The statuette disappeared after security personnel prohibited Talankin from bringing it aboard a flight from New York.
After an intensive search, Lufthansa announced on Friday that it had found the missing statuette.
Talankin, who won an Oscar for his documentary film "Mr. Nobody against Putin," was prevented from taking the statuette aboard a flight at JFK Airport on Wednesday, Deadline reports.
The staff told Talankin that the statuette could be used as a weapon, and he was forced to check it in.
When Talankin landed in Germany the Oscar statuette was missing. Lufthansa confirmed it was found in Frankfurt, but did not say how or exactly where.
