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Dreaming of Oscar

The latest cinema releases, DVDs and films on TV. Antonia Quirke talks to three Oscar nominees as they head off to the Academy Awards for the first time in their lives.

Antonia Quirke talks to three Oscar nominees as they head off to the Academy Awards for the first time.

Anthony McCarten, the writer and producer of The Theory Of Everything, is up for two awards - best adapted screenplay and best film. He reveals why he's turned down an invitation to Madonna's after-party.

Production designer Suzie Davies is nominated for her work on Mr Turner, and confesses to behaving like a star-struck fan at the nominees lunch, and has the photographs to prove it.

Mat Kirkby, who got the nod for best short film, admits that he wouldn't have made it to the ceremony if it wasn't for the generosity of a Radio 4 listener.

Critic Tim Robey assesses the chances of British success at this Sunday's ceremony.

Photo: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

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Thu 19 Feb 2015 16:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Antonia Quirke

Antonia Quirke
Antonia Quirke is one of the presenters on Film 2015 on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, and film critic for The One Show. She writes on film for the Financial Times and is a columnist at the New Statesman. Her book about the movie Jaws is a BFI best-selling title, and her novel - Madame Depardieu And The Beautiful Strangers - is being made into a film by the team behind the Oscar-nominated An Education. She also presents Pick of the Week on Radio 4 and reports for From Our Own Correspondent on the World Service.

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Presenter Antonia Quirke
Interviewed Guest Anthony McCarten
Interviewed Guest Suzie Davies
Interviewed Guest Mat Kirkby
Interviewed Guest Tim Robey

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  • Thu 19 Feb 2015 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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