The Salesman Among 9 Finalists for Best Foreign Film Oscar

The film "The Salesman" directed by Asghar Farhadi has made it to the list of 9 finalists for the Best Foreign Film category at the 2017 Oscars. The Academy announced the names of the 9 nominees on Friday, which includes "The Salesman" alongside films such as "Toni Erdmann" from Germany, "Paradise" from Russia, "It's Only the End of the World" from Canada, and "Tanna" from Australia. These films were selected from submissions from 85 countries worldwide. Previously, "The Salesman" was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Film category. The film has also achieved other successes at international festivals, winning two awards at the Cannes Film Festival: Shahab Hosseini won Best Actor and Asghar Farhadi won Best Screenplay. The final 5 nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar will be announced on Tuesday, January 24. The 89th Academy Awards ceremony will take place early on Monday, March 9, Iranian time. "The Salesman" broke the record for the highest-grossing film in the history of Iranian cinema during its last week of screening. According to the statistics from the Cinematic website, affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which publishes official box office figures, the sales of "The Salesman" reached 14 billion and 760 million tomans by late November. In this context, the record-breaking success of "The Salesman" on its opening day raises questions about how it became the highest-grossing film in Iranian cinema history.