Vladimir Putin wins Oscar for Best Director of a Foreign Country

Vladimir Putin has been crowned the Best Director of a Foreign Country at this year’s Academy Awards after helming the political-comedy ‘The United States of America’.

The Russian leader, who officially joined the project on 20th January 2025, thrust the famous golden statue into the air as he addressed the audience at Dolby Theatre.

“This is really unexpected,” said the sole-nominee Vladimir Putin. “I’d definitely wipe away a tear right now if I was capable of emotions.

“Gosh, I have so many people to thank. First of all, I want to thank my leading man Donald Trump, who has always been so easy to exploit and manipulate. Without your continued stupidity and gullibility I truly don’t know if I’d have been able to use America as my puppet.

“To JD Vance and Marco Rubio, who were so vehemently opposed to Donald Trump’s first presidency, your ability to flip-flop to match your personal interests has been a great inspiration, giving me the confidence to control your country with such ease and conviction. 

“And finally to Elon Musk… Actually, I have nothing to thank you for. You’re actually pretty useless and annoying.”

Those attending the Academy Awards seemed shocked to see Vladimir Putin lift the Oscar, especially considering his category wasn’t real and he brought his own trophy from home.

“I didn’t like the seductive way he was looking at me,” said Sebastian Stan, nominated for his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice.

“And it really creeped me out when he kept asking me to do the voice.”

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