The call is a dramatic piece that charts the journey of a woman awaiting the outcome of a phone call, while revisiting her relationship with the two men that define the call award winning short film on vimeo. Colchester film festival 2014 the phone call youtube. Where to watch the phone call, the oscars live action short winner, because you havent seen all the oscars films this year video by kate ward feb. The phone call was shot on location in london in may 20, with sally hawkins having just completed filming on woody allens blue jasmine. Where to watch the phone call, the oscars live action. Oct 21, 2016 this year, the short film cleary subletted his apartment to fund won an oscar for best short film at the 88th academy awards. It tells the story of a businessman stuck in traffic gridlock, who calls home only to be told by his little girl that mummy is. Best oscar winning live action short film since 2000. This is the phone call oscar winning short 2015 trailer by network ireland television on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. The phone call goes from thewraps shortlist festival to. A short film encompassing a challenging helpline call is up for an oscar in the short films category. The film had the biggest night and took home the biggest prize. This short changed our perspective on the subject of suicide. The phone call winning best live action short whiplash winning the oscar for film editing.
Were very pleased for eddie redmayne taking home the top oscar at last nights academy awards for best actor in the theory of everything, but he wasnt the only brit to walk away honored. Shortstv is the global home of short entertainment. Two frontrunners emerge in varied and political field heres a rundown of the liveaction short film nominees, including the two most likely to win. British directed the phone call wins best short film live action. Competitive oscars are separated from noncompetitive oscars i. Readers of thewrap got their first look at mat kirkbys short film the phone call when it was part of our shortlist film festival in august. Best oscar winning live action short film since 2000 imdb. Written by james lucas and mat kirkby, and directed by kirkby, the phone call won the best short film oscar in 2015. Five short, dark comedies about smartphone obsession the. Feb 12, 2015 a giant alien creature comes to earth. Seth winston directs this oscar winning short film about a session guitarist hired to help a famous rock band finish up their latest album. We have the great honour of the phone call being selected as one of 12 finalists in the shortlist film festival, run by thewrap hollywoods top online film industry portal, with a huge worldwide readership. Inspired by a true story, it follows an award winning school choir and the new girl in class who just might uncover the ugly secret behind their fame. Oct 20, 2014 the phone call was the winner of best narrative short at the tribeca film festival this year, winner of the silver dragon for best fiction short at the krakow film festival and winner of.
Kerry washington and jason bateman presenting mat kirkby and james lucas with the oscar for best live action short for the phone call. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the. Due to a shocking incidence the call gets a sudden turn. Feb 23, 2015 where to watch the phone call, the oscars live action short winner, because you havent seen all the oscars films this year video by kate ward feb. Oscar winner short film about love and passage of time father and daughter by m.
With the worlds largest catalogue of short movies, available on tv, online and in theatres shortstv brings audiences the very best professionally produced live action, animation and documentary short movies from around the world, including hours of award winning and starstudded shorts. Now streaming via the new yorker screening room, stutterer is a poignant drama following a young man, greenwood matthew needham, who struggles with a stutter speech impediment. Feb 19, 2015 the road to the oscars, however, was not clear. Jan 30, 2015 collective screening of the academy award nominated short films from the live action category for 2015. Written by johan verschueren, gridlock fait dhiver is a perfect short film. You can now track oscarwinning screenwriter and producer james lucas and his. This shortfilm is about a call between father and daughter. The phone call oscar winning short 2015 trailer on vimeo. Honorary award, special achievement award, juvenile award. Theres a chinese one called butter lamp that was filmed in a really interesting way, and it was my favorite because it was the most unique. The film stars sally hawkins as heather, a crisis hotline counsellor trying to dissuade stanley jim broadbent, an unseen distraught caller, from a suicide attempt following the death of his wife. Hawkins plays heather, who volunteers as a phone operator in an understaffed crisis centre like the samaritans. The film we have chosen concerns a subject that has touched many people in our valley, as well as the world.
It was the first time the films british directors had received an oscar nomination. Sing is a childhood drama with a lot of music, set in 1990s budapest, hungary. With luke matheny, marian brock, christopher hirsh, emily young. The phone call, a short film that tells about a fateful call that is received by a worker in a crisis call center and an encounter that changes the lives of the people on the call, won the oscar. Live action from a kosovo war crime to redemption on the afghan front, this years oscarnominated shorts tackle serious issues, with a light. The winning film, the phone call captivates almost from the first moment, and is deeply affecting. Short film stutterer didnt get into sundanceit won. The call award winning short film kurzfilm youtube.
With sally hawkins, jim broadbent, edward hogg, prunella scales. Collective screening of the academy award nominated short films from the live action category for 2015. Apr 11, 2017 5 films about technology, by the thirtyoneyearold torontobased director peter huang, is a fourandahalfminute series of wry vignettes involving smartphones and embarrassmentsome of. How can i watch oscarwinning short film the phone call. Joanna by aneta kopacz short documentary, 40, 20, poland. It was oscar nominated in 2003, but i wanted to show it to you here because i like it so much. Live action short film is a category at the academy awards, existing under various names as a single category since 1957 from 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, best short subject, onereel and best short subject, tworeel, referring to the running time of the short. Congratulations to mat kirkby and james lucas for their oscar win for best live action short. It won the oscar for best live action short film at the 87th academy awards. Diagnosed with untreatable illness, joanna promises her son that she will do. Live action the oscar shorts are always a mixed bag, but this years nominees are unusually similar, offering challenging yet wellmade.
They showed all the live action shorts at a theater in my town last week before the oscars. I havent seen any of these but out of all the short films that are out there and eligible, one has to be pretty special to win. The phone call was the winner of best narrative short at the tribeca film festival this year, winner of the silver dragon for best fiction short at the krakow film festival and winner of. First, the phone call, from director mat kirkby and starring sally hawkins, is available to stream right now for free on indiewire editor. Which of the oscar winners for best live action short film since 2000 is the best in your opinion. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man played by oscar winner jim broadbent she has no idea that. The film stars oscar nominee sally hawkins supporting actress for 20s blue jasmine as a.
The phone call oscar for best live action short film. Academy award for best live action short film wikipedia. It offered an insight into the mental state of someone taking his or her own life. This oscaraward winning short film follows heather sally hawkins, the shape of water, blue jasmine, a shy lady who works at a helpline call center. Any column in this list may be sorted by clicking the arrow symbol to the right of the desired column heading. The film stars sally hawkins as heather, a crisis hotline counsellor trying to dissuade stanley jim broadbent, an unseen distraught caller, from. We dont think weve ever seen a short we didnt like for one reason or another. It was directed by mat kirkby and written by kirkby and james lucas. If you love this planet free oscarwinning short film on the need for nuclear disarmament. A woman working for a crisis center phone line receives a call from a suicidal older man.
Lauren james is a bright young woman struggling to keep her past a secret. In 2015, he won the academy award for best live action short film for directing the phone call, a short drama film starring. This oscar award winning short film follows heather sally hawkins, the shape of water, blue jasmine, a shy lady who works at a helpline call center. Veterans press 1 winning best documentary short feast winning best animated short film. The phone call is a compelling 20 minute film directed by mat kirkby covering the conversation between heather, a helpline worker on a crisis line played by sally hawkins, and stan, an older caller played by jim broadbent who calls needing support. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the. The finalists in this competition have all won major film. The phone call starring sally hawkins takes home oscar. The call is a dramatic piece that charts the journey of a woman awaiting the outcome of a phone call, while revisiting her relationship with the two men that define her past and her future. Sally hawkins stars in the oscarwinning short film the phone call.
When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life. Veterans press 1 and just before losing everything. If a film won the academy award for best picture, its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. This year, the short film cleary subletted his apartment to fund won an oscar for best short film at the 88th academy awards. Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. However, we both chose boogaloo and graham as our favorite. Feb 23, 2015 the film had the biggest night and took home the biggest prize. The phone call winning best live action short youtube.
A lovestruck, loungesinging darts champion finds his prayers are answered literally when he mysteriously receives a box of loveinducing darts. This short drama is beautifully made, but it is the performance and presence of sally hawkins that makes it stand out. Also, the short documentary selection, white earth is available via vimeo ondemand. It is a touching tale about the love a father has for his sons.
With zsofia szamosi, dorottya hais, dorka gasparfalvi, peter bregyan. Congratulations to mat kirkby and james lucas for their oscar win for. This oscarnominated short film of 2017 is one of the few documentary short films that delivers a. It wasnt a big surprise that the phone call snagged the oscar for liveaction short. I actually thought that though it wasnt bad, the phone call was the worst one. Tribeca film festival and awardwinning short film duration. Oct 16, 2014 oscar winner short film about love and passage of time father and daughter by m. Despite the fact that sally and jim broadbent have both starred in mike leigh films, this was the first time that they had actually worked together. Two frontrunners emerge in varied and political field heres a rundown of the liveaction short film nominees, including the.
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