NEW YORK

Moonlight won Best Picture at the Academy Awards on Sunday in a ceremony filled with firsts and social commentary.

Tehran, Dec 20, IRNA – Reza Mirkarimi’s ‘Today’, Iran’s contender at Foreign Language Film Award category of the 87th Academy Award, failed to reach the Oscars shortlist.

Tehran, Oct 12, IRNA - In addition to Reza Mirkarimi’s ‘Today’, the official Iranian entry to the 87th Academy Awards, two other films by Iranian directors are also participating in the gala.

New York, March 5, IRNA – An American peace activist said the Oscars went to Argo only for political reasons.

TEHRAN,Sept.25(MNA)-- Iran Cinema Organization (ICO) Director Javad Shamaqdari asked Iranian cineastes to boycott the 2013 Oscars in protest at the Academy Awards’ silence about the anti-Islam film