Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy receives official Certificate of Nomination for Award at the 88th Academy Award Nominees Luncheon

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy received the official Certificate of Nomination for Award at the 88^th Academy Award Nominees Luncheon. Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon was held on the 8^th of February at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California [USA].

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness has been nominated as one of only 5 documentaries from across the globe, in the Best Documentary – Short subject category for the 88^th Academy Awards.

At this lunch, Sharmeen wore a custom made outfit by Sania Maskatiya with jewellery exclusively designed for Sharmeen for the occasion by Sherezad Rahimtoola. The Academy Award ceremony is due to take place on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, USA.

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness is set to air on America’s premier television cable network HBO, in 2016.