WATCH: Two Oscar Winners Didn’t Accept Their Awards in Person Because of Trump’s Travel Ban By Jared T. Miller Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director of The Salesman, and Syrian cinematographer Khaled Khateeb, who contributed to The White Helmets, did not attend the awards ceremony owing to the executive order. Read More Tags: original video oscars the white helmets iran trump travel ban More Feb. 27, 2017 Watch Now WATCH: Oscar Winners Miss Ceremony Because of Travel Ban