Iran Oscar

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  Iran Arrests Actor Of Oscar Winning Movie Over Anti-Hijab Protests

  Iran arrested a prominent actor Saturday after she voiced support for the three month old protest movement triggered by the death of a woman in custody, Iranian media reported Saturday.

• CIA Tweets 'Argo' Errors on Iran Crisis Anniversary

  The CIA on Friday good naturedly highlighted the inaccuracies in Oscar-winning Iran hostage drama "Argo," in a series of tweets to mark the anniversary of the 1979 crisis.

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  Iran plans to sue Hollywood over "unrealistic portrayal" in Argo

  Iran is planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning Argo because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country, Iranian media reported.

• Iran news agency covers up Michelle Obama with photo editing

  First Lady Michelle Obama's image at the Oscars has been digitally altered by an Iranian news agency in order to make her dress designed by an Indian- American appear more modest.

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  Oscar 2013: Mixed reviews for Argo's win in Iran

  The Oscar-winning movie has not appeared in any Iranian cinema but is still getting mixed reviews about its depiction of Tehran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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  Iran pulls movie from Oscar race over US anti-Islam film

  Iran announced on Monday it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of a US-made anti-Islam film.

• Iran pulls movie from Oscars race over US anti-Islam film

  Iran announced on Monday that it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries.

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  Iran official calls for boycott of 2013 Oscars in wake of anti-Islam film

  An official says Iran should boycott the 2013 Oscars in the wake of the anti-Islam film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.

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  Saving Face, Byaari win at SAARC Film Awards

  Saving Face, the acclaimed Pakistani movie on victims of acid attacks, has won the best documentary prize at the 2012 SAARC Film Awards.

• Iran uses Oscar win to taunt Israel

  Iran trumpeted the Islamic Republic's first foreign film Oscar win Monday as a triumph over arch foe Israel - even as audiences in Israel packed theatres to watch the movie that beat their country's entry at the Academy Awards.

• Iranian film in running for foreign language Oscar

  Oscar London Films from Belgium, Canada, Poland,Israel and Iran are competing for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.