kˈɔːɹɪsmˌɛki ˈɔːlsoʊ bˈɔɪkɑːɾᵻd ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː ɡˈeɪlə, wˌɛn hɪz pɹˈiːviəs fˈɪlm ðə mˈæn wɪðˌaʊt ɐ pˈæst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː wʌz nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɚɹən ˈɑːskɚ.
Kaurismäki also boycotted the 2002 gala, when his previous film The Man Without a Past (2002) was nominated for an Oscar.