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
The nominations for the 2026 Oscars will, when they arrive at lunchtime on Thursday, certainly have an Irish presence. It involves no spoiler to reveal that Jessie Buckley, searing in Hamnet, is runaway favourite for best actress. Paul Mescal, her costar, will probably sneak into the supporting-actor race. Two Irish titles, Retirement Plan and Éiru, … Read more
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The History of Sound Director: Oliver Hermanus Cert: 12A Starring: Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor, Chris Cooper, Peter Mark Kendall, Molly Price, Raphael Sbarge, Hadley Robinson Running Time: 2 hrs 8 mins The latest drama from Oliver Hermanus, director of the fine Moffie and the heartbreaking Living, has, on paper, all … Read more
Brendan Canty’s Christy, the hard-edged social realist tale from Cork, has scored a chart-topping 14 nominations for the upcoming Irish Film & Television Academy Awards (Iftas). The well-reviewed title, which a year ago won top prize in the Generation 14plus category at Berlin International Film Festival, is up for best film, best director and, for … Read more
Paul Mescal had a strong sporting background before his permanent move into the world of acting, looking like one of the most promising GAA players in Kildare in his youth. The Maynooth clubman represented the county through various age groups, eventually playing three years at minor and winning a Leinster title in 2013. He would … Read more
When Jessie Buckley accepted the award for best female actor in a film at last Sunday’s Golden Globes, the Hamnet star unexpectedly thanked the production’s key grip, Tomasz Sternicki, for the goulash soup he made on set. “[He] started to disappear a little bit during the shoot,” Buckley said. “And I found him one day … Read more
Glastonbury festival has announced its full line-up of more than 3,000 performances between June 25th and 29th, adding a number of new artists to the main stages along with timings and a series of tantalising secret sets. Plenty of eyes will be on the West Holts stage at 4pm on Saturday, for Kneecap. There have … Read more
Since 2009, the Fastnet Film Festival has attracted a steady stream of A-listers to Schull and local Triona McCarthy shares the sense of magic, opportunity and excitement that now exists in the village Triona McCarthy and Paul Mescal at the Fastnet Film Festival last year As a child growing up in West Cork, I could … Read more
A few days before the end of a strong, if rarely spectacular, 78th Cannes film festival, clapologists declared the race for the Palme d’Or over. Securing a bunion-inducing 19-minute standing ovation – by some measures the third-longest in the event’s history – Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value could surely not lose. It was hardly worth again … Read more