The Oscar for Foreign Language Film went to A Separation (Iran).
Here’s the trailer:
The nominees were:
Belgium, “Bullhead”
Michael R. Roskam, director
Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar”
Philippe Falardeau, director
Iran, “A Separation”
Asghar Farhadi, director
Israel, “Footnote”
Joseph Cedar, director
Poland, “In Darkness”
Agnieszka Holland, director
Here’s some Twitter reaction:
@WSJSpeakeasy: Sandra Bullock intros Best Foreign Language Film partly in German. Winner: Iran’s “Separation”#Oscars
RT@Slate: Everyone should go see “A Separation.” http://t.co/qTpPAvCj #Oscars #deservingwinners”
it’s fucking amazing – that simple. “#Oscars À voir absolument!
Bravo! A Separation – Un grand et sublime film.