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News Roundup January 14, 2023

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter January 14, 2023

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Banshees of Inisherin Takes Home 3 Awards at the 2023 Golden GlobesThe Banshees of Inisherin proved itself as the best film of the year after taking home three of the eight Golden Globes it received nominations for.   Colin Farrell won Best Actor – Musical or Comedy, writer-director Martin McDonagh won Best Screenplay, and the film won Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. In his … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 14, 2023

Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan

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Meaney's Horror Unwelcome It’s going to be a creepy St. Patrick’s Day for Colm Meaney. In March, look for the great Irish actor in a new horror thriller –set in Ireland - called Unwelcome. The film explores a young London couple (Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth) whose exciting dreams of big city living have turned into a nightmare. With a baby on the way, the couple … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye on Hollywood

Hibernia: Irish Eye On Hollywood

By Tom Deignan

Summer 2021

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Netflix is Continuing to Rely on Irish to Lure Viewers Among the streaming giant’s latest offerings is a true-crime documentary called Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, which revisits the 1996 death of a French woman who’d been staying at her Irish vacation home. This is just the latest Netflix documentary with strong Irish links. There is also Surviving Death, an exploration of … [Read more...] about Hibernia: Irish Eye On Hollywood

The Irish in Film Rule 2018

By Olivia O'Mahoney
April / May 2018

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Martin McDonagh and Saoirse Ronan continue to dominate the 2018 awards season, with McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri claiming the British Academy Film Award for Best Film and Best Original Screenplay and the Irish Film and Television Award for Best International Film. Ronan took home the IFTA for Best Actress thanks to her performance in the much-lauded … [Read more...] about The Irish in Film Rule 2018

Hibernia Arts:
Irish Win at the Golden Globes

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2018

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The 2018 Golden Globe Awards were a smash success for Irish names in the movie business, with Saoirse Ronan winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for her starring role in Lady Bird, and Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picking up four statues, including Best Movie – Drama. McDonagh himself won for Best Screenplay, and the film’s … [Read more...] about Hibernia Arts:
Irish Win at the Golden Globes