The BBC has apologised for calling Paul Mescal 'British' during the Academy Award nominations.
Mescal, who is from Co Kildare, was nominated in the Leading Actor category for his performance in the drama 'Aftersun'.In a correction, the broadcaster said:"In text running across the screen we reported that Paul Mescal was one of two British actors who had been nominated for an Oscar for a leading role."We apologise for the mistake," the statement added.
Paul Mescal poses in Dublin city with an Irish Tricolour in April 2018 to publicise The Abbey Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith’s production of The Plough and the Stars by Sean O’Casey. Picture by: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie/Alamy Stock Photo This is not the first time British broadcasters have labelled Irish actors as being British during awards season.I’m Irish.Ireland Correspondent Stephen Murphy went so far as to - mockingly - suggest that all Irish nominated stars were British.
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