LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, IRELAND! IRISH FILMS UP FOR 2023 OSCARS

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Image courtesy of Tourism Ireland

Film fans from around the world know Ireland’s reputation as a favorite film location for numerous feature films, documentaries, shorts and television series.  

From classic films like The Quiet Man and Ryan’s Daughter to modern hits like Star Wars and Game of Thrones and the television series Derry Girls. Ireland’s distinctive scenery, famous hospitality and bevy of fine actors and actresses, make it an ideal place for producers and directors.

 

These films are great for the tourism industry since they remind visitors from North America and elsewhere of Ireland’s breath-taking locations of historic and natural beauty.

 

Ireland’s own film industry has burgeoned in recent years too and is now poised to take center stage at the 2023 Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars. This year’s event takes place on March 12 in Hollywood and has generated great excitement in Ireland.  According to the LA Times, “a quarter of this year’s acting nominees are Irish.”



 

Leading the count is the hit feature film, Banshees of Inisherin, which received nine Oscar nominations, including ones for actors Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan as well as Director Martin McDonagh. 

 


An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) is the first Irish-language film nominated for an Oscar for the coveted Best International Film. It is the first Irish-language film ever nominated for an Academy Award.  The Irish film, An Irish Goodbye, also picked up a nomination in the Live Action Short Film category.

 

Other Irish nominees include Paul Mescal, for his performance in Aftersun, and technical nominations for Richard Baneham, for visual effects in Avatar: The Way of Water and Jonathan Redmond in the editing category for Elvis.  

 

“With a record number of Irish nominations for the Academy Awards this year, 14 in total, we are so proud to support the Irish film industry here in New England,” said Dawn Morrissey, executive director of the Irish Film Festival, Boston.

 

“Of note, only the United States and Britain have been represented by five or more acting nominees in a single year in the awards' near 100-year history, according to Reuters calculations, so Ireland certainly punches way above its weight in the acting category,” Morrissey said.

 

An Cailín Ciúin is set to receive special recognition at the 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards next month, according to Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, which hosts the annual affair.  The event takes place March 9 at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company responsible for Mission: Impossible III and the Star Trek trilogy.  

 

“For An Cailín Ciúin to be in the final five, in a category with more than 90 eligible films, is a massive achievement.  It’s lovely to see Irish language films receiving more attention and recognition,” says Vargo.  Director Colm Bairéad and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí will accept the award at the ceremony on 9th March. 

 

Find out more about Irish  film locations visit  Ireland on Screen.  For information on visiting Ireland, go to ireland.com.

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