Director Asghar Farhadi's absence at the Oscars on hardcore sex moviesSunday spoke almost as loudly as the award itself.
The Iranian filmmaker, who won his second Oscar for The Salesman, did not accept the award in person because he and other members of the film's cast boycotted the awards following President Donald Trump's travel ban.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
"It’s a great honor to be receiving this valuable award for a second time," Iranian-American engineer Anousheh Ansari said reading a statement from Farhadi on stage. "I’m sorry I’m not with you tonight, my absence is out of respect for the people of my country and those of the other six nations who have been disrespected by the inhumane law that bans entry of immigrants to the U.S."
SEE ALSO: Oscars 2017: Full winners list"Dividing the world into the ‘us’ and ‘our enemies’ categories creates fear," the statement said. "A deceitful justification for aggression and war, these wars prevent democracy and human rights in countries which have themselves been victims of aggression. Filmmakers can turn their cameras to capture shared human qualities and break stereotypes of various nationalities and religions. They create empathy between us and others, an empathy that we need today more than ever."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The Salesman, an Iranian drama which Amazon Studios is distributing in the U.S., follows the struggles of a couple as they rehearse Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
Taraneh Alidoosti, one of the film's stars, was the first to boycott the awards show following Trump's Muslim ban.
A special screening of the film was held in London on Sunday -- hours before the Oscars -- as a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban. London mayor Sadiq Khan organized the event with actor and model Lily Cole, producer Kate Wilson and filmmaker Mark Donne.
Many praised the win on Twitter.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif also weighed in on the win.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Conservatives in the U.S, however, weren't as pleased.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Topics Film Oscars
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
How to Squeeze the Most Out of Your iPhone's Battery
Elon Musk: Teslas will soon be able to drive themselves coast to coast
Star Wars hires 'Game of Thrones' writers and the jokes are just fire
Reddit shuts down Deepfakes subreddit
Best robot vacuum deal: Get the Roborock Q5 Max for 53% off at Amazon
Models are posing in Hobby Lobby photoshoots
Patagonia's new activism platform finds you convenient ways to save the planet
This art student's response to being told to 'dial back the feminism' is bang
The 10 Most Anticipated PC Games of 2016
Star Wars is still mostly white dudes behind the camera
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for May 19: Tips to solve Connections #238
Samsung Galaxy S9 leak reveals new 'DeX Pad' dock
接受PR>=1、BR>=1,流量相当,内容相关类链接。