Kerry actress Jessie Buckley says her Oscar nomination is 'a wild dream come true'
Killarney native Jessie Buckley has gotten her first Oscar nomination for The Lost Daughter. Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage
Kerry actress Jessie Buckley says she is "in complete shock" after being nominated for her first Oscar, getting the nod for best supporting actress for her performance as Leda in Netflix psycho-drama The Lost Daughter.
The film is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel of the same name.
"I am in complete shock! The Lost Daughter is so special to me," Buckley said following the announcement.
"To be recognised for anything connected to it is just a wild dream come true. And to gorgeous Olivia Colman and our leader and legend Maggie Gyllenhaal, I’m so lucky to share this ride with you incredible women. Thank you."
Meanwhile, Belfast has received seven Oscar nominations: more than My Left Foot, making it the most nominated Irish film in the history of the Academy Awards.
The film, directed by Northern Irish actor Kenneth Brannagh, was nominated for best picture, best director, original song, best sound and original screenplay, while Judy Dench and Ciarán Hinds were nominated for their supporting roles in the film. It is Ciarán Hinds' first Oscar nomination.
Belfast is a semi-autobiographical film based on Branagh's childhood during the Troubles and tells the life of a working-class family in the late 1960s.
Jamie Dornan and Catríona Balfe missed out on nominations for their roles in the film. This is Branagh's eighth Oscar nomination.
Limerick's Ruth Negga was snubbed for her role in Passing. She previously received one best actress Academy Award nomination following her 2016 performance in Loving.
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Don't Look Up, which was written at Adam McKay's home in Co Cavan, also received four nominations: Best picture, original screenplay, film editing, and original score.
Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos"
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield in tick, tick...BOOM!
Will Smith in King Richard
Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth
Ciarán Hinds in Belfast
Troy Kotsur in CODA
Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog
J.K. Simmons in Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power of the Dog
Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz in Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart in Spencer
Jessie Buckley in The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose in West Side Story
Judi Dench in Belfast
Kirsten Dunst in The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis in King Richard
Belfast
CODA
Don't Look Up
Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Belfast — Kenneth Branagh
Drive My Car — Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Licorice Pizza — Paul Thomas Anderson
The Power of the Dog — Jane Campion
West Side Story — Steven Spielberg
