Mat Kirkby and James Lucas have won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for THE PHONE CALL. This is the first Oscar for Kirby and Lucas.
Other nominees in the category include:
"Aya,' Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
"Boogaloo and Graham,' Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
"Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak),' Hu Wei and Julien Feret
"Parvaneh,' Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
The 87th Oscars are taking place tonight, Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and are being televised live on the
ABC Television Network. The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, is also being televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Neil
Patrick Harris serves as host of this year's ceremony which features musical performances by
Lady Gaga and
Jack Black and an all star list of presenters including
Meryl Streep,
John Travolta and
Kerry Washington.