The 95th edition of the Oscars was full of emotions and dreams fulfilled. Like the case of Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan, who won their first Oscar, or the tiktoker Mexican Javier Ibarreche, who covered the event with a huge smile.
However, they were not the only ones who achieved their greatest goal, so did James Martin, an Irish actor with Down syndrome and a Starbucks employee, who broke stereotypes and won the Oscar for Best Action Short Film for his incredible work. in An Irish goodbye.
the guys who made An Irish Goodbye used their Oscar acceptance speech to have every A-lister in Hollywood sing Happy Birthday to their star, James Martin. iconic! pic.twitter.com/J4LLHwMla3
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) March 13, 2023
James Martin, actor with Down syndrome and Starbucks employee, was praised at the Oscars for his work on the short film An Irish goodbye.
Beyond the statuette, the actor received recognition and praise from multiple Hollywood celebrities, who sang to him the mornings for his 31st birthday, which was celebrated on the same day as the award ceremony.
His triumph marked a pattern in the history of cinema, as it proved that actors with different abilities are as capable as any other of creating, building and transmitting emotions through incredible stories.
It is worth mentioning that James is the first person with Down syndrome to win a BAFTA and an Oscar. However, the actor said that he will not abandon his work as a barista, because he likes to help customers and believes that anyone can act regardless of his condition.
It doesn’t matter if you have Down syndrome, as long as you’re doing what you’re doing. I do what I can to be funny.