List of Iranian Academy Award winners and nominees

This is a list of Iranian Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Iranian filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have either been submitted, nominated or have won an Academy Award.

List of Academy Award-winning and/or nominated Iranian films

Academy Award winng and/or nominated Iranian films
Year Film Director Category Recipient Status Country
1978 Le Vent des amoureux
(باد صبا)		 Albert Lamorisse Documentary Feature Albert Lamorisse Nominated Iran France [1]
Caravans
(کاروان ها)		 James Fargo Costume Design Renié Nominated Iran United States [2]
1998 Children of Heaven
(بچه های آسمان)		 Majid Majidi Foreign Language Film Children of Heaven, Iran
Majid Majidi		 Nominated Iran [3]
2011 A Separation
(جدایی نادر از سیمین)		 Asghar Farhadi Foreign Language Film A Separation, Iran
Asghar Farhadi		 Won Iran [4]
Original Screenplay Asghar Farhadi Nominated

Best Supporting Actress

Actress in a Supporting Role
Year Name Film Role Status Milestone
2003 Shohreh Aghdashloo House of Sand and Fog Nadereh Behrani Nominated First Iranian to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress

Best Director

Director
Year Name Film Status Milestone
1990 Barbet Schroeder Reversal of Fortune Nominated Schroeder was born in Iran on 26 August 1941.

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Original Screenplay
Year Name Film Status Milestone
2011 Asghar Farhadi A Separation Nominated First time that a screenplay entirely written in an Asian language is nominated for Original Screenplay.

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Adapted Screenplay
Year Name Film Adapted From Status Milestone
1998 Hossein Amini The Wings of the Dove The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James Nominated

Best Cinematography

Cinematography
Year Name Film Status Milestone
1996 Darius Khondji Evita Nominated

Best Costume Design

Costume Design
Year Name Film Status Milestone
1970 Ray Aghayan Gaily, Gaily Nominated First Iranian to nominate for an Academy Award
1973 Lady Sings the Blues Nominated First Iranian to nominate for an Academy Award twice
1976 Funny Lady Nominated First Iranian to nominate for an Academy Award thrice

Best Sound Editing

Sound Editing
Year Name Film Status Milestone
2006 Kami Asgar Apocalypto Nominated First and only Asian nominated for Sound Editing

Best Visual Effects

Visual Effects
Year Name Film Status Milestone
1996 Habib Zargarpour Twister Nominated Nominated with Stefan Fangmeier, John Frazier and Henry LaBounta
2000 The Perfect Storm Nominated Nominated with Stefan Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti

Best Animated Feature

Animated Feature
Year Name Film Status Milestone
2007 Marjane Satrapi Persepolis Nominated Shared nomination with Vincent Paronnaud

Best Foreign Language Film

Foreign Language Film
Year Film Director Status Milestone
1998 Children of Heaven
(Bacheha-Ye aseman)
بچه های آسمان		 Majid Majidi Nominated
2011 A Separation
جدایی نادر از سیمین
 Asghar Farhadi Won The first and the only Iranian movie to win an Oscar

Best Short Film, Live Action

Live Action Short Film
Year Name Film Status Milestone
2012 Talkhon Hamzavi Parvaneh Nominated Nominated as Director; Shares nomination with producer, Stefan Eichenberger

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080087/
  2. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077296/
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118849/
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1832382/

See also

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