Lesley Paterson: Oscars waitress to awards nominee

All Quiet on the Western Front screenwriter Lesley Paterson opened up on her journey from the waitress at the Oscars to clinching nominations for the prestigious award.

"I actually waited tables 18 years ago," she told BBC.

"It was all very exciting at the time. I remember having to go through all the security checks, then wondering who I would get on my table.

I had Judi Dench and Jennifer Lopez. I remember it being very overwhelming so goodness knows what it will be like on Sunday."

After the Bafta controversy, where her speech was cut, the 42-year-old weighs in on the Oscars speech.

"It's so tough because you only get 45 seconds and there are three of us and we've been notified on a number of occasions that only one of us is allowed to speak and so obviously our director and co-writer Edward Berger will be the guy to speak," she added.

"So the answer is, I really don't know. I'd love to say a couple of sentences but we'll just have to see how it pans out, if we should be so lucky."

Meanwhile, the WW2 anti-war drama was made by Netflix and nominated in nine categories.