Tributes to "Mr Nobody" poured in on Monday after Pavel Talankin, a videographer from a small-town Russian school, won an Oscar for his anti-Kremlin film and cemented his place in Hollywood history.

Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbour" had been widely tipped to win the top prize for best documentary feature.

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