The 2025 Oscars just gave us a brief Kill Bill tribute peppered with a pro-Ukrainian message from Daryl Hannah amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine on the world stage.
During Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, Hannah took the stage to present the award for Best Film Editing, 22 years after she starred in director Quentin Tarantino‘s 2003 martial arts classic Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and its 2004 sequel, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, — and voiced a traditional Ukrainian battle cry before she spoke.
“Slava Ukraini!” the 64-year-old said while raising her hand in the air as she walked out on stage, drawing applause from the audience. According to the Associated Press, the phrase is a “watchword” of the Ukrainian people that means, “Glory to Ukraine,” and is often used for those who support the country amid the Russia/Ukraine war, which intensified when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Hannah’s use of the phrase comes days after President Donald Trump made headlines over a bizarre, heated clash with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.
