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Ugo Bienvenu, director of the Oscar-nominated animated film Arco, on sticking with his creative vision
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The Love That Remains is a transportive comic crowd-pleaser about divorcing parents and their lively offspring and animals
Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley becomes Ireland’s first ever best actress winner
Irishman Richard Baneham secures his third visual effects Oscar, while One Battle After Another takes six awards, including best picture
Jessie Buckley’s native Killarney festooned with tributes on Oscars weekend
‘Jessie has already finished in glory,’ father says as Kerry holds its breath
The Irish Times view on the Oscars: a ridiculous but potent celebration
This year’s awards come at a moment of flux and uncertainty for the gilm industry
Oscars 2026: All of Ireland’s Academy Award wins, including two doubles and a triple
If Jessie Buckley wins the leading-actress award for Hamnet this weekend, she’ll join an illustrious group of Irish winners
The Movie Quiz: Which film is nominated for the most Oscars this year?
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Felines have been the signal beneficiaries of modern internet culture over the past decade
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Creator, director and co-writer John Kelly and producer Andrew Freedman fly to Los Angeles for awards ceremony
‘I share this with my daughter’: Jessie Buckley wins best actress at 2026 Baftas
Irish actor takes home one of award ceremony’s leading prizes, continuing her run towards the Oscars
Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, dies aged 95
Academy Award-winning actor ‘passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort’, says wife
Brenda Fricker to be awarded Freedom of the City of Dublin
Actor’s career high came in 1990, when she won best actress at the Oscars for her performance in My Left Foot
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