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James Bulger 's mother has said she is “relieved” a short film about her son's death did not win an Oscar .
Denise Fergus had accused the makers of Detainment , which centres around the police interviews of James's killers, of being “obsessed” with the case.
She had demanded they remove the film from contention at the Academy Awards after it was nominated in the category of best live action short, a request director Vincent Lambe refused.
After Detainment was beaten on Sunday by biographical drama Skin , Ms Fergus tweeted to say she was relieved.
She said: “I'm so made up, that short film Detainment did not win the Oscar, can't tell you just how relieved I am, thanks to everyone who has agreed with me on this xx.”
Biggest talking points of the OscarsShow all 10 1 /10Biggest talking points of the Oscars Biggest talking points of the Oscars Lafy Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform 'Shallow' A Star is Born actors Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed their Oscar-winning song “Shallow” at this year’s Oscars ceremony and set social media alight.
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Rami Malek falls off stage Best Actor winner Rami Malek caused concern when he fell off stage after accepting his award. He was later seen talking to medical staff but showed no signs of industry
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Olivia Colman’s Best Actress win is a joyful surprise It’s a win that many hoped for, but one that not many genuinely expected. Colman beat frontrunner Glenn Close to Best Actress, delivering a delightful (and thoroughly English) acceptance speech to boot. “It’s genuinely quite stressful,” she said. “This is hilarious. I got an Oscar! Okay, I have to thank lots of people. If, by the way, I forget anybody, I’m going to find you later and give you all a massive snog.” - Clarisse Loughrey
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Spike Lee storms off BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee was visibly angry after learning that Green Book had won Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, saying “the ref made a bad call”. According to AP, Lee made his way to the building’s exit while the film’s producers were delivering their acceptance speeches, but was stopped by staff members.
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Green Book disappoints as Best Picture win This year’s Academy Awards was a tale of two shocks: one pleasant, one dire. The latter arrived with the announcement that Green Book had beaten out the category’s frontrunner, Roma, to Best Picture. It was a dismal reminder that progress is a slow, tedious process. Had Roma prevailed it would have made history, becoming both the first foreign language film and the first film distributed by Netflix (or any other streaming service) to win Best Picture. - Clarisse Loughrey
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Melissa McCarthy's costume to present Best Costume Design
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Bohemian Rhapsody is ahead of the pack with four wins Although Green Book walked away with Best Picture, the film with the most wins of the night was Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s news that will also come as a significant disappointment to many. Alongside three wins in the technical categories – for Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound Editing – Rami Malek also picked up Best Actor for his role as Freddie Mercury. - Clarisse Loughrey
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars The Academy takes two steps forward for diversity, one step back Four years on from the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, and two years since the Academy took steps to rectify its predominantly white, male demographic by inviting 774 new members, it’s clear that progress has been made. Regina King won Best Supporting Actress for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk, BlackKklansman director Spike Lee finally won an Oscar after decades of snubs, and Black Panther’s costume designer Ruth Carter, and its production designer Hannah Beachler, both became the first ever African American winners in their categories. - Alexandra Pollard
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Biggest talking points of the Oscars Richard E Grant wins hearts, even if he doesn't win awards No one has enjoyed awards season more than Richard E Grant. The 62-year-old star of Can You Ever Forgive Me? was, in his own words, “granted temporary membership to the A-list fame club” after the role earned him an Oscar nomination. Given the adorable viral video he posted in reaction to the nod, the countless selfies with every Hollywood actor he comes across, and the interviews in which he’s grinning ear to ear, it’s clear Grant decided to grab the opportunity with both hands. He didn’t grab the Oscar, though. That honour, predictably, went to Mahershala Ali for his role in Green Book. Ali is brilliant, of course – but wouldn’t it have been wonderful if Grant had managed to pull off a surprise victory? This was his first ever nomination, 32 years after he was snubbed for his iconic role in Withnail and I, and he plays Jack Hock – the playful, conniving, antagonistic friend to Melissa McCarthy’s Lee Israel – like no one else could. -Alexandra Pollard
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James was two when 10-year-old boys Jon Venables and Robert Thompson abducted him from the Strand shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993.
They led him to a railway line before killing him. Venables and Thompson were convicted of murder and have since been given new identities.
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