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-winning and/or nominated Iranian films | ||||||
Year | Film | Director | Category | Recipient | Status | Country |
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1978 | Le Vent des amoureux (باد صبا) |
Albert Lamorisse | Documentary Feature | Albert Lamorisse | Nominated | [1] |
Caravans (کاروان ها) |
James Fargo | Costume Design | Renié | Nominated | [2] | |
1998 | Children of Heaven (بچه های آسمان) |
Majid Majidi | International Feature Film | Children of Heaven, Iran Majid Majidi |
Nominated | [3] |
2011 | A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) |
Asghar Farhadi | A Separation, Iran Asghar Farhadi |
Won | [4] | |
Original Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi | Nominated | ||||
2016 | The Salesman (فروشنده) |
International Feature Film | The Salesman, Iran Asghar Farhadi |
Won | [4] |
Best Supporting Actress[]
Actress in a Supporting Role | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Shohreh Aghdashloo | House of Sand and Fog | Nominated | First Iranian to be nominated for an acting award. |
Best Writing, Original Screenplay[]
Original Screenplay | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Asghar Farhadi | A Separation | Nominated | First time that a screenplay entirely written in an Asian language (Persian) is nominated for Original Screenplay. |
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[]
Adapted Screenplay | |||||
Year | Name | Film | Adapted From | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Hossein Amini | The Wings of the Dove | The Wings of the Dove by Henry James | Nominated | First Asian nominated in this category. |
2021 | Ramin Bahrani | The White Tiger | The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga | Nominated |
Best Cinematography[]
Cinematography | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Darius Khondji | Evita | Nominated |
Best Costume Design[]
Costume Design | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Kami Asgar | Apocalypto | Nominated | First and only Middle Eastern person nominated for Sound Editing. |
Best Visual Effects[]
Visual Effects | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Marjane Satrapi | Persepolis | Nominated | Shared nomination with Vincent Paronnaud |
Best International Feature Film[]
Best International Feature Film | |||||
Year | Film | Director | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Children of Heaven (بچه های آسمان) |
Majid Majidi | Nominated | ||
2012 | A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) |
Asghar Farhadi | Won | First Iranian movie to win an Oscar. | |
2017 | The Salesman (فروشنده) |
Won |
Best Documentary Short Subject[]
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Rayka Zehtabchi | Period. End of Sentence. | Won | Iranian-American Shared with Melissa Berton. |
Best Short Film Live Action[]
Live Action Short Film | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Mehdi Norowzian | Nominated | Nominated as Director; Shares nomination with producer, Steve Wax | |
2012 | Talkhon Hamzavi | Parvaneh | Nominated | Nominated as Director; Shares nomination with producer, Stefan Eichenberger |
Best Short Film Animated[]
Animated Short Film | ||||
Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Emud Mokhberi | Oktapodi | Nominated | Nominated as Director; Shares nomination with co-director Thierry Marchand, |
Nominations and Winners[]
No. of wins | No. of nominations |
---|---|
3 | 22 |
See also[]
- List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Cinema of Iran
- List of Asian Academy Award winners and nominees
References[]
- ^ "The Lovers' Wind". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Caravans". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Children of Heaven". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "A Separation". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
Categories:
- Academy Awards
- Academy Awards lists
- Academy Award winners and nominees by nationality or region
- Cinema of Iran
- Lists of mass media in Iran