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Sean Lennon Wishes Yoko Ono ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ During Oscars Speech

Sean Lennon wished Yoko Ono a Happy Mother's Day during the Oscars acceptance speech for Best Animated Short.

Filmmakers Dave Mullins and Brad Booker took the stage alongside Lennon, who capped off the acceptance speeches by calling out, “Happy Mother’s Day, Yoko!” “ John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote a song, anti-war message we tried to honor with this film,” Mullins noted in his speech. Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko is an 11-minute animated film set in an alternate World War I reality.

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