Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Oscar Nod for Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty



I posted about Brown Bag's Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty previously, but the film has now received an Oscar Nomination for Short Film (Animated). It is also available in its entirety on YouTube (legally by the production company) and I've embedded it above. Enjoy!

For more information see Irish Talent Lauded with Four Oscar Nominations:

Brown Bag Film’s ‘Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty’ is a six-minute film directed by Nicky Phelan, produced by Darragh O’Connell and written and performed by comedian Kathleen O’Rourke. The film tells the story of a seemingly sweet old lady who terrifies her little granddaughter at bedtime with her dark version of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. The animation won an Animation IFTA in 2009. Director Nicky Phelan tells IFTN that the Granny O’Grimm team heard of their nomination in an unexpected manner “We lost the live coverage before they announced the animation nominees" he says "so it was actually Darragh’s mother who told us about our nomination – we were all prepared and still ended up hearing about the nomination from Kildare and not Hollywood!” He continues by describing the electric atmosphere in the Brown Bag Films building: "Everything’s up in the air – it’s obviously very exciting. We’re hoping to get a gang over to the awards themselves now.” He finished with a tribute to his fellow animation nominees “It’s brilliant also to see Paul and Tomm nominated for ‘The Secret of Kells’, and it’s a fantastic reflection on the talent there is in the Irish animation industry nowadays.”

The animation’s star, Granny O’Grimm was, however, somewhat less than enthused with the news of her nomination: “An Academy Award nomination is not going to boil the potatoes now is it?” She stated simply. However when the prospect of her attire for the awards ceremony her outlook brightened somewhat, saying: “I’ll maybe restrict myself to one chocolate gateau a day for the moment – so I can wear the frock that I bought for my husband’s funeral. It has only one stain, I never could get the pink champagne mark out”.

Congrats to all. This has been one of my favorite interpretations in a long while...

1 comment:

  1. This was so fun to watch! I hope it wins. :)

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