<p>A theatre full of Hollywood&#8217;s significant players erupted into the &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; song at the Oscars on Sunday in honor of James Martin, an actor with Down syndrome who starred in a film that had just won an Acadamy Award.</p>
<p>Martin, along with filmmakers Tom Berkeley and Ross White, took the stage after &#8220;An Irish Goodbye&#8221; won the category for Best Live Action Short Film.</p>
<p>Berkeley told the crowd that winning the award was only one of the most important things happening on Sunday.</p>
<p>&#8220;This award is actually the second most important thing about today, because it&#8217;s this man&#8217;s [Martin] birthday,&#8221; Berkeley said as he called Martin to the microphone.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">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! <a href="https://t.co/J4LLHwMla3">pic.twitter.com/J4LLHwMla3</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerAlthouse/status/1635083415908384768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s out here in Hollywood, wearing a leopard print suit jacket, we&#8217;d love to use the rest of our time up here to sing [Happy Birthday] for James,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>The star-studded crowd then joined in, and they all sang &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; to Martin, who seemed overjoyed.</p>
<p>During the broadcast, the camera panned from Martin to the various actors and actresses in the theater as they sang.</p>
<p>The Oscar-winning short film is about two brothers who come together after their mother&#8217;s death. Martin plays the role of Lorcan, who has Down syndrome.</p>
<p>The Irish actor previously appeared in &#8220;Marcella&#8221; in 2016 and in a TV movie titled &#8220;Ups and Downs&#8221; the following year.</p>
<p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2023-03-12/actor-james-martins-journey-from-working-in-starbucks-to-oscar-nomination">ITV</a> ahead of his appearance at the Oscars, Martin said he was working at a Starbucks serving coffee a few months before his trip to Hollywood.</p>
<p>&#8220;I always tell people, never judge a book by its cover, we&#8217;re all human beings we know how to act,&#8221; he shared.</p>
<p>Days before Martin appeared at Tinseltown&#8217;s biggest night, he checked out O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s Irish Pub in Los Angeles, where he played his harmonica.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Incredible scenes!! 🤯🤯🤯</p>
<p>Watch our main man <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JamesMartin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JamesMartin</a> bring the house down at <a href="https://twitter.com/ObriensIrishPub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ObriensIrishPub</a> in Los Angeles!</p>
<p>The Irish have ARRIVED ☘️🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/XgYqJCvWMI">pic.twitter.com/XgYqJCvWMI</a></p>
<p>&mdash; An Irish Goodbye (@AnIrishGoodbye_) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnIrishGoodbye_/status/1633591614508773377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Video of the fun moment circulated on social media.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oscar-winner-ke-huy-quan-gets-emotional-about-the-american-dream">Oscar Winner Ke Huy Quan Gets Emotional About &#8216;The American Dream&#8217;</a></strong></p>

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