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Ruth Negga wore a blue ACLU ribbon as she walked the red carpet

Ruth Negga gets political with ACLU ribbon at Oscars

Irish-Ethiopian Oscar nominee Ruth Negga defended actors making political statements at the 2017 Oscars saying "it's very important to speak your truth".

oscars • 27 Feb 17

Ruth Negga - "The nerves are starting to land now"

Ruth Negga battling nerves ahead of Oscars

Irish-Ethiopian star Ruth Negga has revealed she is battling nerves ahead of tonight's Oscars and said her main concern is not to fall over on the red carpet.

oscars • 26 Feb 17

The luck of the Irish - Caitriona Balfe, Ruth Negga, Glen Hansard and Irish singing duo Glenn & Ronan attend Oscar Wilde party

Wilde night for Irish stars at pre-Oscars bash

Ruth Negga, Caitriona Balfe, Glen Hansard and Irish singing duo Glenn & Ronan were among the guests on the green carpet at the US-Ireland Alliance's Oscar Wilde Awards in California on Thursday night.

Entertainment • 24 Feb 17

Ruth Negga is nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her role in Loving

Profile: From Limerick to LA, Oscar nominee Ruth Negga

All Irish eyes will be on Ruth Negga at the Oscars this Sunday night. The Ethiopian-Irish actress is the running for the Best Actress prize for her role in Loving, a moving true-life story of love triumphing over state-sanctioned racism in the US

oscars • 22 Feb 17

Ruth Negga is nominated for Best Actress at this year's Oscars

Ruth Negga wasn't Loving her school days

Oscar nominee Ruth Negga has said she couldn't wait for her school days to end because she resented the way her teachers would speak to her.

Entertainment • 15 Feb 17

L-R Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga and Anya Taylor-Joy

Irish eyes on Ruth Negga for BAFTA Rising Star award

It's the only movie BAFTA award voted for by the public - and usually it's won by one of the locals! Still, we have our fingers crossed for own Ruth Negga.

Movie • 13 Feb 17

Ruth Negga honoured at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Ruth Negga has been honoured with the Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival for her Oscar-nominated role in Loving.

Entertainment • 07 Feb 17

Negga - "We wanted to tell the greatest love story never told"

Ruth Negga refused to let Loving stress get to her

Oscar nominee Ruth Negga has told RTÉ Entertainment that she refused to give in to the pressure that came with portraying real-life hero Mildred Loving in the film Loving because the African-American's story meant so much to her.

Movie • 01 Feb 17

Oscars website accidentally includes Amy Adams in Best Actress list instead of Ruth Negga

Ooops! Oscars accidentally name Adams instead of Negga

The official Oscars website suffered a major gaffe yesterday when it accidentally named Amy Adams for Best Actress instead of Ruth Negga.

Entertainment • 25 Jan 17

Ruth Negga, Consolate Boyle and The Lobster will be flying the Irish flag at this year's Oscars

Irish Oscar nominees: Here's what you need to know

Could the luck of the Irish be upon us on February 26 at the 89th Academy Awards – we're keeping all our fingers crossed. Here's the lowdown on our hopefuls, Ruth Negga, Consolata Boyle and surreal comedy The Lobster.

oscars • 25 Jan 17

Ruth Negga 'humbled' by Best Actress Oscar nomination

Irish-Ethiopian star Ruth Negga has said that she's "humbled" after being nominated in the Best Actress category at this year's Oscars.

oscars • 31 Jan 17

Negga - "It's a peculiar thing that really doesn't translate"

Ruth Negga says Irish modesty 'doesn't work in US'

Loving star Ruth Negga has told RTÉ Entertainment that Irish modesty "doesn't translate" in Hollywood and she has learned to accept the compliments for her work.

oscars • 24 Jan 17

Negga - "We've progressed now; we have a thriving TV industry"

Ruth Negga relives two-channel Irish childhood on US TV

Loving star Ruth Negga appeared on US talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night, where she bigged up the Irish TV industry and joked about growing up with just two channels.

Television • 11 Jan 17

La La Land has hit all the right notes on the award circuit again

La La Land hits right notes with 11 BAFTA nominations

La La Land has topped award nomination lists again by landing an impressive eleven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

Entertainment • 10 Jan 17

Negga - "I can't wait for the ceremony in London"

Rising Star in their eyes. Ruth Negga is BAFTA nominee

Irish-Ethiopian actress Ruth Negga has been nominated for this year's British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) Rising Star Award.

Movie • 06 Jan 17

Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton in Loving - The film is released in Irish cinemas in February

No Loving feeling for Ruth Negga on SAG Awards list

Despite Golden Globes nomination success earlier this week, the Ruth Negga-starring Loving has been surprisingly overlooked on the shortlist for the Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) Awards in the US.

Ruth Negga • 15 Dec 16

Ruth Negga, Colin Farrell, Sing Street and Caitriona Balfe all secured Golden Globe nominations

Golden Globes going green again to honour Irish talent

Irish actors Ruth Negga, Colin Farrell and Caitriona Balfe have all been nominated for Golden Globe Awards, while John Carney's Sing Street has pulled off a surprise but welcome nomination for Best Movie in the Comedy or Musical category.

golden globes • 13 Dec 16

Ruth Negga: 'It's important to deal with grief'

Actress Ruth Negga spoke to Ryan Tubridy on last night's Late Late Show about travelling to Ethiopia and visiting her father's grave when she was 18.

Entertainment • 10 Dec 16

Ruth Negga continues to make waves in the States by landing the January cover of Vogue magazine

Loving Life! Ruth Negga lands cover of US Vogue

Ruth Negga's career continues to blossom in the States with the Limerick-raised actress landing the cover of January's US Vogue.

Entertainment • 08 Dec 16

Ruth Negga and one of the song's from Sing Street are nominated for a Critics Choice Award

Oscar buzz for Negga and Sing Street after award nods

Ruth Negga's chances of bagging an Oscar nomination have increased after she was shortlisted for a Critics Choice Award for her role in the race drama, Loving. Irish movie Sing Street also picked a nod for Best Song

Entertainment • 19 Jan 17

Ruth Negga is continuing to pick up awards for her role in the movie, Loving

Loving your work! Rising Star award for Ruth Negga

Irish actress Ruth Negga will pick up a prestigious Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January for her role in the upcoming Oscar-tipped movie, Loving.

Entertainment • 17 Nov 16

Loving will be released in Ireland in February

Loving your work. Ruth Negga among award nominees in US

Irish actress Ruth Negga is among the nominees for the Gotham film awards in the US for her performance in the Oscar-tipped true story Loving.

Headlines • 21 Oct 16

Ruth Negga is widely tipped to pick up an Oscar nomination for Loving

Ruth Negga used grá for Ireland in Oscar-tipped role

Ruth Negga has said she drew on her deep connection to Ireland to identify with her character in her upcoming Oscar-tipped movie Loving.

Headlines • 18 Oct 16

Jason O'Mara is joining the Marvel universe

Jason O'Mara joins cast of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD

Irish actor Jason O'Mara has joined the US TV comic book drama Marvel's Agents SHIELD as the fictional organisation's new Director.

Television • 02 Aug 16

Preacher's Ruth Negga loves playing an angry woman

Preacher star Ruth Negga has said that she relishes the opportunity to play an "angry young woman" in the AMC series based on the cult comic books.

Headlines • 15 Jul 16