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The Banshees of Inisherin secured a number of nominations, while An Cailín Ciúin and Paul Mescal also received nods.

The nominations for this year's Oscars have been announced and Ireland is well-represented throughout a number of categories.

Martin McDonagh's comedy-drama The Banshees of Inisherin secured nine nominations, including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

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As expected, Colin Farrell also received a Best Actor nom for his work in the film, while Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon all earned supporting nods.

Farrell will face off in the Best Actor race against fellow Irishman Paul Mescal, who was honoured for his work in the acclaimed indie drama Aftersun.

Meanwhile, the Irish-language coming-of-age film An Cailín Ciúin received a nomination in the Best International Film category.

Also, the Northern Irish short film An Irish Goodbye earned a nod in the Best Live Action short category.

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Leading the Oscar nominations is sci-fi adventure Everything Everywhere All at Once with 11, followed by Banshees and German war film All Quiet on the Western Front with nine a piece.

The nominations were on Tuesday (24 January) at a ceremony hosted by Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal) and Allison Williams (M3GAN).

The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on 12 March.

It will be hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel in what will be his third time hosting the event.

You can see a list of the Oscar nominations below.

Best Picture

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tar
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking

Best Director

The Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, Tar
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

Best Actor

Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett, Tar
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie
Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway
Judd Hirsch, The Fabelmans
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tar
Triangle of Sadness

Best Adapted Screenplay

Glass Onion
Top Gun: Maverick
All Quiet on the Western Front
Women Talking
Living

Best Animated Feature Film

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes on
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Sea Beast
Turning Red

Best International Feature Film

Argentina, 1985
All Quiet on the Western Front
EO
Close
An Cailín Ciúin

Best Documentary Feature

All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Navalny
A House Made of Splinters

Best Original Score

All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans

Best Original Song

“Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman
“Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick
“Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
“Naatu Naatu” from RRR
“This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once

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