Joy in Iran over momentous Oscar win Director Asghar Farhadi's dedicated Iran's first ever Oscar win, for his film A Separation, to the people of Iran. At the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics. I proudly offer this award to the people of my country," Farhadi told the star-studded audience. Bagging the award for best foreign language film, A Separation beat movies from Belgium, Canada, Israel and Poland. Despite the Oscars not being broadcast in Iran, many people stayed up late and watched the ceremony using illegal satellites and shared their happinness on social websites. "In my opinion, this gives a national sense of pride to all Iranians, the cinematic community and all Iranian actors," said one woman in Tehran. Another man in the Iranian capital said he was happy with Farhadi's acceptance speech: "The message that Farhadi gave after receiving the award was that Iran is a peace-loving nation that has a strong cultural heritage." The film was made under strict state censorship, but later denounced by supporters of Tehran's regime. More about: Ceremony, Iran, Los Angeles, Oscars, USA