What a day for the Irish on the big screen.
The 88th Academy Award nominations have been announced and a lot of Irish talent will be thrilled.
Lenny Abrahamson has had a field day, with his film Room up for Best Picture, and the Dubliner has also been shortlisted for Best Director, while Emma Donoghue is in contention for Best Adapted Screenplay. To complete a stellar day for Room, Brie Larson has been nominated for Best Actress.
No caption needed #Oscars pic.twitter.com/FSQ1qbdrOB
— Sinéad Crowley (@SineadCrowley) January 14, 2016
.@RTE_TEN Element office!! pic.twitter.com/MqR80GbvWe
— Sinéad Crowley (@SineadCrowley) January 14, 2016
Best director nominee @lennyabrahamson @ElementPictures pic.twitter.com/V1VAJqSadF
— Sinéad Crowley (@SineadCrowley) January 14, 2016
Thank you @TheAcademy for recognizing @RoomTheMovie, @EDonoghueWriter, @lennyabrahamson and Me! We are overjoyed!!!! pic.twitter.com/Y0iNZRvAG1
— Brie Larson (@brielarson) January 14, 2016
Elsewhere, Saoirse Ronan is in the running for Best Actress for her work in Brooklyn – which is also up for Best Picture – and Michael Fassbender will compete against Leo and gang for Best Actor courtesy of his Steve Jobs role.
Benjamin Cleary can also celebrate, with his film Stutterer included in Best Live Action Short Film.
Here has been the Twitter reaction to a great day at the movies for Ireland.
Congratulations To Saoirse Ronan, @lennyabrahamson, @EdGuiney, Michael Fassbender and @EDonoghueWriter on their Oscar Noms. Maith sibh!
— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) January 14, 2016
Good for @RoomTheMovie which notched up 4 #OscarNoms including best actress @brielarson best dir @lennyabrahamson best film & adapted s/play
— Baz Bamigboye (@BazBam) January 14, 2016
What a phenomenal day for Irish film industry #OscarNominations @lennyabrahamson et al. Brilliant
— Niall Breslin (@nbrez) January 14, 2016
4 #OscarNoms for #RoomtheMovie, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, hard to type while shaking
— Emma Donoghue (@EDonoghueWriter) January 14, 2016
What an incredible achievement for Irish Film. Congratulations to @lennyabrahamson Emma Donoghue Saoirse Ronan Michael Fassbender & Brooklyn
— Laurence Kinlan (@laurencekinlan) January 14, 2016
And they’re Irish. Even if they win, they’re still Irish. https://t.co/PgchF5kJ24
— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) January 14, 2016
Best actress: Saoirse Ronan nominated for Brooklyn #oscars
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) January 14, 2016
Congrats @tommmoore @CartoonSaloon for #SongOfTheSea nomination – Best Animated Feature! Beautiful work out of Ireland #OscarNoms
— Lacey Lampe (@laceylampe) January 15, 2015
Some great Irish representation in this year’s #OscarNoms ! #Ireland #Acting #TakingOver #Oscars ??☘☘
— Declan Rodgers (@DecRodg) January 14, 2016
With 7 #OscarNoms for Ireland, it will be a exciting month of UK media claiming them for Britain.
— Cethan Leahy (@CethanLeahy) January 14, 2016
Ireland is partying. Lots of big noms. Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Lenny Abrahamson, Emma Donoghue, Brooklyn, Room. #OscarNoms ?
— Jio de Leon (@jiodeleon) January 14, 2016
Delighted to see several nominations for #Brooklyn and #Room – both based on excellent Irish novels! #OscarNoms #Ireland
— maggie h (@NDgradmom) January 14, 2016
What an incredible achievement for Irish Film with 9 Oscar nominations. #artsinireland #Oscarnoms @IrishFilmBoard https://t.co/O0JNjhYRGw
— David Bolger (@_DavidBolger) January 14, 2016
Good hustle Ireland. good hustle #OscarNoms
— Paula Lyne (@paulalyne) January 14, 2016
I’m guessing #OscarNoms is trending like a mad thing in @Ireland right now. 🙂
— Pat O’Mahony (@patomahony1) January 14, 2016
Some great Irish representation in this year’s #OscarNoms ! #Ireland #Acting #TakingOver #Oscars ??☘☘
— Declan Rodgers (@DecRodg) January 14, 2016
What do Saoirse Ronan & Michael Fassbender have in common? BOTH are Ireland’s finest and BOTH have 2016 #OscarNoms!
— Eoin Keane (@eoinkeane_TI) January 14, 2016
Seven #OscarNoms for Ireland. That is fantastic. Well done @IrishFilmBoard too of course.
— Colette Sexton (@colette_sexton) January 14, 2016
I’m actually really emotional about #Room getting all those #OscarNoms
— Anne Mc Coy (@annemccoy) January 14, 2016
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