Ciaran Hinds: The Shore wins Live Action Short Film Oscar (THE IRISH EXAMINER)

Belfast-set The Shore wins Oscar Monday, February 27, 2012 - 03:42 AM 'The Shore' has won the Oscar for Live Action Short Film. Director Terry George said the people of Northern Ireland had inspired the film and he dedicated the Oscar to them. The film stars Ciarán Hinds, Conleth Hill and Maggie Cronin. The six stars of Bridesmaids handed out the prizes for live action short film to Terry and Oorlagh George's The Shore. Mr George dedicated his win to “the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 30 years of war sat down, negotiated a peace and proved to the world that the Irish are great talkers”.

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