Two Tipperary natives are included in the shortlisted nominations for the British Academy Film Awards – the BAFTAs. The awards will be presented in February as the film industry awards seasons leads to the Oscars in March.
Thurles woman Kerry Condon is nominated for Best Supporting actress in The Banshees of Inisherin – in all the film secured 10 nominations.
Nenagh’s Daryl McCormack is nominated alongside Kildare’s Paul Mescal for Best Actor.
An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) received two nominations, for Best Film not in English and also for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Wonder, produced by Dublin based Element Pictures and Screen Ireland is nominated for Outstanding British Film, adapted from Emma Donoghue’s book of the same name.
Irish special effects Oscar winner Richard Baneham is among the nominees for Special Visual Effects for his work on Avatar: The Way of Water.
The Northern Irish film An Irish Goodbye is shortlisted for Best British Short Film.
The anti-war drama All Quiet on the Western Front leads the nominations with 14.
