On 15 January 2012 , '' A Separation '' won the Golden Globe for the Best Foreign Language Film . The film was also the official Iranian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Academy Awards where , in addition to being nominated in this category , it was also nominated in the Best Original Screenplay category . On 26 February 2012 , '' A Separation '' became the first Iranian movie to win a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar , at the 84th edition of the Academy Awards . This marked Farhadi as the first Iranian to have won an Academy Award in any of the competitive categories . He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 , along with 175 other members . '' A Separation '' also won the César Award for Best Foreign Film and the Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film in 2012
2012 Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
Asghar Farhadi