Irish actor Jack Reynor has won the World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Acting at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Twitter is awash with wonderful reports of the news and Scainnain.com explained how the festival came to an end last night with the annual award ceremony.
Reynor received the accolade for his role in Gerard Barrett's film Glassland about a young guy struggling with his mother's alcohol addiction.
Glassland will be released in Ireland on April 17, 2015.
Reynor's mother tweeted: Deep Respect to my Son @jackreynor Recognised 4 his craft. Won the World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Acting at #Sundance in @GlasslandFilm
Deep Respect to my Son @jackreynor Recognised 4 his craft. Won the World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Acting at #Sundance in @GlasslandFilm
— Tara of Ireland (@TaraAOGrady) February 1, 2015Irish Abroad: Jack Reynor wins acting award at Sundance for Geard Barrett's Glassland #IrishFilm http://t.co/z4GOPVyG58
— Scannain (@Scannain_com) February 1, 2015Congratulations to Irish actor Jack Reynor for winning a World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Acting at #sundance in @GlasslandFilm
— Irish Film Board (@IrishFilmBoard) February 1, 2015