James Bulger’s parents have expressed their disgust after the film about their two-year-old son’s killers was nominated for the best live-action short film Oscar.
Denise Fergus, Bulger’s mother, had first protested after Detainment was included on the nine-strong Oscar shortlist in December, calling for the film to be dropped from the nomination process.
The boys who killed James are now grown men, one is inside again for child abuse offences.
Those behind the Oscar nominations knew how we felt about this film and the director.