Oscar-winning director Pavel Talankin has revealed his Academy Award went missing after he was forced to check it in for a flight.

Talankin, a Russian teacher and documentary-maker, took home the statuette after his film Mr Nobody Against Putin won the Best Feature Documentary accolade at this year’s ceremony.

But the award went missing after he was forced to put it in the hold compartment on a flight. Thankfully, airline Lufthansa has since confirmed the Academy Award has been found, saying they are arranging for its return "as quickly as possible".

Talankin told Deadline that he arrived for a flight from New York’s John F.…