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Kerry woman Jessie Buckley has been nominated for best supporting actress

The Limerick star received the best supporting actress award for Passing

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Maggie Gyllenhaal maintains a constant air of dread in her first film as a writer-director

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The era’s buzziest young Irish actors have been confirmed as co-stars of Amazon’s sci-fi film

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The Queen’s Gambit won best limited series, another first for the streaming platform

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