- James Martin turned 31 on the night of the 2023 Oscars.
- An Irish Goodbye won the award for the best short film.
- Whole Dolby Theatre wished the actor.
James Martin, who starred in the 2023 Oscar-winning short film An Irish Goodbye, turned 31 on the same night as the ceremony.
In a heartfelt homage at the ceremony on Sunday, directors Ross White and Tom Berkeley led the audience in singing “Happy Birthday” to the King during their acceptance speeches for their respective Oscars.
“Deary me, thank you so much the Academy for this incredible, incredible honor. Thank you to our fellow nominees, all the nominees for your work, and your work it inspires us so very, very much,” White said on stage at the 95th Academy Awards alongside Berkeley, Martin and his costar Seamus O’Hara. “Thank you to everybody back home and Northern Ireland who helped us make this film. We wish we had the time to list you all here, but you know who you are.”
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White continued, “There’s something very important we’d like to speak about as well.”
Berkeley picked up the cue, telling the audience: “This award is actually the second most important thing about today because it’s this man’s birthday.”
Wrapping an arm around Martin, he said, “He’s out here in Hollywood, wearing a leopard print suit jacket. We’d love to use the rest of our time up here to sing for James.”
As Martin triumphantly held up his golden trophy, the Dolby Theatre group in Los Angeles more than 3,000 members started to sing.
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