Oscar winner MacDonagh acknowledges Irish roots
Martin McDonagh thanked his Irish parents when collecting his Oscar for best live action short today.
The film Six Shooter, which he directed and wrote, starred Irishman Brendan Gleeson. The movie was shot in Waterford and Wicklow and tells the story of a man who encounters a strange and psychotic young man while travelling home by train just hours after the death of his wife.
The comedy, which stars Brendan Gleeson in the lead role, was written and directed by McDonagh, who is best-known for his award-winning play The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
McDonagh used to spend his summers in Ireland, dividing his time between Easkey in Co Sligo where his mother originates from and Connemara, Co Galway, the home of his father.
