Oscars 2017

The Oscars 2017 | 89th Academy Awards

Question: ‘The Salesman’ which won Best Foreign language film Award belongs to …
(a) Iran
(b) Turkey
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) India
Ans: (a)
Related Fact

  • The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA.
  • The complete list of awards are as follows:
  • Best Picture award: Moonlight. The film was directed by Barry Jenkins
  • Best Director: Damien Chazelle for ‘La La Land’.
  • Best Actor: Casey Affleck for ‘Manchester by the Sea’.
  • Best Actress: Emma Stone for ‘La La Land’.
  • Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali for ‘Moonlight’.
  • Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis for ‘Fences’.
  • Best Animated Feature Film: Zootopia . The film was directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore.
  • Best Cinematography: Linus Sandgren for ‘La La Land’
  • Best Costume Design: Colleen Atwood for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’.
  • Best Documentary Feature Film: O.J.: Made in America ( director: Ezra Edelman)
  • Best Foreign Language Film: The Salesman, Directed by Asghar Farhadi (Iran).
  • Best Music Original Score: Justin Hurwitz for ‘La La Land’
  • The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel this year.
  • Film ‘La La Land’ created history with 14 Academy Awards nominations this year and win 6 award.

Reference:
http://oscar.go.com/winners
https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017