G’wan Ruth!
While the 2017 Academy Awards won’t have as much Irish interest as last year’s ceremony, there’s still plenty to cheer about from an Irish perspective.
Dubliner Consolata Boyle has been nominated for her costume design work on Florence Foster Jenkins and the career of Limerick’s Ruth Negga looks set to go into the stratosphere after she was nominated in the Best Actress category for her performance in Loving.
There’s also a strong Irish interest in The Lobster as it landed a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Set to be released in Irish cinemas on Feb 3rd, Loving tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
The Oscar nomination is the latest accolade that the Ethiopian-Irish actress has received, she was nominated for a Golden Globe, BAFTA Rising Star and Independent Spirit Award, while winning the Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, among many others.
After the news was announced, plenty of people were absolutely delighted for the star of Love/Hate, Preacher and Breakfast on Pluto.
Best of luck to her and all the Irish nominees.
Congrats to Ruth Negga on her Oscar nom! 💕 #ThisIsLoving #OscarNoms #Oscars pic.twitter.com/baUdLwzvLv
— Loving (@lovingthefilm) January 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/lennyabrahamson/status/823886815954403329
Ruth Negga 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇮🇪 So excited for Ruth …. !!!!! #Oscars2017
— Caitríona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) January 24, 2017
The Irish #OscarNoms continue! Congrats to Ruth Negga on her Best Actress nomination & @LobsterFilm on its Best Original Screenplay nom!
— Screen Ireland (@ScreenIreland) January 24, 2017
Congratulations to #IFTA member #RuthNegga on her #OscarNoms for best Actress for Loving #Irishtalent #congrats #Oscars2017 pic.twitter.com/svvrTOmJKM
— Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) (@IFTA) January 24, 2017
#RuthNegga nominated for 'Best Actress' at #Oscars2017 ! pic.twitter.com/dkVEiggSp9
— Light House Cinema (@LightHouseD7) January 24, 2017
Ruth Negga!!!! That's what I'm talking about! Brilliant. And @ElementPictures for The Lobster screenplay. Wonderful. #Oscars
— Gavin O'Connor (@gavinoconnor) January 24, 2017
Hon Ruth Negga! Oscar nominated limerick actor!
— Mike McLoughlin (@zuroph) January 24, 2017
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