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And the nominees are ... Check out the RTÉ Player's Oscars Collection

The Oscars are fast approaching - if you want to be up to speed with the Irish nominees before Sunday night's ceremony, RTÉ Player has you covered.

The streaming service pays homage to a number of this year's Irish Oscar nominees by bringing some of their work and interviews together in a special collection.

An Irish Goodbye (Best Live Action Short nominee)
In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of estranged brothers reunite following their mother's untimely death. Available from Saturday, 11 March

The Banshees of Inisherin
Colin Farrell (Best Actor nominee) and Brendan Gleeson (Best Supporting Actor nominee)
Late Late Show (2022)
The stars discuss island life, working with animals and their history of on-screen collaborations alongside director and writer Martin McDonagh (nominated for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay).

Falling for a Dancer
Colin Farrell stars in this romantic drama set in rural Ireland of the 1930s. The story begins when 19-year-old Elizabeth has a brief fling with an actor and falls pregnant. Originally broadcast in 1998.

The Meaning of Life
Colin Farrell sits for a 2015 feature interview with Gay Byrne to chat through life's big questions.

State of the Union
Emmy-award-winning short series starring Brendan Gleeson. Each ten-minute episode meets a couple meeting up before going to have their weekly marital therapy session – where the truth comes out.

Barry Keoghan (Best Supporting Actor nominee)
Late Late Show (2018)
Fresh from his roles in The Lobster and Dunkirk, Barry Keoghan speaks about his upbringing in foster care and outlined his Oscar ambitions.

Love/Hate
Barry Keoghan's breakthrough role as Wayne in the hit Irish crime drama. Complete box set available

Kerry Condon (Best Supporting Actress)
Women on the Verge
Set in Dublin and written by Sharon Horgan, Women on the Verge tells the darkly-comic tale of three career-driven friends in their 30s at various stages of their lives, who share the same nagging concern: while their friends and colleagues seem to be increasingly in control of their lives, their own lives are moving in the opposite direction.

Paul Mescal (Best Actor nominee)
Normal People
Go back to where it all began for Paul Mescal, Normal People tells the story of Marianne and Connell. Two people who weave in and out of each other’s lives exploring friendship, intimacy, love and heartbreak.

Shortscreen: Drifting
Paul Mescal stars in this short film about two young men who have been joined at the hip since they were children find themselves growing apart.

The Late Late Show
Paul Mescal and Emily Watson (February 2023)
Oscars Celebrations (January 2023) (Featuring creators behind An Cailín Ciúin (Best International Feature Film nominee), An Irish Goodbye and The Banshees of Inisherin)

Watch highlights and all the best moments from the 95th Academy Awards hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Monday, March 13, 9:30 on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Player/

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