Palestinian Actor Motaz Malhees who acts in 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' said he had been denied entry to the U.S. amid the travel ban, preventing him from attending the Oscars while his co-stars were permitted to travel
'Butcher's Stain,' 'Children No More: "Were and are Gone"' and 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' received nominations for the Academy Awards. 'The Sea,' an Israeli hopeful that launched Israel's culture minister's alternative to the local Oscars, did not get a nod