steve coogan is with us. akin a moment. in a moment.ve coogan is best known in his native england as a comedian, but he's a front runner for this season's academy award for a movie that tackles a serious issue. "philomena" which he cowrote, costars, directed, and produced as well. searchesut a woman who for the teenager she gave up for adoption. it has become an international smash and a winner of several awards including the british equivalent of an oscar for the screenplay. we will start by taking a look ." the clip from "philomena >> he was in trouble or in prison. i thought he was happy somewhere and doing all right. >> don't upset yourself? if he is obese? i read the study that said a lot of americans are huge. what if that has happened to him? because of the size of the portions. >> i love judi dench. program aen on this couple times. how did you get her to do this? >> i got in touch with her agent. i said i have got this story. there is a good part for an older lady. her the story. she said, judy has problems reading because her

steve coogan who found a story in fill me know. he stars with judy dench.ght as best adapted screen plane. also up are richard ling later, ethan hawks and julie delpy. they are the winning team behind the film the evolution of an american parisian couple over two decades. then there is woody allen who is nominated for best original screen play for penning blue jasmyne. cate blanchett had a few words about his artful writing. and the great roger deacon. prisoners has earned him his 11th career nomination. jake gyllenhaal spoke about his mastery. >> it was like going back to school. it was the first time i had a chance to work jazz -- as a kind of genius. >> as an actor and someone to loves film being in his frame is pan extra lesson. he is obviously telling a story as most great cinema togopher like he is to reflect in. what he does is minds blowing. he makes you a better actor. >> he's absolutely brilliant dramatist. he's incredible unique, species and rare. he will tell you when it's not working and he won't necessarily point you in the right direction. se

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british actor steve coogan said that after the meeting he showed the film to a vatican delegation includings private secretary. >> they loved the film they have moved by it visibly moved and laughed at a lot of the humor if the film and congratulated me afterwards and said this is a very good film. it's a good messaging in this film and there was kind of a hearty kind of a warm feeling after it. a positive feeling because there was i think part of some nervousness, when the film was over they were delighted. >> reporter: the film was not so well received in other vatican circles, where it was seen as an attack on the catholic church. the vatican did not comment on the meeting between pope francis and philomena lee, but film producers and campaigners here hope the success of the film will help thousands of other mothers to find the children who were given up for adapting by irish nuns in the past. claudio, al jazerra, rome. >>> coming up, a killing in florida, what began with the complaint about loud music, is now being played out before a injury. plus classical con, he said that he was deaf

steve coogan plays a hard-bitten journalist who decides to write about it and tag as long. >> could itter: you produce it and co-wrote it. what drove you to this story? >> i read it in the newspaper four years ago. if you had a child out of wedlock 50 years ago in ireland your family would often disown you so these mother/baby homes were set up and you would have your child and it would be sold to catholic often an american wealthy american couple. >> did philomena's story impact your views on the church at all? >> it did actually because i mean i'm from a catholic background although i'm not religious now. i'm glad that i had that education because i've taken -- i think i've taken the good stuff from it. >> much of this modest movie's success is owed to the chemistry between coogan and his leading lady who plays characters with almost nothing in common. >> should we go for a walk? get rid of the jet lag. you said you wanted to visit the lincoln memorial. >> we could go and see mr. lincoln or we could watch on television, "big momma's house." >> one other reason it resonates is because