Oscar 2008: Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova – best original song winners

Tilda Swinton – best supporting actress winner

Javier Bardem – best supporting actor winner
Photos: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S.
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by Andre Soares | February 26, 2008   
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Oscar 2008: Katherine Heigl, Kristin Chenoweth, Glen Hansard

Katherine Heigl

Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard perform "Falling Slowly" from Once

Kristin Chenoweth performs "That’s How You Know" from Enchanted
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by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008   
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Oscar 2008: Renee Zellweger, Glen Hansard, Pink Martini

Renee Zellweger

Pink Martini

Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova
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by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008   
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Oscar 2008: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan

Tadanobu Asano of Mongol

Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard
Photos: Matt Petit (Asano), Michael Yada (Hansard & Irglova, Ryan). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.

by Andre Soares | February 25, 2008   
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Oscar 2008: “Falling Slowly” Remains in the Shortlist

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová’s ballad "Falling Slowly," from John Carney’s Irish-made romantic musical Once, remains in the running in the Best Original Song category of the 2008 Academy Awards.
Several days ago, questions had arisen about the song’s eligibility because before Once came out different versions of "Falling Slowly" had been featured in two music albums and in the trailer of the Czech movie Beauty in Trouble, as reported by Una Mullally in the Dublin Sunday Tribune.
However, last night the Academy’s music branch declared that "Falling Slowly" qualified as an "original song" written specifically for Once.
As reported in the New York Times, Charles Bernstein, Chairman of the Music Branch Executive Committee, stated that "the Academy’s music branch [...]

by Andre Soares | January 30, 2008   
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Oscar 2008: “Falling Slowly” from ONCE Possibly Ineligible

Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová in Once

In The Vast Picture Show, the [Dublin] Sunday Tribune’s film critic Paul Lynch reports that "Falling Slowly," from the Irish romantic musical Once, may be ineligible for the best original song Oscar. The Academy has been apparently investigating the issue.
Lynch quotes a piece by the Sunday Tribune’s music critic Una Mullally:
"The Sunday Tribune understands that the Academy query relates to whether the song, from the John Carney-directed movie Once, was written specifically for the film, as the eligibility rules for the Best Original Song category demand. ‘Falling Slowly’ was originally recorded by the film’s co-stars Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova when Czech director Jan Hrebejk asked the two musicians to contribute songs to his 2006 [...]

by Andre Soares | January 26, 2008   
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