Actors and directors mark a big year for Irish cinema at the Oscar Wilde Awards
It's been a historic awards season for Irish actors and filmmakers, with a quarter of all the actors nominated for Oscars hailing from Ireland."They're brilliant," said actress Kerry Condon. She was speaking at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles.
She told the BBC's Colin Paterson that she hoped the film's nine nominations will bring them all a bit of luck at the 95th Academy Awards this Sunday."All the acting and people who've been nominated are very deserving, I think."The 17th Oscar Wilde Awards were hosted by the US-Ireland Alliance in California on Thursday night.
Despite the unseasonably chilly weather, celebrities and filmmakers flocked to the green carpet for the event. Seamus O'Hara told BBC News he hoped Irish actors and filmmakers would continue to be celebrated for their body of work for years to come.
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