Twitter alert: Pakistan stands proud at Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s win

Twitterati congratulates Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on winning an Oscar for Short Documentary.


Web Desk February 27, 2012

While many remain glued to the announcements of best director, actor and picture at the 84th Annual Academy Awards, a single golden statue changed the headlines for Pakistan.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge won the Oscar for their documentary Saving Face under the category ‘Best Documentary, Short Subject’.

Such was jubilation that Saving Face trended world wide. Some of that jubilation is featured below.

Sabahat MS

Saving Face is trending world wide on #1!!#savingface #SharmeenObaidChinoy #Pakistan#Oscars @sharmeenochinoy

Fariha

Congrats #SharmeenObaidChinoy and congratulations #Pakistan this is a great day for our nation!!!! We are so proud today! Alhamdolillah!

Hajra HafeezurRehman

To all the women in Pakistan who are working for change, don't give up your dreams, this is for you#SharmeenObaidChinoy #Oscars @Pakistan

M.BUTT

Such a proud moment...all teary...so so happy...pakistan is proud of her daughter sharmeen!!!!#SavingFace #Pakistan#SharmeenObaidChinoy

Mahjabeen Mankani

Oh my god oh my god! #SharmeenObaidChinoy #SavingFace#Oscars best moment ever!!

Sahar Shaikh

#sharmeenobaidchinoy now my moms new role model :)

Emaad Shamsi

Did anyone else start jumping up and down when #SavingFace won at the #oscars? So happy for #SharmeenObaidChinoy! #proudtobepakistani

Anthony Galli

Congratulations to #SharmeenObaidChinoy for the #Oscar win! May this bode well for #Pakistan as a whole.

Danish Khan

Once again congrats to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy! I hope the Oscar will increase awareness & reform the social cause #SavingFacehighlights.

Anthony Permal

Important notice from Twitter: @sharmeenochinoy's twitter handle may collapse from being awesomely blessed by 180 million ppl in#Pakistan

FurSid

After being the first non-American to get a Living Stone award,@sharmeenochinoy wins a #Oscar for Saving Face #Pakistan#PakPositive

Azmat Khan ‏

To all the women in Pakistan working for your dreams, this is for you."@sharmeenochinoy accepting her Oscar.

COMMENTS (15)

Aaliya Bondrey | 12 years ago | Reply

The documentary ‘Saving Face’ focusing on British plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad’s return to his homeland to help victims of acid burns, was filmed at the Indus Hospital with all treatment provided to the patients free of cost. The management of The Indus Hospital is proud to be a part of this initiative and congratulates all individuals associated with this project for their milestone achievement and efforts aimed at highlighting the plight of burns victims in Pakistan.

SS | 12 years ago | Reply

Congrats Sharmeen and Congrats Pakistan, Dear Sharmeen, thank you for making us proud lady, you are the real face of Pakistan :)

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