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Asghar Farhadi: Critics Choice

"A Separation" strongly favored for Oscar

TIME: The Foreign Language Feature category is especially gnarly. A committee from each country submits one film for consideration; this year, 63 countries offered candidates. And though A Separation, which dominated the critics’ groups (10 wins)... The big question this year is whether the Academy will give an Oscar to A Separation before some Republican candidate for President goes rogue and launches a private, preemptive strike on Iran >>>




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Darius Kadivar

Silent movie 'Artist' is Critics' Choice

by Darius Kadivar on Fri Jan 13, 2012 03:31 PM PST

Silent movie is Critics' Choice (bbc, Video)

 

 


The Artist triumphed at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, the first ceremony in Hollywood's awards season.

Michel Hazanavicius won Best Director for The Artist. Viola Davis took home the award for Best Actress in The Help.

Sound of music star Christopher Plummer won the Supporting Actor award for Beginners and George Clooney Best Actor for his role in The Descendants.

Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and Michelle Williams were among the Hollywood stars who turned out for the 17th annual awards ceremony. 


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masoudA

Never mind Iranian youths are being raped..

by masoudA on Fri Jan 13, 2012 01:11 PM PST

It appears to me his message to the world was:

Never mind the abuse that is taking place in Iran - just focus on our similarities!!!    then again - you can't expect bravery from all...

Congrats nevertheless


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Jeesh Daram

Oscars

by Jeesh Daram on Fri Jan 13, 2012 08:57 AM PST

"First I want to thank my mom.... then Allah and most important of them all, our beloved Rahbar, Ayatollah Khamenei, who gave the Iranian artists the chance to bloom even inside the most notorious prisons and under torture"....Takbir....

Related Story on 2008 Oscar to an Iranian woman: //iranian.com/main/2008/night-oscars


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Darius Kadivar

If he get's the Oscar he better have something to say on the IRI

by Darius Kadivar on Fri Jan 13, 2012 07:31 AM PST

No more Excuses for Politically correct BS comments this time MONSIEUR Farhadi !

 

Asghar Farhadi Triumphs As An Artist But Fails As A Citizen by DK

 

Good Luck and all the best for your excellent movie nevertheless !

 

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Mohammad Ala

Great.

by Mohammad Ala on Fri Jan 13, 2012 06:42 AM PST

Great.  This is wonderful success.


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