The Salesman Nominated for Golden Globe Award

Reports indicate that the film 'The Salesman' directed by Asghar Farhadi has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. According to NBC News, 'The Salesman' will compete in this category against films such as 'Neruda', 'Tony Erdmann', 'Divines', and 'Elle'. 'The Salesman' has already 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. Earlier reports indicated that the box office revenue for 'The Salesman' reached 14 billion and 760 million tomans, making it the highest-grossing film in Iran's history. Meanwhile, the musical film 'La La Land' has been nominated in seven categories including Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Comedy Film for the Golden Globe Awards. The film 'Moonlight', which tells the story of a Black man in a poor neighborhood of Miami, has also received six nominations for the Golden Globe Awards. In addition to 'Moonlight', the films 'Hacksaw Ridge' directed by Mel Gibson, based on a true story from World War II, 'Lion', 'Manchester by the Sea', and 'Hell or High Water' have also been nominated for Best Drama Film. Damien Chazelle for 'La La Land', Barry Jenkins for 'Moonlight', Kenneth Lonergan for 'Manchester by the Sea', Tom Ford for 'Nocturnal Animals', and Mel Gibson for 'Hacksaw Ridge' have been nominated for Best Director. The winners of the Golden Globe Awards will be announced on January 8, 2017. In this context, questions arise about how 'The Salesman' became the highest-grossing film in the history of Iranian cinema and whether it was the best choice for Iran's submission to the Oscars. Asghar Farhadi stated that some are looking for excuses to create controversy around him. The reception of 'The Salesman' at Cannes and the awards for Shahab Hosseini and Asghar Farhadi highlight its significance.