An Iranian film director nominated for an Oscar will be unable to attend this year's ceremony in the wake of President Donald Trump banning nationals from seven Muslim countries from entering the US, it's been reported.

Asghar Farhadi is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for The Salesman, which tells of a couple whose relationship is thrown into disarray after an intruder surprises her in the shower.

Yesterday, President Trump issued a new executive order denying people from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya and Somalia entry to the USA for 90 days. He said that the move was to allow for “extreme vetting” and to “keep terrorists out”.