The New York Times- The Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, a co-star of The Salesman, an Iranian film up for the foreign-language Academy Award, said Thursday that she would boycott the Oscars ceremony to protest President Trumps announcement that he would issue a temporary ban on visas to citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Mr. Trump ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Film director Spike Lee, who is leading calls for a boycott of the 2016 Oscars over the lack of black actors among nominees, called on for Hollywood to adopt policies to address the issue of racial diversity behind and in front of the camera. Lee, who was awarded an honorary Oscar in November, said on Tuesday Hollywood had ...