(03-01-2004) And The Oscar Goes To... Chernobyl Heart! - U2.com *

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And The Oscar Goes To... Chernobyl Heart!

Chernobyl Heart won the Oscar for 'Best Documentary Short Subject' in Hollywood last night.

The documentary features the work of the Chernobyl Childrens Project, a featured charity in our Hearts and Minds area which has long been supported by U2 - notably with the release of the single 'The Sweetest Thing' in 1998.

'Chernobyl Heart' is about the after-effects of radiation on the children of Belarus, a country affected by the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. It was filmed 16 years after the disaster and follows the plight of radiation-exposed children being cared for in cancer centres, asylums, hospitals and orphanages.

"I feel you are also honouring the people of Chernobyl who are suffering the effects of radiation still, 18 years later," said Director Maryann DeLeo, receiving the Oscar.

See our earlier story here
http://www.u2.com/homepage/news130204.html

More on The Chernobyl Children's Project in our Hearts and Minds area
http://www.u2.com/hearts_minds/hearts_minds_chern.html

http://www.u2.com/homepage/news010304.html
 
:applaud: I'm SO glad that "Chernobyl Heart" won the Oscar last night!

It sounds like an excellent documentary. I hope I get the chance to see it one day.:yes:
 
najeena said:
I though the winner might thank Ali, but it didn't happen. :|

I thought she might too. She thanked Adi Roche, but not Ali. I think people get nervous up there and don't always say everything they mean to say.
 
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