On 24 September 2012 , the film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards . However , on the same day , the head of Iran 's government-controlled cinema agency called for a boycott of the Oscars due to a video on YouTube titled '' Innocence of Muslims '' that originated in the United States . Reuters reported that Iran 's Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Mohammad Hosseini had confirmed that Iran would boycott
85th Academy Awards
85th Academy Awards
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