Wes Anderson is long overdue an Oscar. The iconic director has been nominated seven times and lost on all seven occasions. He earned his eighth nomination this year for Best Live Action Short Film for his Roald Dahl adaptation “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (shared with Steven Rales).
However, Anderson could find himself trumped again as there is an impactful, emotional, heartfelt obstacle in his way: Misan Harriman‘s “The After.” Harriman, who rose to prominence as a photographer, has created one of the year’s most talked about short films with “The After.” The Netflix short follows David Oyelowo as a man who suffers an extraordinary loss and attempts to go through the ensuing healing process.
The movie has earned plenty of A-list supporters, with Angelina Jolie, Jeff Bridges, and Oprah all making it known how much they adored the tragic short film. Meghan Markle also conducted a...
However, Anderson could find himself trumped again as there is an impactful, emotional, heartfelt obstacle in his way: Misan Harriman‘s “The After.” Harriman, who rose to prominence as a photographer, has created one of the year’s most talked about short films with “The After.” The Netflix short follows David Oyelowo as a man who suffers an extraordinary loss and attempts to go through the ensuing healing process.
The movie has earned plenty of A-list supporters, with Angelina Jolie, Jeff Bridges, and Oprah all making it known how much they adored the tragic short film. Meghan Markle also conducted a...
- 3/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
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2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Live Action Short
Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Oscars Predictions:
Best Live Action Short
Weekly Commentary: Many pundits regard the best live action short category as Wes Anderson’s to lose, thanks to his 40-minute Netflix short film, “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Interestingly, the final Oscar ballots do not display the director’s names. Although...
- 3/5/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar and BAFTA-winning directing duo Tom Berkeley and Ross White, previously featured on Dn with their multi-award-winning short An Irish Goodbye, grace our pages again with another delightfully unconventional dark comedy The Golden West. When embarking on their directorial journey together the pair decided to make three shorts, with each subsequent project growing in ambition both narratively and production wise, while gradually turning up the dial on their dark sensibilities. The Golden West serves up everything you could want from those aims. Set in the unforgiving landscape of the Snowdonia mountains, two sisters, who have fled the horrors of the Irish famine, are struggling to find their fortune in the perhaps lesser-known Welsh gold rush. With standout performances by Irish actors Eileen Walsh and Aoife Duffin, their journey is anything but simple and isn’t helped any by a constant barrage of bickering which only increases in intensity as their situation worsens.
- 1/5/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
The BAFTAs reveal the longlists for this year’s film awards on Friday, January 5. Ten short films will number among those still in contention. Look for this trio of top-notch tales to make the cut and remain in the running to be in the final five when the BAFTA nominations are announced on January 18.
Tom Berkeley and Ross White won at both the BAFTAs and Oscars last year for their short film “The Irish Goodbye.” Their follow-up, “The Golden West,” is set in Ireland in 1849 and follows two sisters (Eileen Walsh and Aoife Duffin) who try to strike it rich in the gold rush. Their lack of success reignites their sibling rivalry. The Irish vistas deliver a feeling of pure cinema while the dialogue and performances are reminiscent of the best of the Coen brothers movies.
Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film...
Tom Berkeley and Ross White won at both the BAFTAs and Oscars last year for their short film “The Irish Goodbye.” Their follow-up, “The Golden West,” is set in Ireland in 1849 and follows two sisters (Eileen Walsh and Aoife Duffin) who try to strike it rich in the gold rush. Their lack of success reignites their sibling rivalry. The Irish vistas deliver a feeling of pure cinema while the dialogue and performances are reminiscent of the best of the Coen brothers movies.
Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film...
- 1/3/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Short films — whether it be live-action, animated, or documentary — are becoming increasingly popular as more notable filmmakers begin to tell stories via this medium. Wes Anderson has four short films on Netflix, each adapted from a Roald Dahl book with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” the most popular of the bunch. Pedro Almodóvar made “Strange Way of Life” with Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke. And Disney has the animated centenary celebration “Once Upon a Studio.”
These high-profile projects face fierce competition from some of the most up-and-coming filmmakers. Here are 10 other short films you should try and watch if you can. We think they’ll deservedly be serious Oscar contenders.
“In Too Deep” — Chris Overton
Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 2018 for “The Silent Child” and they return here with another searing short that packs a wallop. “In Too Deep...
These high-profile projects face fierce competition from some of the most up-and-coming filmmakers. Here are 10 other short films you should try and watch if you can. We think they’ll deservedly be serious Oscar contenders.
“In Too Deep” — Chris Overton
Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film in 2018 for “The Silent Child” and they return here with another searing short that packs a wallop. “In Too Deep...
- 12/14/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
HollyShorts and Goldfinch hosted several Oscar contenders in the short film categories witha special screening in London last week. Directors were on-hand to introduce their films and talk about their work. The night featured shorts from both blazing newcomers and Oscar-winning filmmakers flexing their muscles once more.
Beth Park‘s “Wild Animal” screened for the first time after only being completed the day before. The short depicted a woman suffering disorientation, paranoia, confusion, and loss of identity in this smart exploration of new motherhood. Park called the film “a journey of a lifetime” and said that the film would never have been made without the sense of team spirit found in her first short.
Misan Harriman‘s short film — Netflix’s “The After” — was up next. Harriman is best known for his work as a photographer and has photographed many high-profile celebrities including Steve McQueen and Liam Neeson. He turned...
Beth Park‘s “Wild Animal” screened for the first time after only being completed the day before. The short depicted a woman suffering disorientation, paranoia, confusion, and loss of identity in this smart exploration of new motherhood. Park called the film “a journey of a lifetime” and said that the film would never have been made without the sense of team spirit found in her first short.
Misan Harriman‘s short film — Netflix’s “The After” — was up next. Harriman is best known for his work as a photographer and has photographed many high-profile celebrities including Steve McQueen and Liam Neeson. He turned...
- 12/12/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The 2023 British Short Film Awards took place on Nov. 7 in an intimate ceremony at the Marylebone Theatre in London, hosted by Alex Zane. The night celebrated the best of this year’s British short films, with several of them qualifying for the Oscars and BAFTAs. Short film royalty were in attendance, including Slick Films founder Chris Overton, who won the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar in 2018 with Rachel Shenton for “The Silent Child.”
Gold Derby attended the warm, jovial ceremony, which is now in its third year. The ceremony featured a screening of “The Irish Goodbye,” which won Best Live Action Short at the Oscars earlier this year, along with an illuminating chat conducted by Alex Zane with the film’s directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White. Their new film, “The Golden West,” won Cinematography, Score, and Director.
One of the night’s other winners was “Dog Run,” a...
Gold Derby attended the warm, jovial ceremony, which is now in its third year. The ceremony featured a screening of “The Irish Goodbye,” which won Best Live Action Short at the Oscars earlier this year, along with an illuminating chat conducted by Alex Zane with the film’s directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White. Their new film, “The Golden West,” won Cinematography, Score, and Director.
One of the night’s other winners was “Dog Run,” a...
- 11/8/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Bangladeshi filmmaker Nuhash Humayun’s “Pett Kata Shaw” won best international feature at the 31st Raindance Film Festival’s jury awards. British documentary filmmaker Kit Vincent won best U.K. feature for his debut feature “Red Herring.”
Some 75% of this year’s features are debuts and debut features swept the board at the jury awards with all eight award-winning films being debuts.
Michael Pitt won best performance for British actor Jack Huston‘s directorial debut “Day of the Fight.” Fisnik Maxville was named best director for his debut feature “The Land Within,” which previously won awards at Tallinn Black Nights, Galway Film Fleadh and PriFest. Catalan directors Alejandro Rojas and Sebastián Vasquez won the discovery award for their debut feature “Upon Entry.”
Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman and Edivan Guajajara’s “We Are Guardians” won best documentary while David Wyte won best cinematography for “All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White.
Some 75% of this year’s features are debuts and debut features swept the board at the jury awards with all eight award-winning films being debuts.
Michael Pitt won best performance for British actor Jack Huston‘s directorial debut “Day of the Fight.” Fisnik Maxville was named best director for his debut feature “The Land Within,” which previously won awards at Tallinn Black Nights, Galway Film Fleadh and PriFest. Catalan directors Alejandro Rojas and Sebastián Vasquez won the discovery award for their debut feature “Upon Entry.”
Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman and Edivan Guajajara’s “We Are Guardians” won best documentary while David Wyte won best cinematography for “All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White.
- 11/3/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
HollyShorts Film Festival, the Oscar-qualifying celebration of short films, has announced the jury lineup for its 2023 edition.
The 18-person jury includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Zoey Deutch (“Not Okay”), Alexandra Shipp (“Barbie”), Josh Whitehouse (“Daisy Jones & the Six”), Christina Chong (“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”), Nelu Handa (“Run the Burbs” showrunner) and Jaime Ray Newman (“Skin”). Variety international correspondent K.J. Yossman and Eric Kohn, executive editor and chief critic of IndieWire, will also serve on the jury.
Other industry professionals on the jury include Tom Berkeley and Ross White, whose film “An Irish Goodbye” won last year’s Oscar for best live-action short film; Aneil Kara, whose film “The Long Goodbye” won the Oscar in 2022; as well as short film Oscar nominees Pamela Ribon (“My Year of Dicks”) and Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby (“The Flying Sailor”). Two-time Oscar winner Joanna Quinn (“Affairs of...
The 18-person jury includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”), Sam Worthington (“Avatar”), Zoey Deutch (“Not Okay”), Alexandra Shipp (“Barbie”), Josh Whitehouse (“Daisy Jones & the Six”), Christina Chong (“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”), Nelu Handa (“Run the Burbs” showrunner) and Jaime Ray Newman (“Skin”). Variety international correspondent K.J. Yossman and Eric Kohn, executive editor and chief critic of IndieWire, will also serve on the jury.
Other industry professionals on the jury include Tom Berkeley and Ross White, whose film “An Irish Goodbye” won last year’s Oscar for best live-action short film; Aneil Kara, whose film “The Long Goodbye” won the Oscar in 2022; as well as short film Oscar nominees Pamela Ribon (“My Year of Dicks”) and Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby (“The Flying Sailor”). Two-time Oscar winner Joanna Quinn (“Affairs of...
- 8/2/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
HBO’s post-apocalyptic hit The Last of Us and Fox’s crime anthology Accused were among the projects that earned the 2023 Seal of Authentic Representation from the Ruderman Family Foundation.
Floodlight Pictures’ Oscar-winning 2022 short film An Irish Goodbye, along with NBC’s medical drama New Amsterdam were also honored. All honorees are celebrated for their casting decisions and commitment to full inclusiveness and authentic representation of people with disabilities.
The Oscar winner for best live-action short, An Irish Goodbye, was the only film recognized this year as “the latest defining moment in the entertainment industry’s growing embrace of inclusion,” Jay Ruderman, Ruderman Family Foundation president, said in a statement. The film follows estranged brothers, Turlough and Lorcan, after one decides to send the other to live with a family member on the other side of Ireland. James Martin, an actor with Down syndrome, portrays Lorcan, a farmer dedicated to...
Floodlight Pictures’ Oscar-winning 2022 short film An Irish Goodbye, along with NBC’s medical drama New Amsterdam were also honored. All honorees are celebrated for their casting decisions and commitment to full inclusiveness and authentic representation of people with disabilities.
The Oscar winner for best live-action short, An Irish Goodbye, was the only film recognized this year as “the latest defining moment in the entertainment industry’s growing embrace of inclusion,” Jay Ruderman, Ruderman Family Foundation president, said in a statement. The film follows estranged brothers, Turlough and Lorcan, after one decides to send the other to live with a family member on the other side of Ireland. James Martin, an actor with Down syndrome, portrays Lorcan, a farmer dedicated to...
- 6/13/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Tom Berkeley and Ross White, the directing duo who recently won an Oscar and a BAFTA for short film An Irish Goodbye, have been signed by WME in the U.S. and Independent Talent Group in the UK.
An Irish Goodbye marked the duo’s second collaboration and went on to become the first short film in 30 years to win both an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Set in rural Northern Ireland, it follows a pair of estranged brothers who reunite following their mother’s untimely death. The film, which made history as the first Oscar winning film to star an actor with Down Syndrome, is also nominated for Best Short Film at the upcoming Irish Film & Television Awards.
Aged 27, Berkeley and White are the youngest British filmmakers ever to win an Oscar. They are now working towards their debut feature.
Berkeley and...
An Irish Goodbye marked the duo’s second collaboration and went on to become the first short film in 30 years to win both an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Set in rural Northern Ireland, it follows a pair of estranged brothers who reunite following their mother’s untimely death. The film, which made history as the first Oscar winning film to star an actor with Down Syndrome, is also nominated for Best Short Film at the upcoming Irish Film & Television Awards.
Aged 27, Berkeley and White are the youngest British filmmakers ever to win an Oscar. They are now working towards their debut feature.
Berkeley and...
- 4/12/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The 95th Academy Awards are in the books, with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” making history for lots of reasons. There were celebrations everywhere, in fact, plus gifting lounges, viewing parties and everyone eventually ended up at the Vanity Fair party. “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” premiered, too, and two charity events raised lots of cash for very good causes in this busy week that was.
16th Annual Wif (Women in Film) Oscar Party
NeueHouse Hollywood, Hollywood
Ruth E. Carter attends 2023 Wif (Women In Film) Oscar Party at NeueHouse Los Angeles on March 10, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Hollywood’s women joined hands in solidarity by kicking off Oscar weekend at the 16th Annual Wif (Women in Film) Oscar party, celebrating the 65 women nominated for Academy Awards for their work in 2002.
Solidarity is still needed, as the dismal recent studies that show women received only 27% of the possible non-acting nominations,...
16th Annual Wif (Women in Film) Oscar Party
NeueHouse Hollywood, Hollywood
Ruth E. Carter attends 2023 Wif (Women In Film) Oscar Party at NeueHouse Los Angeles on March 10, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Hollywood’s women joined hands in solidarity by kicking off Oscar weekend at the 16th Annual Wif (Women in Film) Oscar party, celebrating the 65 women nominated for Academy Awards for their work in 2002.
Solidarity is still needed, as the dismal recent studies that show women received only 27% of the possible non-acting nominations,...
- 3/18/2023
- by Jenny Peters
- The Wrap
Actor James Martin who went back to working his part-time day job as a Starbucks barista after starring in An Irish Goodbye, has become the first person with Down syndrome to win an Oscar for his role in the live-action short film.
Martin leads the 23-minute drama short as Lorcan, a young man whose mother’s passing reunites him with his estranged brother Turlough (Seamus O'Hara).
On Sunday (12 March), the 31-year-old, joined his co-star O’Hara and directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White on stage to accept the award for Best Live Action Short.
At the end of Berkeley’s speech, he announced that it was Martin’s birthday and asked the audience to join him in singing “Happy Birthday”.
Of his barista role, Martin told the Daily Mail in an earlier interview that he’s “been doing that a long time”.
“It’s nice,” he said, adding that he...
Martin leads the 23-minute drama short as Lorcan, a young man whose mother’s passing reunites him with his estranged brother Turlough (Seamus O'Hara).
On Sunday (12 March), the 31-year-old, joined his co-star O’Hara and directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White on stage to accept the award for Best Live Action Short.
At the end of Berkeley’s speech, he announced that it was Martin’s birthday and asked the audience to join him in singing “Happy Birthday”.
Of his barista role, Martin told the Daily Mail in an earlier interview that he’s “been doing that a long time”.
“It’s nice,” he said, adding that he...
- 3/13/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
Jimmy Kimmel hosts the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Contributed by Michelle Hannett and Gary Salem
The 95th Academy Awards were held Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Host Jimmy Kimmel presided over the ceremony, after the Navy Flyover and him parachuting inside the theater, as Oscar statuettes were awarded for all 23 categories. Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets flew down Hollywood Boulevard at an elevation of only 1,000 feet. The jets came from Naval Air Station Lemoore near Fresno. Inside the jets were two instructors, a squadron commander and a graduate form the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program – known as “Top Gun.”
Fighter jets open the show during the live ABC Telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday,...
Contributed by Michelle Hannett and Gary Salem
The 95th Academy Awards were held Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Host Jimmy Kimmel presided over the ceremony, after the Navy Flyover and him parachuting inside the theater, as Oscar statuettes were awarded for all 23 categories. Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets flew down Hollywood Boulevard at an elevation of only 1,000 feet. The jets came from Naval Air Station Lemoore near Fresno. Inside the jets were two instructors, a squadron commander and a graduate form the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program – known as “Top Gun.”
Fighter jets open the show during the live ABC Telecast of the 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The 95th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Vanity Fair’s annual Oscar party took place Sunday at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. I have all the details from inside the event, which as usual attracted the most elite of the Hollywood set who poured in after watching Everything Everywhere All at Once score seven Oscar trophies including Best Picture.
We managed to get our hands on the guest list for the event, held in a 3,000-square-foot indoor reception area, with additional courtyards and other outdoor lounge spaces. The main bar, a prime gathering spot, was 40 feet long. The guests danced into the early-morning hours.
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We managed to get our hands on the guest list for the event, held in a 3,000-square-foot indoor reception area, with additional courtyards and other outdoor lounge spaces. The main bar, a prime gathering spot, was 40 feet long. The guests danced into the early-morning hours.
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- 3/13/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s official. Jimmy Kimmel has cemented his place as one of the great Oscar hosts. His third turn as emcee was exactly what was needed. The late night host and Emmy winner has officially joined the ranks of Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, and, dare I say, Billy Crystal as one of the most accomplished and polished to do the job. Thankfully, Kimmel didn’t have to carry the entire show on his back. The 95th Oscar ceremony was fast-paced, emotional, and other than a few minor quibbles, was as strong a ceremony as one could ask for.
But we have to start with Kimmel. A host’s impact is determined primarily by their monologue, and Kimmel’s was first rate. It was not groundbreaking, but the role of an Oscar host is not to reinvent the wheel. Kimmel’s monologue was classy — pointed and biting without ever resorting to meanness.
But we have to start with Kimmel. A host’s impact is determined primarily by their monologue, and Kimmel’s was first rate. It was not groundbreaking, but the role of an Oscar host is not to reinvent the wheel. Kimmel’s monologue was classy — pointed and biting without ever resorting to meanness.
- 3/13/2023
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
The 2023 show went off without controversy, although as usual overshot its planned three-hour running time by more than 30 minutes.
Everything Everywhere All At Once capped its triumphant awards season with seven Oscars – including best picture, best directors and three acting prizes - at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12).
Apparently reflecting the taste of a younger, more international Academy voting body, the multiverse comedy became the first film to win seven Oscars since Gravity in 2013; and first best picture winner to take more than four awards since The Artist’s five in 2012.
Oscars 2023: Full list of...
Everything Everywhere All At Once capped its triumphant awards season with seven Oscars – including best picture, best directors and three acting prizes - at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 12).
Apparently reflecting the taste of a younger, more international Academy voting body, the multiverse comedy became the first film to win seven Oscars since Gravity in 2013; and first best picture winner to take more than four awards since The Artist’s five in 2012.
Oscars 2023: Full list of...
- 3/13/2023
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
As expected, Daniels Kwan and Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All At Once has come out on top at 2023’s Oscars ceremony, with the most wins of anything nominated.
The A24 multiverse dramedy, only the second feature film from the directing duo, took home seven awards: best picture, director, lead actress for Michelle Yeoh, original screenplay, editing, supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.
It broke multiple records with its haul: Yeoh is the first woman to identify as Asian to win lead actress and only the second woman of color ever to win in that category. She also is the actor who has won for playing the most characters in a single film ever (around 70). Quan and Yeoh are the first actors to win for playing Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese-speaking characters, as well as it being the first ceremony multiple Asian actors won in a single year.
The A24 multiverse dramedy, only the second feature film from the directing duo, took home seven awards: best picture, director, lead actress for Michelle Yeoh, original screenplay, editing, supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan and supporting actress for Jamie Lee Curtis.
It broke multiple records with its haul: Yeoh is the first woman to identify as Asian to win lead actress and only the second woman of color ever to win in that category. She also is the actor who has won for playing the most characters in a single film ever (around 70). Quan and Yeoh are the first actors to win for playing Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese-speaking characters, as well as it being the first ceremony multiple Asian actors won in a single year.
- 3/13/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The winners of the Short Film (Live Action) trophy at this year’s Academy Awards cut short their speech to sing “Happy Birthday” to the film’s star, James Martin.
Set in Northern Ireland, An Irish Goodbye follows two estranged brothers, played by Martin and Seamus O’Hara, who reconnect following the death of their mother (Michelle Fairley).
After directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White took to the stage, alongside the film’s two leads, they spoke for a minute before saying: “This award is actually the second most important thing about today, because it’s this man’s birthday.”
Embracing Martin, who has Down’s Syndrome, they said: “He’s out here in Hollywood, wearing a leapard print suit jacket. We’d love to use the rest of our time up here to sing for James.”
They then began singing, and members of the audience began joining in.
Viewers praised the moment on social media.
Set in Northern Ireland, An Irish Goodbye follows two estranged brothers, played by Martin and Seamus O’Hara, who reconnect following the death of their mother (Michelle Fairley).
After directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White took to the stage, alongside the film’s two leads, they spoke for a minute before saying: “This award is actually the second most important thing about today, because it’s this man’s birthday.”
Embracing Martin, who has Down’s Syndrome, they said: “He’s out here in Hollywood, wearing a leapard print suit jacket. We’d love to use the rest of our time up here to sing for James.”
They then began singing, and members of the audience began joining in.
Viewers praised the moment on social media.
- 3/13/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
An Irish Goodbye from Network Ireland Television won the Live Action Short Film Oscar on Sunday.
Filmmakers Tom Berkeley and Ross White accepted the award and after a quick few words noted that it was star James Martin’s birthday today.
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“[Winning the Oscar] is the second most important thing going on today,” Berkeley said onstage after the film was announced as the winner.
He then said the team wanted to use the remainder of their time onstage to sing “Happy Birthday” to Martin, who was, Berkeley noted, bedecked in a leopard-print jacket for the occasion(s...
Filmmakers Tom Berkeley and Ross White accepted the award and after a quick few words noted that it was star James Martin’s birthday today.
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“[Winning the Oscar] is the second most important thing going on today,” Berkeley said onstage after the film was announced as the winner.
He then said the team wanted to use the remainder of their time onstage to sing “Happy Birthday” to Martin, who was, Berkeley noted, bedecked in a leopard-print jacket for the occasion(s...
- 3/13/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
With an unprecedented number of Oscar nominations for Irish talent and films this year, everyone was celebrating the green wave at the 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards, held Thursday night — before the rain arrived — at Bad Robot in Santa Monica. “It’s amazing, there are 7 million people on that island, and all of them were nominated and are here tonight,” host J.J. Abrams joked, in a year when 25 percent of the Academy Award acting nominations are held by Irish actors.
The Oscar Wilde honorees this year were Irish actresses Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Jessie Buckley (Women Talking), Eve Hewson (Flora and Son) and An Cailίn Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), the first Irish language film nominated for an Academy Award. Created by the US-Ireland Alliance, the Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to the movies, television and music.
The Oscar Wilde honorees this year were Irish actresses Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Jessie Buckley (Women Talking), Eve Hewson (Flora and Son) and An Cailίn Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), the first Irish language film nominated for an Academy Award. Created by the US-Ireland Alliance, the Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to the movies, television and music.
- 3/10/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From social justice to adolescent romance, this year’s Oscar-nominated shorts filmmakers don’t take long to make their points. The 2023 field of nominees include films from virtually every corner of the world, including Ireland, Iran, India, Norway, Italy and, of course, the U.S.
From left, An Irish Goodbye, Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride and The Red Suitcase.
Live Action Shorts
An Irish Goodbye, written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, is a dark comedy that follows a pair of estranged brothers who must learn to get along after their mother’s untimely death. Berkeley’s own views of loss inspired the film’s exploration of love and grief. “It’s about reconnection, redemption and the idea of how, in the darkest moments for those two characters, they end up finding each other through their commitment to their mom and their mom’s memory,” he says. “Grief...
From left, An Irish Goodbye, Ivalu, Le Pupille, Night Ride and The Red Suitcase.
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An Irish Goodbye, written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, is a dark comedy that follows a pair of estranged brothers who must learn to get along after their mother’s untimely death. Berkeley’s own views of loss inspired the film’s exploration of love and grief. “It’s about reconnection, redemption and the idea of how, in the darkest moments for those two characters, they end up finding each other through their commitment to their mom and their mom’s memory,” he says. “Grief...
- 3/6/2023
- by Ryan Fleming, Destiny Jackson and Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The Filmmaking Duo Behind Oscar-Nominated Short ‘An Irish Goodbye’ On Balancing “Tragedy And Comedy”
It’s not easy to tackle a gruesome subject matter with humor. And to make the Irish dark comedy work, its filmmakers drew inspiration from their own ideations of life and death. An Irish Goodbye, written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, follows a pair of estranged brothers who must learn to get along after their mother’s untimely passing. Lorcan (James Martin), an adult with Down syndrome, takes his mother’s death the hardest and soon fears that his brother will abandon him. While Turlough (Seamus O’Hara) grapples with whether he should ship Lorcan off to live with their aunt in London or learn to care for his brother.
Although death is not a revolutionary topic in the cinematic medium, the unique and heartfelt way Berkeley and White explore grief through centering on the unusual brotherhood is poignant. Fresh off of a BAFTA win and headed to the Oscars,...
Although death is not a revolutionary topic in the cinematic medium, the unique and heartfelt way Berkeley and White explore grief through centering on the unusual brotherhood is poignant. Fresh off of a BAFTA win and headed to the Oscars,...
- 3/4/2023
- by Destiny Jackson
- Deadline Film + TV
An Irish Goodbye
Inspiration for the black comedy came from co-director Tom Berkeley at soccer match where two brothers were “at each other’s throats,” although where one was caring for the other who had Down syndrome. In “An Irish Goodbye,” estranged brothers Lorcan and Turlough are brought back together following their mother’s death, and Turlough must take care of his younger brother, who has Down syndrome. Lorcan will not leave their farm until they complete all 100 items on their mother’s bucket list. Co-director Ross White tapped into his observations from working in a special education school. “There can be this lack of cynicism with people with Down syndrome, a sort of openness and an honesty and purity about the way they see the world,” he says. The film depicts the brothers’ respective responses to death: “You’ve got this one character who is coping with this in a very emotionally open way,...
Inspiration for the black comedy came from co-director Tom Berkeley at soccer match where two brothers were “at each other’s throats,” although where one was caring for the other who had Down syndrome. In “An Irish Goodbye,” estranged brothers Lorcan and Turlough are brought back together following their mother’s death, and Turlough must take care of his younger brother, who has Down syndrome. Lorcan will not leave their farm until they complete all 100 items on their mother’s bucket list. Co-director Ross White tapped into his observations from working in a special education school. “There can be this lack of cynicism with people with Down syndrome, a sort of openness and an honesty and purity about the way they see the world,” he says. The film depicts the brothers’ respective responses to death: “You’ve got this one character who is coping with this in a very emotionally open way,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
London, Feb 20 (Ians) German anti-war drama ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ dominated the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday night with a record-breaking seven wins, including for Best Director, Best Film and Best Film Not in the English Language, reports ‘Variety’.
The tally means the World War One epic now holds the record for a film not in the English language. The previous record was held by the 1988 Giuseppe Tomatore film ‘Cinema Paradiso’, which won five BAFTAs.
Colin Farrell-starrer ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ won the second largest number of awards of the night, including both supporting actor categories with wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon (who emerged as the correct winner after fellow nominee Carey Mulligan’s name was initially called in error), ‘Variety’ adds.
Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film, although his swipe at the film’s producer...
The tally means the World War One epic now holds the record for a film not in the English language. The previous record was held by the 1988 Giuseppe Tomatore film ‘Cinema Paradiso’, which won five BAFTAs.
Colin Farrell-starrer ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ won the second largest number of awards of the night, including both supporting actor categories with wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon (who emerged as the correct winner after fellow nominee Carey Mulligan’s name was initially called in error), ‘Variety’ adds.
Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film, although his swipe at the film’s producer...
- 2/20/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
“All Quiet on the Western Front” dominated the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday night with a record-breaking seven wins, including for Best Director, Best Film and Best Film Not in the English Language.
The tally means the World War One epic now holds the record for a film not in the English language. The previous record was held by 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso,” which won five BAFTAs.
Meanwhile Colin Farrell starrer “The Banshees Of Inisherin” won the second largest number of awards of the night, including both supporting actor categories with wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon (who emerged as the correct winner after fellow nominee Carey Mulligan’s name was initially called in error.) Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film, although his swipe at the film’s producer Searchlight – when he quipped that he had landed an award for the...
The tally means the World War One epic now holds the record for a film not in the English language. The previous record was held by 1988 film “Cinema Paradiso,” which won five BAFTAs.
Meanwhile Colin Farrell starrer “The Banshees Of Inisherin” won the second largest number of awards of the night, including both supporting actor categories with wins for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon (who emerged as the correct winner after fellow nominee Carey Mulligan’s name was initially called in error.) Writer and director Martin Mcdonagh also won for Original Screenplay and Outstanding British Film, although his swipe at the film’s producer Searchlight – when he quipped that he had landed an award for the...
- 2/19/2023
- by K.J. Yossman and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
2Nd Update: Netflix’s Edward Berger-directed All Quiet on the Western Front triumphed at the BAFTA Film Awards in London this evening, scoring seven wins, including Outstanding Film, Director, Film Not in the English Language, Cinematography, and Adapted Screenplay.
From early on, there was momentum for the World War I drama, while Searchlight’s The Banshees of Inisherin also had a strong showing, converting its 10 nominations to four wins, including Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay, and the Supporting acting categories.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was also a strong performer with four wins, including Best Actor for Austin Butler.
Check out the full list of winners below, and see here for more from the night and here for Pete Hammond’s analysis.
Previous Update : Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, the leading nominee coming into this evening, is currently pulling ahead of the pack with six wins,...
From early on, there was momentum for the World War I drama, while Searchlight’s The Banshees of Inisherin also had a strong showing, converting its 10 nominations to four wins, including Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay, and the Supporting acting categories.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was also a strong performer with four wins, including Best Actor for Austin Butler.
Check out the full list of winners below, and see here for more from the night and here for Pete Hammond’s analysis.
Previous Update : Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, the leading nominee coming into this evening, is currently pulling ahead of the pack with six wins,...
- 2/19/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione, Joe Utichi and Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
All Quiet on the Western Front made good on its record number of BAFTA nominations with a major haul of wins at the film awards ceremony on Sunday night.
At London’s Royal Festival Hall, Netflix’s German anti-war epic took the BAFTAs for best film, alongside best adapted screenplay and best director, and hoovered up most of the craft honors for a total of seven gongs (a BAFTA record for a film not in the English language).
Away from the Western Front, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin won four awards, including half the performance honors, with Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan landing supporting wins. Elsewhere, Austin Butler won leading actor for Elvis, and Cate Blanchett leading actress for Tar.
As had largely been expected, Richard E. Grant was a delightfully upbeat and uncontroversial host, with no political jokes or any jibes aimed at the guests (although he did reference Will Smith,...
At London’s Royal Festival Hall, Netflix’s German anti-war epic took the BAFTAs for best film, alongside best adapted screenplay and best director, and hoovered up most of the craft honors for a total of seven gongs (a BAFTA record for a film not in the English language).
Away from the Western Front, Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin won four awards, including half the performance honors, with Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan landing supporting wins. Elsewhere, Austin Butler won leading actor for Elvis, and Cate Blanchett leading actress for Tar.
As had largely been expected, Richard E. Grant was a delightfully upbeat and uncontroversial host, with no political jokes or any jibes aimed at the guests (although he did reference Will Smith,...
- 2/19/2023
- by Alex Ritman and Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Banshees’ duo, ’Navalny’, ’Aftersun’ among early winners.
The 2023 Bafta Film Awards show is taking place today (February 19) from London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank this year (it was previously at the Royal Albert Hall).
The show started at around 18:00 UK time, finishing at approximately 21:00, and will be broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting at 19:00, with the final four awards broadcast live for the first time.
Richard E. Grant is hosting the ceremony, with presenter Alison Hammond providing backstage and winners access through a new Bafta studio.
Screen is posting all the winners...
The 2023 Bafta Film Awards show is taking place today (February 19) from London’s Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank this year (it was previously at the Royal Albert Hall).
The show started at around 18:00 UK time, finishing at approximately 21:00, and will be broadcast with a time delay on BBC One starting at 19:00, with the final four awards broadcast live for the first time.
Richard E. Grant is hosting the ceremony, with presenter Alison Hammond providing backstage and winners access through a new Bafta studio.
Screen is posting all the winners...
- 2/19/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The title that saw Riz Ahmed stifle laughter, the press room crack up and Allison Williams murmur “no comment” at Oscar nominations last month hits theaters today as ShortsTV presents Oscar Nominated Short Films at circa 380 locations in 75 markets.
The program, three feature-length presentations of the five nominees for Live Action, Animated and Documentary short films, will expand to 500-600 screens by Academy Awards week. Exhibitors can play any or all of the trio. Some are splitting the doc shorts, at 160 minutes, in two. “We leave that up to theaters,” said ShortsTV founder-ceo Carter Pilcher. My Year Of Dicks is an animation entry.
ShortsTV has been releasing these theatrically for 18 years and they do pretty well, hitting 3.5 million in box office pre-Covid. That fell to 1.8 million in 2021 but Pilcher is hoping for a rebound, calling this year’s crop “absolutely some of the best and most audience-friendly films we’ve...
The program, three feature-length presentations of the five nominees for Live Action, Animated and Documentary short films, will expand to 500-600 screens by Academy Awards week. Exhibitors can play any or all of the trio. Some are splitting the doc shorts, at 160 minutes, in two. “We leave that up to theaters,” said ShortsTV founder-ceo Carter Pilcher. My Year Of Dicks is an animation entry.
ShortsTV has been releasing these theatrically for 18 years and they do pretty well, hitting 3.5 million in box office pre-Covid. That fell to 1.8 million in 2021 but Pilcher is hoping for a rebound, calling this year’s crop “absolutely some of the best and most audience-friendly films we’ve...
- 2/17/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
In the most prominent Oscar categories, many of the nominees are fairly established; the short film categories, and the Best Live Action short in particular, provide more room for discoveries. It was here, 18 years ago, that “The Banshees of Inisherin” writer-director Martin McDonagh won for his short “Six Shooter,” and where Andrea Arnold won a year prior for “Wasp,” from a category of nominees that also included Taika Waititi and Nacho Vigalondo.
It’s also a category that can attract support from major Hollywood talent, as with last year’s winner “The Long Goodbye,” starring and produced by Riz Ahmed, who shared the award with director Aneil Karia. Yet even in that case, the winner of the category — a spoken-word indictment of racial violence — was more daring and inventive than the bulk of the feature nominees.
In that regard, this year’s set of contenders all stand out for one...
It’s also a category that can attract support from major Hollywood talent, as with last year’s winner “The Long Goodbye,” starring and produced by Riz Ahmed, who shared the award with director Aneil Karia. Yet even in that case, the winner of the category — a spoken-word indictment of racial violence — was more daring and inventive than the bulk of the feature nominees.
In that regard, this year’s set of contenders all stand out for one...
- 2/17/2023
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton By Michelle Hannett and Melissa Thompson
Nominees for the 95th Oscars were celebrated at a luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton, Monday, February 13, 2023.
Academy Governor DeVon Franklin made the roll call to all the 182 nominees to go on stage for the annual Class Photo.
Producers Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer attended to celebrate their Best Picture nominee for Top Gun: Maverick. The film received a total of six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
But it was megastar Cruise, the last of the true Hollywood movie stars, who commanded the day.
As Variety’s Oscars expert Clayton Davis previously reported, Cruise was the big hit of the nominees Luncheon.
Nominees for the 95th Oscars were celebrated at a luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton, Monday, February 13, 2023.
Academy Governor DeVon Franklin made the roll call to all the 182 nominees to go on stage for the annual Class Photo.
Producers Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer attended to celebrate their Best Picture nominee for Top Gun: Maverick. The film received a total of six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects.
But it was megastar Cruise, the last of the true Hollywood movie stars, who commanded the day.
As Variety’s Oscars expert Clayton Davis previously reported, Cruise was the big hit of the nominees Luncheon.
- 2/14/2023
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin), the first Irish-language film nominated for an Academy Award for best international feature, will receive special recognition at the 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards next month.
First-time feature director Colm Bairéad and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí will be on hand March 9 at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company of J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath, to accept the award for the film.
Created by the US-Ireland Alliance, the Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to the movies, television and music. This marks the first time a film is being honored.
“For An Cailín Ciúin to be in the final five, in a category with more than 90 eligible films, is a massive achievement,” Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement. “It’s lovely to see Irish-language films receiving more attention...
First-time feature director Colm Bairéad and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí will be on hand March 9 at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company of J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath, to accept the award for the film.
Created by the US-Ireland Alliance, the Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to the movies, television and music. This marks the first time a film is being honored.
“For An Cailín Ciúin to be in the final five, in a category with more than 90 eligible films, is a massive achievement,” Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, said in a statement. “It’s lovely to see Irish-language films receiving more attention...
- 2/9/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Oscar-nominated actor James Martin said that he is returning to his day job after starring in ‘An Irish Goodbye’.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Oscar-nominated actor James Martin said that he is returning to his day job after starring in ‘An Irish Goodbye’.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Oscar-nominated actor James Martin said that he is returning to his day job after starring in ‘An Irish Goodbye’.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Oscar-nominated actor James Martin said that he is returning to his day job after starring in ‘An Irish Goodbye’.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Oscar-nominated actor James Martin said that he is returning to his day job after starring in ‘An Irish Goodbye’.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
The star, who has Down’s Syndrome, worked at Starbucks in Belfast before starring in the short film, reports mirror.co.uk.
The 30-year-old said that he “helps out all the customers” and that he’s been “doing that a long time.”
“It’s nice,” he explained.
James played one of two brothers who are brought together by their mother’s death. The film is nominated in the Best Short Film category at the Oscars.
He also worked as a chef in the Italian restaurant Scalini’s.
“I can make garlic bread, meatballs, salads and mussels, chips and stuff like that,” he added.
The actor discussed acting with Down’s syndrome and said “anybody can act” and it “doesn’t matter if you have Down’s syndrome.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Filmmakers Tom Berkeley and Ross White haven’t quite gotten used to being Oscar nominees. The directing team are now first time Oscar nominees for their short film, “An Irish Goodbye,” the pair’s second directorial effort. As Berkeley said in an exclusive video interview with Gold Derby, “It must be what it’s like to go to the Olympics if you’re an athlete.” Check out more of our chat above.
“An Irish Goodbye” tells the story of estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O’Hara) and Lorcan (James Martin) who come together after the death of their mother. Turlough wants to sell their mother’s farm and send Lorcan, who has Downs Syndrome, to live with family. Lorcan, however, wants his estranged brother to stay with him to run the farm. The bickering brothers find a bucket list belonging to their late mother, and Lorcan refuses to leave the farm until...
“An Irish Goodbye” tells the story of estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O’Hara) and Lorcan (James Martin) who come together after the death of their mother. Turlough wants to sell their mother’s farm and send Lorcan, who has Downs Syndrome, to live with family. Lorcan, however, wants his estranged brother to stay with him to run the farm. The bickering brothers find a bucket list belonging to their late mother, and Lorcan refuses to leave the farm until...
- 1/30/2023
- by Tony Ruiz
- Gold Derby
The Banshees of Inisherin has made a stunning showing, along with welcome nods for Paul Mescal and The Quiet Girl, but there are few other surprises
News: Everything Everywhere All at Once leads Oscar nominationsOscar nominations 2023: the full listJoy in Ireland after country’s films bag 14 Oscar nominations
First: a great deal of joy in Ireland for its tremendous successes on this year’s Academy Award nomination list. Martin McDonagh’s tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin, about two men falling out in a remote island community at the time of the civil war, has a host of nominations: including best picture with McDonagh getting best director and best screenplay nods, best actor for Colin Farrell, best supporting actor(s) for Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan and best supporting actress, for Kerry Condon. In addition to which, Paul Mescal gets a best actor nomination for his performance in Charlotte Wells...
News: Everything Everywhere All at Once leads Oscar nominationsOscar nominations 2023: the full listJoy in Ireland after country’s films bag 14 Oscar nominations
First: a great deal of joy in Ireland for its tremendous successes on this year’s Academy Award nomination list. Martin McDonagh’s tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin, about two men falling out in a remote island community at the time of the civil war, has a host of nominations: including best picture with McDonagh getting best director and best screenplay nods, best actor for Colin Farrell, best supporting actor(s) for Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan and best supporting actress, for Kerry Condon. In addition to which, Paul Mescal gets a best actor nomination for his performance in Charlotte Wells...
- 1/24/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The nominations for the upcoming 95th edition of Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday by hosts Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, with ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ leading the pack with as many as nine nominations.
The Colin Farrell-starrer film got nominated in the following categories — Best Supporting Actor (two nominations), Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay.
India too received three nominations for Best Original Song (‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘Rrr’), Best Documentary Feature Film (‘All That Breathes’), and Best Documentary Short Film (‘The Elephant Whisperers’).
‘The Fabelmans’ received seven nominations followed by ‘Tar’ and ‘TopGun: Maverick’ (six each), ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (five), ‘Avatar’ (four), and ‘The Whale’ (three).
Competing for the best picture are ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Elvis’, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, ‘The Fabelmans...
The Colin Farrell-starrer film got nominated in the following categories — Best Supporting Actor (two nominations), Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Original Screenplay.
India too received three nominations for Best Original Song (‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘Rrr’), Best Documentary Feature Film (‘All That Breathes’), and Best Documentary Short Film (‘The Elephant Whisperers’).
‘The Fabelmans’ received seven nominations followed by ‘Tar’ and ‘TopGun: Maverick’ (six each), ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (five), ‘Avatar’ (four), and ‘The Whale’ (three).
Competing for the best picture are ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Elvis’, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, ‘The Fabelmans...
- 1/24/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Ireland made history on Tuesday by landing its first Oscar nomination in the international film category.
But the success of The Quiet Girl, the acclaimed Irish-language drama from writer-director Colm Bairéad that had become something of a dark awards season horse over the last couple of months, wasn’t the only reason for cheer from the Emerald Isle, which is celebrating its greatest ever haul of Academy Award nominations.
As expected, Martin McDonagh’s Irish period tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin led the charge. The film’s nine nominations — an Irish record that beats the seven each earned by last year’s Belfast and 1993’s In the Name of the Father — included its domination of the performance categories thanks to best supporting actor nods for both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, best supporting actress for Kerry Condon and, as had been widely presumed, a best actor nomination for Colin Farrell.
But the success of The Quiet Girl, the acclaimed Irish-language drama from writer-director Colm Bairéad that had become something of a dark awards season horse over the last couple of months, wasn’t the only reason for cheer from the Emerald Isle, which is celebrating its greatest ever haul of Academy Award nominations.
As expected, Martin McDonagh’s Irish period tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin led the charge. The film’s nine nominations — an Irish record that beats the seven each earned by last year’s Belfast and 1993’s In the Name of the Father — included its domination of the performance categories thanks to best supporting actor nods for both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, best supporting actress for Kerry Condon and, as had been widely presumed, a best actor nomination for Colin Farrell.
- 1/24/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Longtime collaborators Tom Berkeley and Ross White, working collectively under the Floodlight Pictures banner, are currently in the running for an Academy Award and have also been nominated for this year’s BAFTAs with their heartwarming, laugh out loud comedy short An Irish Goodbye. This second film from the co-writer/director duo follows two very different embittered brothers dealing with the death of their matriarch and struggling to leave their Irish homestead. With cracking shots of rural landscape framing their final hurrah to bid farewell to the farm they grew up on, Seamus O’Hara and James Martin brilliantly embody the fractious brothers, with wry injections of genius from Paddy Jenkins and Micelle Harley’s soothing narration An Irish Goodbye is a balm for the soul. Berkeley and White smoothly tread the line of delicacy in dealing with grief whilst goading audiences to revel in the, often dark, but hilarious situations the brothers find themselves in.
- 1/17/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
An unexpected connection
An estimated 1.4 million elderly people live alone in the UK, with very little by way of social connection, yet we rarely hear their stories. One of the short films longlisted for this year’s BAFTAs is Roy, the story of a man in that position who is so lonely that he has got into the habit of dialling random telephone numbers in the hopes of finding somebody with whom he can have a conversation. When, one day, he dials an adult hotline by mistake, he’s embarrassed and apologetic, but what could have left him feeling even lower instead marks the beginning of an unlikely friendship which turns his life around.
Sharp witted and keenly observational, the film is brought to life by actors David Bradley and Rachel Shenton. It was written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, a creative team still at an early stage in their careers.
An estimated 1.4 million elderly people live alone in the UK, with very little by way of social connection, yet we rarely hear their stories. One of the short films longlisted for this year’s BAFTAs is Roy, the story of a man in that position who is so lonely that he has got into the habit of dialling random telephone numbers in the hopes of finding somebody with whom he can have a conversation. When, one day, he dials an adult hotline by mistake, he’s embarrassed and apologetic, but what could have left him feeling even lower instead marks the beginning of an unlikely friendship which turns his life around.
Sharp witted and keenly observational, the film is brought to life by actors David Bradley and Rachel Shenton. It was written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, a creative team still at an early stage in their careers.
- 1/30/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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