An Irish Goodbye director Ross White described James Martin as “the beating heart of our film”, after winning the Oscar for best live action short film.

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An Irish Goodbye won the Academy Award for best short film.

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President Higgins said: “May I congratulate An Irish Goodbye and Richard Baneham for their fantastic achievements in winning the Best Live-Action Short Film and Best Visual Effects Awards respectively at last night’s Oscars ceremony.

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The President congratulated those behind An Irish Goodbye which took the award for best short film, as well as who was among those who won the Oscar for visual effects for Avatar: The Way Of Water.

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The short film An Irish Goodbye is also considered one of the top options in its category, but again faces competition.

Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/oscars-irish-chances-of-winning-6016656-Mar2023/