Oscars

5 Lebanese Designers at the 2018 Oscars Red Carpet

Zoey Deutch in Elie Saab

I promised myself last week that I’d post something good Lebanese have accomplished or are planning to accomplaish across the world every week. This week’s edition is about the 2018 Oscars, which saw five Lebanese designers dress stars on the red carpet: Elie Saab, Reem Acra, Zuhair Murad, Georges Chakra and Tony Ward!

Elie Saab

Many of y’all might not now this, but I’ve worn an Elie Saab dress. It was for my christening in 1991, and even had my name embroidered onto the white dress. So, suck it fasionistas, I’ve worn Elie Saab since before I could even talk or walk.

Rita Hayek, Diaman Abou Abboud, Joelle Touma

The actresses in Ziad Doueiri’s “The Insult”, the first ever Lebanese movie to be nominated for an Oscar, all rocked Elie Saab dresses to the Oscars last night.

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Abbie Cornish

Star of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing”

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Zoey Deutch

Stars in “The Disaster Artist”

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Reem Acra

Allison Janney

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in “I, Tonya”

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Dame Helen Mirren

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Zuhair Murad

Gina Rodeiguez

Star of “Jane The Virgin”

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Georges Chakra

Giuliana Rancic

Correspondent of E!

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Tony Ward

Betty Gabriel

Stars in “Get Out” movie

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Special thanks to my dear friend Lary from Lary Screens for helping me compile this list ❤

The Insult Has Been Nominated for an Oscar!


Ziad Doueiri’s “The Insult” has been officially nominated for the “Best Foreign Film” category at The 2018 Academy Awards.

This is huge because this is the first ever Lebanese movie to be shortlisted for an Academy Award, and the first ever Lebanese movie to be nominated for an Oscar award.

I send my congratulations to Ziad Doueiri, a dear friend I had the pleasure of meeting on more than one occasion (some of them unhappy ones). I also thank him for having the guts to tackle a subject that most people would rather avoid.

Let this great achievement be a testament to what Lebanese filmmakers can achieve when the unguided hand of censorship is curbed. Censorship needs to stop, if we are to produce more movies like West Beirut and The Insult. Whining about movies like the upcoming “Beirut” won’t help our image, but making our own better movies will.

The cherry on top is that an Israeli movie was also shortlisted, but didn’t get a nomination. The other nominees are from Chile, Russia, Hungary and Sweden.

Congrats!