List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Submissions
Table:
Year
(Ceremony)
Film title used in nomination
Original title
Language(s)
Director
Result

2002
(75th)

FireDancer

Fire Dancer

Dari, English

Jawed Wassel

Not Nominated

2003
(76th)

Osama

Osama (أسامة)

Dari

Siddiq Barmak

Not Nominated

2004
(77th)

Earth and Ashes

Khakestar-o-khak

Dari, Pashto

Atiq Rahimi

Not Nominated

2008
(81st)

Opium War

Opium War

Dari, English

Siddiq Barmak

Not Nominated

2009
(82nd)

16 Days in Afghanistan

16 Days in Afghanistan

Dari, English, Pashto

Anwar Hajher

Not Nominated

2010
(83rd)

The Black Tulip[5]

The Black Tulip

Dari, Pashto, English

Sonia Nassery Cole

Not Nominated[6][7]

2012
(85th)

The Patience Stone[8]

The Patience Stone

Persian

Atiq Rahimi

Not Nominated

2013
(86th)

Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)[9]

Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)

Dari

Barmak Akram

Not Nominated

2014
(87th)

A Few Cubic Meters of Love[10]

Chand Metre Moka'ab Eshgh

Persian

Jamshid Mahmoudi

Not Nominated

2015
(88th)

Utopia[11]

آرمان شهر

Persian

Hassan Nazer

Disqualified[12]

2016
(89th)

Parting[13]

رفتن

Persian, Dari

Navid Mahmoudi

Not on the final list[14]

2017
(90th)

A Letter to the President[15]

نامه ای به رییس جمهور

Dari

Roya Sadat

Not Nominated

2018
(91st)

Rona, Azim's Mother[16]

رونا مادر عظیم

Persian, Dari

Jamshid Mahmoudi

Not Nominated

2019
(92nd)

Hava, Maryam, Ayesha[17]

حوا، مریم، عایشه

Persian, Dari

Sahraa Karimi

Not on the final list[18]

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The year 2002 in film involved some significant events .
The 75th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) took place on March 23 , 2003 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2002 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Steve Martin hosted for the second time , having previously presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001 . Three weeks earlier in a ceremony at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California held on March 1 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Kate Hudson . Chicago won six awards including Best Picture . Other winners included The Pianist with three awards , Frida and The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers with two , and Adaptation , Bowling for Columbine , The ChubbChubbs ! , 8 Mile , The Hours , Nowhere in Africa , Road to Perdition , Spirited Away , Talk to Her , This Charming Man , and Twin Towers with one . The telecast garnered about 33 million viewers in the United States , making it the least-watched and lowest-rated televised Oscar ceremony to that point .
Fire Dancer is a 2002 film directed by an Afghan-American , Jawed Wassel . It was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award .
Dari ( دری , Darī , [ dæˈɾiː ] ) or Dari Persian ( فارسی دری , Fārsī-ye Darī , [ fɒːɾsije dæˈɾiː ] ) or synonymously Farsi ( فارسی , Fārsī , [ fɒːɾsiː ] ) , is a variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan . Dari is the term officially recognized and promoted since 1964 by the Afghan government for the Persian language , hence , it is also known as Afghan Persian in many Western sources . This has resulted in a naming dispute . Many Persian speakers in Afghanistan prefer and use the name Farsi and say the term Dari has been forced on them by the dominant Pashtun ethnic group as an attempt to distance Afghans from their cultural , linguistic and historical ties to the Persian-speaking nations , which includes Iran and Tajikistan . As defined in the Constitution of Afghanistan , it is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan ; the other is Pashto . Dari is the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan and the native language of approximately 27-50% of the population . However Dari Persian serves as the lingua franca of the country and is understood by up to 80% of the population . Iranian Persian and Dari Persian are mutually intelligible , with differences found primarily in the vocabulary and phonology . By way of Early New Persian , Dari Persian , like Iranian Persian and Tajik , is a continuation of Middle Persian , the official religious and literary language of the Sassanian Empire ( 224-651 CE ) , itself a continuation of Old Persian , the language of the Achaemenids ( 550-330 BC ) . In historical usage , Dari refers to the Middle Persian court language of the Sassanids .
English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually became a global lingua franca . It is named after the Angles , one of the Germanic tribes that migrated to the area of Great Britain that later took their name , as England . Both names derive from Anglia , a peninsula in the Baltic Sea . The language is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon , and its vocabulary has been significantly influenced by other Germanic languages , particularly Norse ( a North Germanic language ) , and to a greater extent by Latin and French . English has developed over the course of more than 1,400 years . The earliest forms of English , a group of West Germanic ( Ingvaeonic ) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century , are collectively called Old English . Middle English began in the late 11th century with the Norman conquest of England ; this was a period in which the language was influenced by French . Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the introduction of the printing press to London , the printing of the King James Bible and the start of the Great Vowel Shift . Modern English has been spreading around the world since the 17th century by the worldwide influence of the British Empire and the United States . Through all types of printed and electronic media of these countries , English has become the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca in many regions and professional contexts such as science , navigation and law . English is the largest language by number of speakers , and the third most-spoken native language in the world , after Standard Chinese and Spanish . It is the most widely learned second language and is either the official language or one of the official languages in almost 60 sovereign states .
Jawed Wassel ( 1959 - October 3 , 2001 ) was an Afghan-American film director who made the film FireDancer , which was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award . He was fatally stabbed on October 3 , 2001 , after getting into a dispute with another filmmaker , Nathan Powell , over earnings from the production of FireDancer .
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events .
The 76th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2003 and took place on February 29 , 2004 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Joe Roth and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the eighth time . He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 72nd ceremony held in 2000 . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena , California held on February 14 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jennifer Garner . The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King won all eleven awards it was nominated for , tying the Academy Awards record for most awards won ( alongside Ben-Hur and Titanic ) , including Best Director for Peter Jackson and Best Picture . Other winners included Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World and Mystic River with two awards and The Barbarian Invasions , Chernobyl Heart , Cold Mountain , Finding Nemo , The Fog of War , Harvie Krumpet , Lost in Translation , Monster and Two Soldiers with one . The telecast garnered nearly 44 million viewers in North America the United States , making it the most-watched telecast in four years .
Osama ( Persian : اسامه ) is a 2003 drama film made in Afghanistan by Siddiq Barmak . The film follows a preteen girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime who disguises herself as a boy , Osama , to support her family . It was the first film to be shot entirely in Afghanistan since 1996 , when the Taliban regime banned the creation of all films . The film is an international co-production between companies in Afghanistan , the Netherlands , Japan , Ireland , and Iran . Although the title of the film highlights an allegorical relevance to Osama bin Laden , there is no further similarity .
Siddiq Barmak ( Persian : صدیق برمک , born September 7 , 1962 in Panjshir , Afghanistan ) is an Afghan film director and producer . In 2004 , Barmak won Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes for his first feature film , Osama . He received an M.A degree in cinema direction from the Moscow Film Institute ( VGIK ) in 1987 .
2004 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , a list of country-specific lists of films released , notable deaths and film debuts .
The 77th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on February 27 , 2005 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as the Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2004 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena , California held on February 12 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Scarlett Johansson . The Aviator won the most awards of the night with five . Million Dollar Baby won four awards , including Best Picture . Other winners included The Incredibles , and Ray with two awards , and Born into Brothels , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Finding Neverland , Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events , Mighty Times : The Children 's March , The Motorcycle Diaries , Ryan , The Sea Inside , Sideways , Spider-Man 2 and Wasp each with one . The telecast garnered over 42 million viewers in the United States .
Earth and Ashes ( Persian : خاکستر و خاک ) is a 2004 Afghan film directed by Atiq Rahimi . It was Afghanistan 's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , but was not accepted as a nominee . It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival . It won the Golden Dhow award at the 2005 Zanzibar International Film Festival .
Pashto ( /ˈpʌʃtoʊ/ , rarely /ˈpæʃtoʊ/ ; [ Note 1 ] پښتو / Pax̌tō , [ ˈpəʂtoː ] ) , sometimes spelled Pukhto , [ Note 2 ] is a language in the Eastern Iranian group of the Indo-European family . It is known in Persian literature as Afghani ( افغانی , Afghāni ) , and in Hindustani literature as Paṭhānī . Speakers of the language are called Pashtuns or Pathans ( historically known as ethnic Afghans ) . Pashto and Dari ( Persian ) are the two official languages of Afghanistan . Pashto is also the second-largest regional language of Pakistan , mainly spoken in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern districts of Balochistan province in south-west . Pashto is the primary language of the Pashtun diaspora around the world . The total number of Pashto-speakers is at least 40 million , although some estimates place it as high as 60 million . Pashto belongs to the Northeastern Iranian group of the Indo-Iranian branch , but Ethnologue lists it as Southeastern Iranian . Pashto has two main dialect groups , soft and hard , the latter locally known as Pakhto or Paxto .
Atiq Rahimi ( Persian : عتیق رحیمی ) ( born 26 February 1962 in Kabul ) is a French-Afghan writer and filmmaker .
The year 2008 involved many major movie events . Its highest-grossing films included The Dark Knight , Kung Fu Panda , WALL-E and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull .
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2008 and took place on February 22 , 2009 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . During the ceremony , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and was produced by Bill Condon and Laurence Mark and directed by Roger Goodman . Actor Hugh Jackman hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California held on February 7 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jessica Biel . Slumdog Millionaire won eight awards , the most of the evening , including Best Picture and Best Director for Danny Boyle . Other winners were The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with three awards , The Dark Knight and Milk with two awards , and Departures , The Duchess , La Maison en Petits Cubes , Man on Wire , The Reader , Smile Pinki , Toyland , Vicky Cristina Barcelona , and WALL-E with one . The telecast garnered almost 37 million viewers in the United States .
Opium War ( Persian : جنگ تریاک ) is a 2008 Afghan black comedy film directed by Golden Globe winner , Siddiq Barmak . The film was shot entirely in Afghanistan and revolves around the experiences of two American soldiers ( Peter Bussian and Joe Suba ) , who crash their helicopter in the Afghan desert and find themselves at the mercy of the natural elements and an eclectic family of Afghan opium farmers . In order to create a realistic setting of an opium poppy field , Barmak had to obtain permission from the Afghan government to plant the crop because growing opium poppies was declared illegal in Afghanistan in 2002 . Several challenges were faced by the filmmakers , with regards to the poppy field , before filming was completed . Most notably , Afghan poppy eradication teams attempted to destroy his film set twice and the lack of rain forced Barmak to drill a well for irrigation as well as to bring in water tankers from as far away as 30 km . The film was Afghanistan 's official submission to the 2009 Academy Awards . Opium War was screened at several international film festivals , including the 2008 edition of Rome Film Festival , where it won the Golden MarcAurelio Critics Award for Best Film .
The year 2009 saw the release of many films . Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films . Also in 2009 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year , their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees , rather than five ( the first time since the 1943 awards ) .
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2009 and took place on March 7 , 2010 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . The ceremony was scheduled after its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2010 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and was produced by Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman and directed by Hamish Hamilton . Actors Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin hosted the show . Martin hosted for the third time ; he first presided over the 73rd ceremony held in 2001 and last hosted the 75th ceremony held in 2003 . Meanwhile , this was Baldwin 's first Oscars hosting stint . This was also the first telecast to have multiple hosts since the 59th ceremony held in 1987 . On June 24 , 2009 , Academy president Sid Ganis announced at a press conference that , in an attempt to revitalize interest surrounding the awards , the 2010 ceremony would feature ten Best Picture nominees instead of five , a practice that was discontinued after the 16th ceremony in 1944 . On February 20 , 2010 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Elizabeth Banks . The Hurt Locker won six awards , including Best Picture and Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow , the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director . Other winners were Avatar with three awards , Crazy Heart , Precious : Based on the Novel 'Push ' by Sapphire , and Up , with two awards , and The Cove , Inglourious Basterds , The Blind Side , Logorama , Music by Prudence , The New Tenants , The Secret in Their Eyes , Star Trek , and The Young Victoria with one .
16 Days in Afghanistan is a 2007 documentary about the journey of Afghan-American Anwar Hajher ( director ) traveling to his homeland Afghanistan after 25 years to rediscover his country . The film is produced by Mithaq Kazimi and is the first documentary since the fall of Taliban to be shot in those provinces which remain under the heavy influence of the Taliban . It is also the first professionally produced documentary about Afghanistan by a team of Afghan filmmakers and has become a reference film used by many , including Penguin Books 's study guides about Afghan-related books . It is perhaps one of the earliest and most prominent documentaries to date that has been made in and about Afghanistan and shows in many top lists , including IMDb 's Most Popular Titles by country and on Amazon 's bestselling movies and TV on Afghanistan right after the Oscar nominee , Restrepo . as well as 16,000 likes on Facebook . It was selected as part of the first Afghan art exhibit show in the British Museum opened by president Hamid Karzai .
Anwar Hajher is an Afghan American professor and filmmaker . After leaving Afghanistan during the Russian invasion , he traveled around the world and settled in the United States . In 2008 he directed 16 Days in Afghanistan a documentary about life after the Taliban .
In the year 2010 , there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of Avatar in the format , with releases such as Alice in Wonderland , Clash of the Titans , Jackass 3D , all animated films , with numerous other titles being released in 3D formats . 20th Century Fox celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010 .
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony , organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27 , 2011 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST ( 8:30 p.m. EST ) . During the ceremony , Academy Awards ( commonly called the Oscars ) were presented in 24 competitive categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and produced by Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer , with Mischer also serving as director . Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway co-hosted the ceremony , marking the first time for each . In related events , the Academy held its second annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 13 , 2010 . On February 12 , 2011 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Marisa Tomei . Inception and The King 's Speech won four awards each with the latter film winning Best Picture . Other winners included The Social Network with three awards , Alice in Wonderland , The Fighter , and Toy Story 3 , with two awards , and Black Swan , God of Love , In a Better World , Inside Job , The Lost Thing , Strangers No More , and The Wolfman with one . The telecast garnered almost 38 million viewers in the United States .
The Black Tulip is a 2010 film directed by novice filmmaker Sonia Nassery Cole and starring Haji Gul Aser , Sonia Nassery Cole , Walid Amini , Jack Scalia , and Edoardo Costa . It is set in Afghanistan .
Sonia Nassery Cole is an Afghan American activist , director , writer , and producer .
The following tables list films released in 2012 . Most notably , the two oldest surviving American film studios , Universal and Paramount both celebrated their centennial anniversaries , marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years , and the Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of Brave . The James Bond film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film , Skyfall . Six box-office blockbusters from previous years ( Beauty and the Beast , Star Wars : Episode I - The Phantom Menace , Titanic , Raiders of the Lost Ark , Finding Nemo , and Monsters , Inc. ) were re-released in 3D and IMAX . Also 2012 in film marked the debut for high frame rate technology . The first film using 48 fps , a higher frame rate than the film industry standard 24 fps , was The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey .
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24 , 2013 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . The ceremony was the first in the Academy 's 85-year history to adopt the phrase The Oscars as the ceremony 's official name during the broadcast and marketing . During the ceremony , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and directed by Don Mischer . Actor Seth MacFarlane hosted the show for the first time . In related events , the Academy held its 4th annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on December 1 , 2012 . On February 9 , 2013 , in a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Chris Pine and Zoe Saldana . Life of Pi won four awards including Best Director for Ang Lee . Argo won three awards , including Best Picture , the fourth film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture without its director nominated . Other winners included Les Misérables also with three awards , Django Unchained , Lincoln , and Skyfall with two , and Amour , Anna Karenina , Brave , Curfew , Inocente , Paperman , Searching for Sugar Man , Silver Linings Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty with one . The telecast garnered more than 40 million viewers in the United States .
The Patience Stone ( Persian : سنگ صبور ) is a 2012 French-Afghan war drama film directed by Atiq Rahimi , based on his 2008 novel of the same title . Written by Jean-Claude Carrière and the director , the film stars Golshifteh Farahani , Hamid Djavadan , Massi Mrowat , and Hassina Burgan . The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards , although it was not nominated . Golshifteh Farahani was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 39th César Awards .
The following tables list films released in 2013 . Three popular films ( Top Gun , Jurassic Park , and The Wizard of Oz ) were re-released in 3D and IMAX .
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2013 and took place on March 2 , 2014 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . The ceremony was scheduled well after its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2014 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , and produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton . Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted the show for the second time , having previously hosted the 79th ceremony held in 2007 . In related events , the Academy held its 5th annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 16 , 2013 . On February 15 , 2014 , in a ceremony at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Kristen Bell and Michael B. Jordan . 12 Years a Slave won three awards including Best Picture . Gravity won the most awards with seven including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón . Other winners included Dallas Buyers Club also with three awards , Frozen , and The Great Gatsby with two , and Blue Jasmine , The Great Beauty , Helium , Her , The Lady in Number 6 , Mr Hublot , and 20 Feet from Stardom with one . The telecast garnered nearly 44 million viewers in the United States , making it the most watched Oscar ceremony since the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000 .
Wajma ( An Afghan Love Story ) is a 2013 Afghan drama film written and directed by Barmak Akram . The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated .
Barmak Akram , ( Persian : برمک اکرم ) ( born in 1966 in Kabul ) , is an Afghani filmmaker . Akram lives in Paris , where he studied fine arts . His first feature film , Kabuli Kid ( 2008 ) , won several awards and has been shown at the Venice Film Festival . In 2013 , he received the Best Screenplay award at the Sundance Film Festival for the film Wajma ( An Afghan Love Story ) . He has also made experimental and documentary films , including Toutes Les Teles Du Monde ( 2009 ) .
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , and a list of films released and notable deaths .
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22 , 2015 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton . Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the ceremony for the first time . In related events , the Academy held its 6th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 8 , 2014 . On February 7 , 2015 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Margot Robbie and Miles Teller . Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) and The Grand Budapest Hotel each won four awards , with the former film earning the Best Picture honor . Other winners include Whiplash with three and American Sniper , Big Hero 6 , Boyhood , Citizenfour , Crisis Hotline : Veterans Press 1 , Feast , Ida , The Imitation Game , Interstellar , The Phone Call , Selma , Still Alice , and The Theory of Everything with one . The telecast garnered more than 37 million viewers in the United States .
A Few Cubic Meters of Love ( Persian : چند متر مکعب عشق , Chand Metre Moka'ab Eshgh ) is a 2014 Iranian-Afghan romance film directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi . It was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards , but was not nominated .
2015 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , and a list of films released and notable deaths .
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28 , 2016 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , 5:30 p.m. PST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed by Glenn Weiss . Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the second time , having previously hosted the 77th ceremony held in 2005 . In related events , the Academy held its 7th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 14 , 2015 . On February 13 , 2016 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Olivia Munn and Jason Segel . Spotlight won two awards including Best Picture , making it the first film since The Greatest Show On Earth to win Best Picture while only winning one other award and Mad Max : Fury Road won six awards , the most for the evening . The Revenant earned three awards including Best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio . Brie Larson won Best Actress for Room , while Mark Rylance and Alicia Vikander won supporting acting honors for Bridge of Spies and The Danish Girl , respectively . The telecast garnered 34.42 million viewers in the United States .
Utopia is a 2015 Afghan drama film directed by Hassan Nazer and Produced by Chris Robb . The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated . However , it was disqualified a few days prior to its Academy screening for having too much dialogue in English . The Afghan filmmakers union tried to appeal , bringing the language breakdown by minutes , but they were unsuccessful .
Hassan Nazer ( Persian : حسن ناظر ) is a British-Iranian film director , film editor , producer and a judge in international film festivals . He was the head of jury team in SAARC Film Festival 2019 which was held in Sri Lanka .
2016 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , and a list of films released and deaths .
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2016 , and took place on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , at 5:30 p.m. PST . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss . Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony for the first time . In related events , the Academy held its 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 12 , 2016 . On February 11 , 2017 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by hosts John Cho and Leslie Mann . In the main ceremony , Moonlight won three awards including Best Picture , after La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner , as well as Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali . La La Land won six awards , the most for the evening , out of its record-tying fourteen nominations , including Best Actress for Emma Stone and Best Director for Damien Chazelle . Hacksaw Ridge and Manchester by the Sea won two awards each with Casey Affleck winning Best Actor for the latter . Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress honor for Fences . The telecast was viewed by 33 million people in the United States .
Parting is a 2016 Afghan-Iranian drama film directed by Navid Mahmoudi . It was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards . However , the film was not included on the final list of submissions published by the Academy . It was screened at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2016 . Parting was the inaugural film at the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala .
Persian ( /ˈpɜːrʒən , -ʃən/ ) , also known by its endonym Farsi ( فارسی , fārsi , [ fɒːɾˈsiː ] ( listen ) ) , is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages . It is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran , Afghanistan and Tajikistan in three mutually intelligible standard varieties , namely Iranian Persian , Dari Persian ( officially named Dari since 1958 ) and Tajiki Persian ( officially named Tajik since the Soviet era ) . It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan , as well as within other regions with a Persianate history in the cultural sphere of Greater Iran . It is written officially within Iran and Afghanistan in the Persian alphabet , a derivation of the Arabic script , and within Tajikistan in the Tajik alphabet , a derivation of Cyrillic . The Persian language is a continuation of Middle Persian , the official religious and literary language of the Sasanian Empire ( 224-651 CE ) , itself a continuation of Old Persian , which was used in the Achaemenid Empire ( 550-330 BC ) . It originated in the region of Fars ( Persia ) in southwestern Iran . Its grammar is similar to that of many European languages . Throughout history , Persian has been a prestigious cultural language used by various empires in Western Asia , Central Asia , and South Asia . Old Persian written works are attested in Old Persian cuneiform on several inscriptions from between the 6th and the 4th centuries BC , and Middle Persian literature is attested in Aramaic-derived scripts ( Pahlavi and Manichaean ) on inscriptions from the time of the Parthian Empire and in books centered in Zoroastrian and Manichaean scriptures from between the 3rd to the 10th century AD . New Persian literature began to flourish after the Arab conquest of Iran with its earliest records from the 9th century , since then adopting the Arabic script . Persian was the first language to break through the monopoly of Arabic on writing in the Muslim world , with the writing of Persian poetry developed as a court tradition in many eastern courts . Some of the famous works of medieval Persian literature are the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi , the works of Rumi , the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam , the Panj Ganj of Nizami Ganjavi , the Divān of Hafez , The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur , and the miscellanea of Gulistan and Bustan by Saadi Shirazi .
2017 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , a list of films released , and notable deaths in 2017 .
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2017 , and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . The ceremony was held on March 4 , 2018 , rather than its usual late-February date to avoid conflicting with the 2018 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , produced by Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd and directed by Glenn Weiss . Comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the second consecutive year . In related events , the Academy held its 9th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 11 , 2017 . On February 10 , 2018 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills , California , the Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host Patrick Stewart . The Shape of Water won a leading four awards , including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro . Dunkirk won three awards ; Blade Runner 2049 , Coco , Darkest Hour , and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri won two awards each . Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri while Gary Oldman won Best Actor for Darkest Hour . Allison Janney won Best Supporting Actress honor for I , Tonya . With a U.S. viewership of 26.5 million , it was the least-watched Oscar ceremony to that point .
A Letter to the President is a 2017 Afghan drama film directed by Roya Sadat . It was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated .
Roya Sadat ( born 1981 ; in Herat , Afghanistan ) is an Afghan film producer and director . She was the first woman director in the history of Afghan cinema in the post-Taliban era , and ventured into making feature films and documentaries on the theme of injustice and restrictions imposed on women . Following the fall of the Taliban regime in the country , she made her debut feature film Three Dots . For this film she received six of nine awards which included as best director and best film . In 2003 , she and her sister Alka Sadat established the Roya Film House and under this banner produced more than 30 documentaries and feature films . She is now involved in producing a television series titled Bahasht Khamosh .
2018 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , critics ' lists of the best films of 2018 , festivals , a list of films released and notable deaths .
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2018 , and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . The ceremony was held on February 24 , 2019 . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , produced by Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss , with Weiss also serving as director . It was the first ceremony in three decades , since the 61st Academy Awards in 1989 , to be conducted without a host . In related events , the Academy held its 10th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 18 , 2018 . The Academy Scientific and Technical Awards were presented by host David Oyelowo on February 9 , 2019 , in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills . Green Book won three awards , including Best Picture , and Bohemian Rhapsody led the ceremony with four awards , including Best Actor for Rami Malek 's portrayal of Freddie Mercury . Roma and Black Panther also received three awards apiece , with the former winning Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón and becoming the first Mexican submission to win Best Foreign Language Film . Olivia Colman was awarded Best Actress for portraying Anne , Queen of Great Britain in The Favourite . With a U.S. viewership of 29.6 million , it marked a 12% increase over the 2018 ceremony , but still ranks amongst the least watched ceremonies .
Rona , Azim 's Mother is a 2018 Afghan drama film directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi . It was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards , but it was not nominated .
2019 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , critics ' lists of the best films of 2019 , festivals , a list of country-specific lists of films released , and notable deaths .
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , honored the best films of 2019 , and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . After more than a decade of holding the Academy Award ceremonies towards the end of February , the 92nd Academy Awards took place earlier in the month , on February 9 , 2020 . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories . The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC , produced by Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain ; it was directed by Glenn Weiss . Citing the success of the format at the 91st presentation in 2019 , ABC announced that the ceremony would again be conducted without a host . In related events , the Academy held its 11th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on October 27 , 2019 . The South Korean film Parasite led the ceremony with four awards , including Best Director for Bong Joon-ho and Best Picture , becoming the first non-English language film to do so , as well as the first South Korean submission to win Best International Feature Film . The war film 1917 won three awards , while Ford v Ferrari , Joker , and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won two awards each . American Factory , Bombshell , Hair Love , Jojo Rabbit , Judy , Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone ( If You 're a Girl ) , Little Women , Marriage Story , The Neighbors ' Window , Rocketman , and Toy Story 4 won one Oscar each .
Hava , Maryam , Ayesha is a 2019 Afghan drama film directed by Sahraa Karimi . It was selected as the Afghan entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards . However , it was not on the Academy 's final list of films for consideration because questions were raised over the legitimacy of the Afghan committee that submitted the film .
Sahraa Karimi ( born 1983 ) is an Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation ( Afghan Film ) . She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking .