Calm With Horses and Wolfwalkers lead Irish nominations at Bafta awards

Four nominations for crime film set in Ireland while Cartoon Saloon gets nod for best animation
Calm With Horses and Wolfwalkers lead Irish nominations at Bafta awards

Barry Keoghan and Cosmo Jarvis in Calm With Horses, which was nominated for four Baftas

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021 - 14:59
Denise O’Donoghue

A crime film set in Ireland and the latest offering from an acclaimed studio in Co Kilkenny are among the contenders for the 74th British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) in the UK.

Bafta chairman Krishnendu Majumdar was joined by Irish comedian Aisling Bea and actress Susan Wokoma to announce the nominations this afternoon.

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