Kim Chakanetsa is in Hollywood to meet two award winning women who’ve made it onto this year’s Oscar nominees list.

Lesley Paterson co-wrote the screenplay for All Quiet on the Western Front, which is nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Lesley competed for Scotland and GB as a triathlete and is a five-time World Champion.

Wendy Tilby is a Canadian director, animator and illustrator. The short movie she co-directed, The Flying Sailor, is nominated as Best Animated Short Film in this year’s Academy Awards.

Producers: Alice Gioia, Jane Thurlow, Hetal Bapodra
Production assistant: Abbie Bulbulian

(Image: (L) Wendy Tilby. (R) Lesley Paterson. Credit: Getty Images.)