An unexpected moment of wholesomeness at the #Oscars: The entire audience singing 'Happy Birthday' to James Martin from 'An Irish Goodbye' moments after the film won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film pic.twitter.com/m3gKt7XStSNORTHERN IRISH FILM An Irish Goodbye won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in Los Angeles this morning.
The brothers’ reunion is made difficult as Turlough tries to navigate care arrangements for Lorcan, who has Down Syndrome. Speaking on the Dolby Theatre stage, White said: ”Deary me, thank you so much to the Academy for this incredible, incredible honour. Thank you to our fellow nominees, all the nominees for your work.“Thank you to everyone back home in Northern Ireland who helped us make this film. We wish we had the time to list you all here but you know who you are.
“This award is actually the second most important thing about today because it’s this man’s birthday,” Berkeley told the audience as he put his arm around actor James Martin’s shoulder.