In 2015, Saoirse Ronan’s Brooklyn became the most successful Irish film in almost 25 years after taking in over €52million worldwide in the months after its release.
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Despite previous outrage that streaming service Netflix could have films nominated for Oscar Awards, this year the site has proven once again that its movies can play with the big boys.
One such movie is Two Distant Strangers which has viewers gripped, and is currently trending in the top 10 in Ireland.
The 32-minute film walked away with the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at this years ceremony and after watching the film, it’s clear to see why it has become such a hit.
The short
In 2015, Saoirse Ronan’s Brooklyn became the most successful Irish film in almost 25 years after taking in over €52million worldwide in the months after its release.
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We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. Nomadland, the film that scooped three major awards at the Oscars last week, is finally available to watch in the UK.
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Oscars! Chloé Zhao's touching film took home some of the Academy Awards most-coveted honors on Sunday, including Zhao herself becoming the first woman of color ever to win Best Director, in addition to Best Picture and Best Actress, which went to Frances McDormand -- her third in the category, putting her only behind Katherine Hepburn all-time, who won the honor four times. is on Hulu now.
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(Reuters) - Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. were part of a group of executive producers awarded an Oscar for the film "Two Distant Strangers" on Sunday.