Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Sean Penn Wins Oscar, Skips Ceremony
Episode Date: March 16, 2026Sean Penn wins third Oscar, skips ceremony; Kieran Culkin accepts on his behalf, as Penn focuses on strategic activism. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/d...nn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/370889a50a320483
Transcript
Discussion (0)
On March 16th, here's the latest in entertainment and celebrity news.
Sean Penn has snagged his third Oscar ever, this time for best supporting actor in one battle after another.
The win came at the Academy Award ceremony in Los Angeles, but Penn skipped the event entirely, making him the only nominee in his category not to show up.
Kieran Colkin, who took home the same award last year, stepped up to announce the victory and accepted on Penn's behalf.
Penn edged out tough competition, including Jacob Allorty, Stellan Scarsgird, Delroy Lindo, and his own co-star Benicio del Toro.
This fits a pattern for Penn during the 2026 award season.
He won supporting actor at the SAG Awards earlier this month and at the BAFTAs in February, but stayed away from both.
He did make it to the Golden Globes in January, though he lost there to Scarsgird.
Fans remember Penn's past Oscar Triumphs, like Best Actor wins for Mystic River in 2004,
and milk in 2009.
Back then, he used his speeches to push for equal rights and praise Barack Obama's election.
Lately, Penn has opened up about toning down his political comments.
In a recent interview, he talked about picking battles wisely and listening to his gut,
instead of jumping into every fight.
Support for this D-N-N-E episode comes from our sponsor.
Some Chase Peace.
I put my head in it, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.