On February 26 , 2017 , she and Firouz Naderi represented Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi at the 89th Academy Awards and accepted the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for '' The Salesman '' on Farhadi 's behalf . Farhadi did not attend the ceremony due to his opposition to President Trump 's immigration ban applying to seven Muslim countries including Iran . Farhadi selected Ansari and Naderi as his representatives because both are successful Iranian-Americans who immigrated to the US
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Anousheh Ansari