haʊˈɛvɚ, kˈɔːɹɪsmˌɛki dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə bˈɔɪkɑːt ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹdz ænd ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ðə nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən æz ɐ pɹˈoʊtɛst ɐɡˈɛnst jˌuːˈɛs pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dˈʌbəljˌuː. bˈʊʃᵻz fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi.
However, Kaurismäki decided to boycott the awards and refused the nomination as a protest against US President George W. Bush's foreign policy.