All Irish eyes may have been on best actress winner Jessie Buckley at the 98th Academy Awards, but actors Kerry Condon and Paul Mescal were there to keep her company. Mescal attended the carpet alongside girlfriend Gracie Abrams, daughter of film-maker JJ Abrams and CEO Katie McGrath. As well as that, Maggie O’Farrell stunned in … Read more
Wait, but aren’t all these awards shindigs a bit silly? How can one piece of art be judged against another piece of art? It will all seem more logical if we remember that the point of any awards ceremony, whether it’s the Sausage Roll Awards or the Oscars, is to market the industry in question … Read more
Have you watched all of this year’s main Academy Award contenders yet? If not, you will be unable, sadly, to spend next Monday ranting authoritatively about how “Oscar” got it wrong this year. I don’t make the rules. In the past it was often impossible for Irish viewers to see all the nominees before award … Read more
Jessie Buckley has continued her awards season streak with a Bafta nomination for her role in Hamnet, while Paul Mescal, who plays Shakespeare, has been nominated for best supporting actor. The film, directed by Chloé Zhao, has broken the record for the most nominations for a female-directed film in Bafta history, with 11. Buckley has … Read more
Actress in a supporting role Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value Amy Madigan, Weapons Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another And we’re off. Actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman are here to announce this year’s nominations live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre. I’ll be posting the main categories … Read more