Oscars nod 'truly magical' for Iranian ... will not be presented as an Iranian film. Instead, the movie -- which is highly critical of the Iranian government and was shot in secret -- will run ...

Farhadi, who is an Iranian national, would have likely have been affected by the 90-day ban if he attempted to enter the U.S. ahead of the Oscars but a White House source previously told PEOPLE ...

"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" by Mohammad Rasoulof is one of five movies ... taking place in Iran. It might seem incredible, but "The Seed of the Sacred Fig", nominated for an Oscar by Germany ...

My Favourite Cake' directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha have been given a suspended jail sentence in Iran for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough.

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" won a special prize at the Cannes film festival last year and is hoping to go one better at the Oscars on Sunday. But the ...