Daryl Hannah goes off script at Oscars, shows support for Ukraine

Actress Daryl Hannah, who was presenting Sunday, during the Oscars, appeared to go off script with a shout out to the people of Ukraine.

“Slava Ukraine,” she said as she stepped to the microphone during the Academy Awards.

The battle cry translates as “Glory to Ukraine.”

Hannah was presenting the best editing award, which went to “Anora.”

Her tribute got a round of applause from the audience attending the awards ceremony.

The comment comes just two days after President Donald Trump called out Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful” in an Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal that Trump said would have moved that country closer to ending its war with Russia.

During his visit with Trump, Zelenskyy had planned to sign a deal allowing the U.S. greater access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, then hold a joint news conference. Instead, Ukraine’s leader left the White House shortly after Trump shouted at him, showing open disdain.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.