Former NASA scientist Firouz Naderi (L) and engineer/astronaut Anousheh Ansari pose with the Best Foreign Language Film award for 'The Salesman' on behalf of director Asghar Farhadi in the press room during the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017, in Hollywood, California. Pic/AFP

Los Angeles: Iranian film "The Salesman'" by Asghar Farhadi, who skipped the 89th Academy Award ceremony here in protest of US President Donald Trump's travel ban, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.