcing the winners of the 98th edition of the award.
