Czech Republic represented at Sunday’s Oscars by Marketa Irglová
The Czech Republic will be represented at Sunday evening’s Oscar ceremony by Marketa Irglová, who is nominated, alongside Irishman Glen Hansard in the best song category. Hansard and Irglová received a nomination for the song ‘Falling Slowly’ which they wrote and performed in the film ‘Once’. The duo will perform the song at Sunday evening’s Oscar ceremony. The film ‘Once’ follows the relationship which develops between an Irish busker and a Czech immigrant in Dublin, and was one of the surprise hits of last year. It has already won an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival, and an LA Film Critics’ Award for its soundtrack.