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"GOD OF LOVE" WINS OSCAR FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

"God of Love" has won the Oscar for live action short film. Luke Matheny, who also directed, wrote and starred in the film, tells the story of a man who acquires some love-inducing darts.

"God of Love" was competing against "The Confession," "The Crush," "Na Wewe" and "Wish 143."

The 83rd Academy Awards are taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and are being televised live on ABC. We'll carry all the breaking news and reaction here on Awards Tracker.

-- Nardine Saad (SOURCE)

Photo: Luke Matheny at the Oscars. Credit: Valerie Macon/Getty Images.

LUKE MATHENY AND "GOD OF LOVE" WIN 2011 OSCAR FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Luke Matheny wins Oscar for "God of Love"!

NYU Grad Film Alum Luke Matheny won the 2011 Oscar for BEST SHORT FILM for GOD OF LOVE. GOD OF LOVE was Luke's thesis film. It was produced by Ryan Silbert and Gigi Dement, shot by Bobby Webster, edited by Levi Abrino and scored by Sasha Gordon. Congratulations Luke! and to all your collaborators at NYU!

Posted by Cine City, NYU Grad Film on February 27, 2011 10:56 PM | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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DC SHORTS WINNER "GOD OF LOVE" NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR

By The Reliable Source

"God of Love" by Luke Matheny

The Oscars made history Tuesday... by nominating a live-action short we've actually seen! "God of Love," by NYC filmmaker Luke Matheny, was a breakout hit at the DC Shorts fest last September (and, maybe not coincidentally, one of the bigger-budget shorts, at $25,000). The bittersweet 15-minute black-and-white comedy about Cupid as a Brooklyn hipster came into Washington with a Student Oscar already under its belt (Matheny made it for his NYU film-school thesis) and went on to with the festival's Audience Choice prize. And lucky for you, it's already scheduled for another set of screenings this weekend, at DC Shorts' "Rewind." "God of Love" will be on a bill with several other shorts at 9:30 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street NE.

Read earlier: "God of Love" and an SNL star shine at DC Shorts

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By The Reliable Source | January 25, 2011; 12:55 PM ET

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