“The Insult” by Ziad Doueiri did not win the Best Foreign Language Film award in the 90th Academy Awards. Although it is disappointing, the fact that a Lebanese film got nominated for an Oscar is an achievement for the Lebanese movie industry.
From @TheAcademy‘s Foreign Films party with the team of #TheInsult and Academy Award-winning music composer @HansZimmer!@theinsultmovie #Oscars @toumajo @SehnaouiAntoun @ericneveux @adelkaram9 @ritahayek1 @chrischoueiri pic.twitter.com/muc1GK8Z5M
— Ziad Doueiri (@ZiadDoueiri) March 3, 2018
The Chilean film, “A Fantastic Woman, won the award. The movie is about Marina, who is a transgender singer, that faces discrimination by her boyfriend’s family after he passed away. Check out the list of the winners
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