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Director Edward Berger on beating Cailín Ciúin and his new film

The Oscar-winning director talks about his new film Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes and about how his previous film beat An Cailín Ciúin to the Academy Award for Best International Film.

Highlights • 27 Nov 24

The 10 best Irish Oscar tweets

What a day... Ireland officially rocked the Oscar nominations. And Irish Twitter had a lot of fun.

Film • 25 Jan 23

How An Cailín Ciúin became a quiet movie sensation

Film • 06 Aug 22

Ardal O'Hanlon on the Oscar slap and his own clerical smackdown

Comedy • 29 Mar 22

The Crush - watch the Oscar-nominated Irish short film

We're delighted to present a series of acclaimed Irish short cinema, presented in association with Screen Ireland.

Irish Short Films • 25 Jun 21

How The Favourite became an Oscar favourite

Ray D'Arcy spoke to Element Pictures producer Ed Guiney, to get his first reaction to the 10 Oscar nominations his film The Favourite has received.

Film • 22 Jan 19

Saoirse Ronan - her 5 greatest roles

Ahead of next Monday's Academy Awards ceremony, it's time to take a moment to appreciate the formidable achievements of our greatest new movie star.

Film • 06 Mar 18

Oscar-nominated Breadwinner director Nora Twomey talks to Ray

The nominees for the 2018 Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning, and amongst those named was Kilkenny-based animation studio, Cartoon Saloon for their film, The Breadwinner.

Film • 24 Jan 18

Classic quotes from Oscar night 2017

This year's Oscar ceremony was memorable for several reasons (we feel sorry for you, dear Mr. Beatty, really) - here are some of the most remarkable speeches from the night.

Culture • 27 Feb 17

The Academy didn't care for Andrew Garfield as tortured priest in Silence, but loved him as tortured soldier in Hacksaw Ridge.

Oscar nominations 2017 - 5 things you need to know

Now that we've had an opportunity to examine this year's Oscar nominations at length, here are a few brief thoughts on this year's shortlist.

Culture • 25 Jan 17

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