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Oscars 2026: Buckley leads Irish hopes in Hollywood

Jessie Buckley heads into Sunday night's Academy Awards on the brink of history, with Richard Baneham and Retirement Plan also carrying strong Irish hopes.

Oscars 2026 • 15 Mar

Domhnall Gleeson attends the US-Ireland Alliance's 20th annual Oscar Wilde Awards

Domhnall Gleeson marks milestone at Oscar Wilde Awards

Domhnall Gleeson has said it felt especially meaningful to attend this year's Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles, as the event's 20th anniversary coincided with 20 years since his first job in America.

Oscars 2026 • 13 Mar

Honorees Lee Cronin, Domhnall Gleeson, and Maura Tierney attend the US-Ireland Alliance's 20th annual Oscar Wilde Awards

Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate best of Irish talent in LA

Actors Domhnall Gleeson and Maura Tierney and director Lee Cronin were honoured at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles last night as the US-Ireland Alliance's annual pre-Oscars event celebrated the contribution Ireland makes to the arts.

Oscars 2026 • 13 Mar

Promotional pictures from Oscar-nominated films

Oscars: the nominees - and winners - on Sunday night

It has been another great year for Irish talent as green mixes with gold on the biggest night in show business. Once again, we're primed for something that has been a long time coming - all the way back to when the Oscars began in 1929, in fact.

Oscars 2026 • 15 Mar

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Jessie Buckley accepts the Leading Actress Award for 'Hamnet' on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for B

Jessie Buckley wins Leading Actress BAFTA for Hamnet

Jessie Buckley has won Leading Actress at the BAFTA Film Awards in London for her performance in Hamnet.

BAFTA Awards • 24 Feb

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal attend the Hamnet Awards Screening and Q&A at Picturehouse Central on 30 January, 2026 in London

Irish hopes high for BAFTAs in London tonight

Hamnet stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are among the Irish nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall tonight.

BAFTA Awards • 24 Feb

How Ireland's film industry delivered six Oscar nods

Six Irish people and two Irish production companies are among the Oscar nominees this year.

Movies • 26 Jan

Irish hopes high ahead of today's Oscar nominations

The nominees for this year's Academy Awards will be announced in Beverly Hills at lunchtime, with Irish hopes high in a number of Oscar categories.

Movies • 22 Jan

James Cameron: 'I think this is the riskiest Avatar'

With Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron returns with his biggest and longest Avatar adventure to date, a 71-year-old who still has the energy of a 10-year-old on their first visit to Funderland.

Movies • 24 Dec 25

Jessie Buckley (L) and Paul Mescal attend the New York Screening of Hamnet at Whitby Hotel on 21 November, 2025 in New York City

Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal are Critics Choice nominees

Hamnet stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are among the Irish nominees for the Critics Choice Awards in the US.

Movies • 05 Dec 25

Tom Berkeley and Ross White, winners of Best Short Film Live Action award for An Irish Goodbye

President Michael D Higgins hails Irish Oscar success

President Michael D Higgins has marked Ireland's success at the Oscars by hailing a "remarkable" year for the Irish film industry.

oscars • 13 Mar 23

Best supporting actress nominee Kerry Condon arrives at the Oscars

Green wave: Irish arrive for Oscars ceremony in LA

With a record-breaking 14 Oscar nominations in the running, Irish stars and filmmakers have arrived at this year's Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in in Los Angeles.

oscars • 12 Mar 23

Richard Baneham