Full statement from foreign-language film winner Asghar Farhadi, who refused to go to the Oscars in protest - Los Angeles Times

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Full statement from foreign-language film winner Asghar Farhadi, who refused to go to the Oscars in protest Los Angeles Times It's a great honor to be receiving this valuable award for the second time. I would like to thank the members of the academy, my crew in Iran, my producer Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Cohen Media, Amazon and my fellow nominees in the foreign-film category. Iran's 'The Salesman' wins Oscar for best foreign language filmReuters Oscars 2017: Iran's The Salesman Wins Best Foreign Language Film as Director Asghar Farhadi Protests CeremonyPEOPLE.com Iranian film 'The Salesman' wins Oscar in biggest political statement of the nightMashable Business Insider -Telegraph.co.uk -Chicago Sun-Times all 257 news articles »