List of Iranian Academy Award winners and nominees
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This is a list of Iranian Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Iranian filmmakers, actors, actresses and films that have been nominated or have won an Academy Award.
| No. of wins | No. of nominations |
|---|---|
| 4 | 29 |
Best Supporting Actress
| Actress in a Supporting Role | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shohreh Aghdashloo | House of Sand and Fog | Nominated | First Iranian to be nominated for an acting award. | |
Best Original Screenplay
| Original Screenplay | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Asghar Farhadi | A Separation | Nominated | First time that a screenplay entirely written in an Asian language (Persian) is nominated for Original Screenplay. |
| 2026 | Jafar Panahi Shadmehr Rastin Nader Saïvar Mehdi Mahmoudian |
It Was Just an Accident | Nominated | |
Best Adapted Screenplay
| Adapted Screenplay | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Adapted From | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hossein Amini | The Wings of the Dove | The Wings of the Dove by Henry James | Nominated | First Asian nominated in this category. |
| 2021 | Ramin Bahrani | The White Tiger | The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography
| Cinematography | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Darius Khondji | Evita | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | Marty Supreme | Nominated | ||
Best Costume Design
| Costume Design | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ray Aghayan | Gaily, Gaily | Nominated | First Iranian to nominate for an Academy Award. |
| 1973 | Lady Sings the Blues | Nominated | First Iranian to nominate for an Academy Award twice. | |
| 1976 | Funny Lady | Nominated | First Iranian to nominate for an Academy Award thrice. | |
Best Film Editing
| Costume Design | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | John Refoua | Avatar | Nominated | Refoua was born in Iran. Shared with James Cameron and Stephen E. Rivkin. |
Best Sound Editing
| Sound Editing | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kami Asgar | Apocalypto | Nominated | First and only Middle Eastern person nominated for Sound Editing. |
Best Visual Effects
| Visual Effects | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Habib Zargarpour | Twister | Nominated | Nominated with Stefan Fangmeier, John Frazier and Henry LaBounta. |
| 2001 | The Perfect Storm | Nominated | Nominated with Stefan Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti. | |
Best Animated Feature
| Animated Feature | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Marjane Satrapi | Persepolis | Nominated | Shared nomination with Vincent Paronnaud |
Best International Feature Film
| Best International Feature Film | |||||
| Year | Film | Director | Status | Milestone / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Children of Heaven (بچه های آسمان) |
Majid Majidi | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین) |
Asghar Farhadi | Won | First Iranian movie to win an Oscar. | |
| 2017 | The Salesman (فروشنده) |
Won | |||
| 2025 | The Seed of the Sacred Fig (دانهی انجیر معابد) |
Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominated | The film was submitted by Germany. | |
| 2026 | It Was Just an Accident (یک تصادف ساده) |
Jafar Panahi | Nominated | The film was submitted by France. | |
Best Documentary
| Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni | Cutting Through Rocks | Nominated | |
Best Documentary Short Subject
| Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rayka Zehtabchi | Period. End of Sentence. | Won | Iranian-American Shared with Melissa Berton. |
Best Short Film Live Action
| Live Action Short Film | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mehdi Norowzian | Killing Joe | Nominated | Nominated as Director; Shares nomination with producer, Steve Wax |
| 2015 | Talkhon Hamzavi | Parvaneh | Nominated | Nominated as Director; Shares nomination with producer, Stefan Eichenberger |
| 2022 | Cyrus Neshvad | The Red Suitcase | Nominated | |
