Roy Keane still the most famous Corkman, says Oscar-bound Cillian Murphy

The actor has been nominated for his role as J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's epic biopic Oppenheimer

Aer Lingus Cabin Crew Sarah Browne and Rhys Donohue welcoming Cillian Murphy as he boards Aer Lingus flight EI 069 to Los Angeles, ahead of the Academy Awards taking place Sunday Picture:  Naoise Culhane

Cillian Murphy has said the support that he has been getting ahead of the Oscars ceremony this weekend has been "lovely" and has said it is so "humbling and overwhelming." 

The Cork native jetted off to Los Angeles on Wednesday with his family ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday.