Question: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy who has won the best documentary short award at the 88th Academy Awards belongs to which of the following country?
(a) Israel
(b) Pakistan
(c) Indonesia
(d) Saudi Arabia
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On the 28 February 2016, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won the Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subject at the 88th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
- The documentary film, “A Girl in the River – The Price of Forgiveness” highlights the issue of honour killings in Pakistan.
- It may be recalled that she won Academy Awards for her documentaries‘ Saving Face’ in 2012.
- She has made history as the first Pakistani to win Oscar and only Pakistani to win two Oscars.
- Apart from two Oscars, she has also won two Emmy Awards for her documentaries in 2010 and 2014, and was awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz (The Crescent of Distinction), the second highest civilian award of Pakistan, in 2012.
Reference:
http://sharmeenobaidfilms.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharmeen_Obaid-Chinoy
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1581464/awards?ref_=nm_awd