Mat Kirkby Oscar Speech

Mat kirkby is an oscar winning writer director living in shottisham near woodbridge.

Mat kirkby oscar speech.

In 2015 he won best short film at the academy awards for the phone call starring sally hawkins and jim broadbent and famously name checked the pump street bakery in orford in his oscar acceptance speech stating that he was particularly happy as this means i now get a free donut at my local bakery. The british writers of the phone call who won the oscar for best live short film singled out their inspirational mothers for the work they do taking calls in crisis centres during their acceptance speech. 10 06 23 february 2015 updated. Tff alum mat kirkby on the phone call and the 2015 oscars.

Good luck to tribeca winning short film the phone call for the oscars on the 22nd. Oscar winner mat kirkby claims orford. Suffolk film director mat kirkby told last night s audience of hollywood a listers that he was particularly happy to win the oscar for best live action short film because it meant he would. Mat kirkby s oscar acceptance speech.

Suffolk film director mat kirkby wins oscar and praises orford s pump street bakery during acceptance speech. The tribeca jury awarded the phone call stating. After the awards mat kirkby told itv news his mother was a real life superhero sue kirkby has said that the best part of her night was not being called a. Kerry washington and jason bateman presenting mat kirkby and james lucas with the oscar for best live action short for the phone call at the 87th oscars in 2015.

This film demonstrates the sheer power of the human voice to convey compassion and understanding via a one on one telephone conversation. Mat kirkby and james lucas pose with their award. 10 06 23 february 2015. Mat kirkby best.

As for the speech this was a very unique award because i was accepting a collective award on behalf of 250 people so it wasn t an individual achievement by any means. An oscar winning director returns to the bakery he mentioned during his acceptance speech to claim the first of his lifetime supply of doughnuts.