Record #3439
Academy voters will not give Jafar Panahi's Iranian film an Oscar at the March 2026 Academy Awards
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #3439 Commentary Magazine · Courting Anti-Zionists
Original quoteYou would think that they would want to maybe express support for freeing Iran from its evil tyranny by voting for Panahi's movie. And they're not going to because in fact, they don't care about Iran
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How the call settles
Official 2026 Academy Awards results show Jafar Panahi's film winning neither Best International Feature nor Best Original Screenplay (settles on the award announcement, not nominations)
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because At the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, Jafar Panahi's film won neither award: Best International Feature went to Norway's 'Sentimental Value' and Best Original Screenplay went to Ryan Coogler for 'Sinners'.. Applied stored rule: Official 2026 Academy Awards results show Jafar Panahi's film winning neither Best International Feature nor Best Original Screenplay (settles on the award announcement, not nominations).
Outcome evidence
At the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, Jafar Panahi's film won neither award: Best International Feature went to Norway's 'Sentimental Value' and Best Original Screenplay went to Ryan Coogler for 'Sinners'.
Outcome date: 2026-03-15
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research