Belfast short gets Oscar nod

'Boogaloo and Graham' has been nominated in the category of Best Live Action Short at this year's Academy Awards.

Belfast short film 'Boogaloo and Graham', directed by Michael Lennox and produced by Brian J Falconer of Out of Orbit Productions, has been nominated in the category of Best Live Action Short at the 87th Academy Awards.

Filmed entirely on location in the North, the film is set in 1970s Belfast and follows two young boys (Martin Mc Cann and Charlene McKenna) who discover the facts of life, aided by the help of their pet chickens.

"The news today that our film Boogaloo and Graham, which we made over 4 days in Belfast in April 2014 is Oscar nominated is hard to believe,” producer, Brian Falconer has said reacting to the nomination.

Congrats to our nominees for Short Film Live Action. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/4GHnpl5unv

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 15, 2015

'Boogaloo and Graham' is the second Irish film to be amongst the 2015 nominees.

Congrats Guys