Kenneth Branagh wins for Belfast. The 94th Annual Academy Awards returned on Sunday night to the Dolby Theater after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and there were shocking moments as Presenters handed out the Oscars, and one shocking disappointment for some viewers of the ABC Telecast came later in the show. And I’m not talking about Will Smith’s slap. I am talking about Belfast winning for “Best Original Screenplay” for Kenneth Branagh’s script written from his own experience growing up in Belfast during the tumultuous late 1960’s when ‘The Troubles’ began…..
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