Eight standout moments for the Irish at the Academy Awards

With Kerry native Jessie Buckley a nominee at this year’s awards, Esther McCarthy looks back at our many winners

Actors Saoirse Ronan at the Oscars in 2018. Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Killarney's Jessie Buckley will celebrate one of the biggest nights of her career when she takes to the red carpet at the Oscars, having been nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s drama The Lost Daughter. Meanwhile, Kenneth Branagh’s emotional love letter to his home city, Belfast, is up for an impressive seven Oscars, including best picture.

They’re the latest successes the Irish can root for but certainly not the first, thanks to our long history of special memories on cinema’s biggest stage.