The head of the Syrian search-and-rescue group featured in the harrowing Oscar-winning Netflix documentary "The White Helmets" said on Monday he hopes the award will serve as an inspiration his volunteers to keep up their mission in the war-torn country.

Iranian Oscar-nominated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has taken a strong stance against the United States "climate of fanaticism and nationalism."

Khaled Khateeb, 21, was one of the cinematographers for "The White Helmets," a Netflix documentary nominated for Best Documentary Short.