John Lennon's son Sean wins first Oscar and shares sweet message for Yoko Ono
John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon had a sweet message for his mother Yoko Ono as he won his first Oscar in L.A on Sunday night, thanks to War Is Over nabbing the award for best animated short film.
Fans of The Beatles got emotional on Sunday night as one of John Lennon's son's collected an Oscar on stage inside the Dolby Theatre in L.A.
The Oscar for animated short film was presented to War Is Over! Inspired By The Music of John & Yoko during the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Sean Ono Lennon, who wrote the anti-war story featuring tracks from his parents Beatles star John Lennon and his artist wife Yoko Ono, was among those accepting the prize along with Dave Mullins and Brad Booker.
As he accepted the award, Sean, 48 gave a shout out to his mother Ono, who he said was in the UK and asked the audience to join him in saying "Happy Mother’s Day" as British people celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday. "I just want to very quickly say my mother turned 91 this February and today is Mother's Day in the UK, so could everyone say happy Mother's Day Yoko?" Sean asked.
Source: Zoe Delaney/mirror.co.uk
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