Brown Bag didn’t bring home the Oscar for Granny O’Grimm (we lost out to French film Logorama), but Nicky, Darragh and the Brown Bag crew celebrated into the night nonetheless. Darragh talked to the Irish Times about his Oscar experience:
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Sitting at the Oscars, 15 rows from the front, ‘we all just held hands in anticipation’ for ‘one of those moments when you clench the buttocks a little bit’, says ‘Granny O’Grimm’ nominee DARRAGH O’CONNELL
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The Granny O’Grimm gang are currently in LA, which has gone Oscar-mad in the build up to the ceremony on March 7th. All this week they will be visiting studios and attending screenings of the Oscar-nominated films.
A couple of weeks ago, Team Granny O’Grimm’s Hollywood experience kicked off with the Oscar Nominees Luncheon. Each year, all the nominees and their guests attend a lunch and ceremony to acknowledge their nominations. Cathal took a few photos while they were there:
Here is the moment we discovered, in the Brown Bag Films Studio, that Granny O Grimm was nominated for Best Animated Short.
Doc, Nicky and Kathleen attentively awaiting the results
There were huge celebrations at Brown Bag Films yesterday as the news came through that Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty was nominated for the Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film!
Darragh O'Connell, Kathleen O'Rourke & Nicky Phelan celebrate with the Brown Bag gang. Photo ©The Irish Times 2010
Of course, Granny herself had a different take on things. Watch Granny’s reaction to the Oscar® nomination here:
Granny O’Grimm is one step closer to telling those Hollywood stars what she thinks of them, as it was announced that ‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ is shortlisted for Oscar nomination!
10 Animated Shorts Move Ahead in 2009 Oscar® Race
The film, directed by Nicky Phelan, written and performed by Kathleen O’Rourke and produced by Darragh O’Connell, is shortlisted in the Best Animated Short Film category.
The Short Films & Animated Feature members of the Academy will now select 5 nominees from the 10 shortlisted films and the announcement will be on February 2nd 2010.
Check out Granny O’Grimm’s own website at www.grannyogrimm.com, and visit her on Twitter and Facebook.
The Oscars take place in Los Angeles on March 7th 2010.
So, anyone planned their Oscars’ night party yet? No? What do you mean it’s become a bit of a non-event? And you can’t stand Hugh Jackman – even after his song and dance entrance last year?! (30 Rock fans will be delighted to know its Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin for next year)
Anyway, whilst listening to a run down of the best films of the year so far, the Oscars was mentioned and who is in the running for best picture. Now historically, animation has rarely had a look in but this year, a change of heart over at the Academy might just change that. Is this the year animation can catch the big prize?
A quick glimpse at the past winners and losers reveals that the first and only animated film nominated for Best Picture was Beauty and the Beast in 1991 (which was beaten by Silence of the Lambs).
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