Irish stars to take centre stage at this year's Baftas

Cillian Murphy is competing in the best actor category for his role as J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Picture: PA

All Irish eyes will be on Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan for Sunday's Baftas, while Dublin production company Element Pictures will be hoping for acclaim after scooping 11 nominations for Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things.

Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades will be handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries from across the globe that were screened at British cinemas in 2023. This will mark the 77th year of the event.