Ansari spoke, reading a letter on Farhadis behalf.
Im sorry Im not with you tonight.
Dividing the world into the us and our enemies creates fear.
Filmmakers can turn their cameras to capture shared human qualities and break stereotypes of various nationalities and religions.
They create empathy between us and others.
An empathy we need today more than ever.
And break stereotypes and religions.
They create empathy between us and others an empathy we need today more than ever.
Alidoosti similarlycondemned the banas racist and said she would boycott the Oscars in response.
So weve asked ourselves: What can cinema do?
We believe there is no best country, best gender, best religion or best color.
Human rights are not something you have to apply for.
They simply exist for everybody.
By dedicating the Oscar to them, we wish to express to them our deep respect and solidarity.
In 2012, FarhadisA Separationbecame the first Iranian film to win the foreign-language Oscar.
