![]() She was seen this year in the popular television series, Bad Sisters, and her performance in John Carney’s new film, FLORA AND SON, received rave reviews at Sundance. I am Irish, and so proud.”Įve Hewson received the ‘Wilde Card’ award, presented to a rising talent. I'm so grateful to do something that I love, and I never take it for granted. Just to be here, to be part of all of this, is epic. She said that “to be here today, to be part of a community that celebrates Irishness is so bloody, fucking wonderful. I usually get kind of squashed like some kind of sausage into a dress and can't wait to get home and like, have chips and tequila, and put my pajamas on.” But she thought this Irish award “might be a bit different.” She spoke of how her mother took her to a production of Jesus Christ Superstar at her local town hall in Kilkenny when she was 7, and how the magic of it all changed her life. In accepting Buckley said she finds the whole awards thing “a bit bewildering. She's impossibly brave and impossibly funny, joyful, curious, playful, and interested in the world. Her power comes from an insatiable curiosity about the things the rest of us back away from.” Jessie Buckley, a previous Academy Award nominee was presented with her Oscar Wilde Award by Sarah Polley who directed her in WOMEN TALKING, and who is herself nominated for an Academy Award this year for adapting the film’s screenplay. Polley called Buckley “the most alive actor I have ever seen…. I still remember all those people who made an impact on my life and my career along the way, and I feel really lucky that we crossed paths.” ![]() She said that while in New York she remembered “there was a fella stalking me, ‘cause I was in this HBO show Rome, and no one on the on the job cared because he kept sending us cupcakes from his bakery.” She spoke of the many who supported her along the way, including people like Martin McDonagh, Dearbhla Molloy, and Marie Mullen, and how her experiences in America helped her secure some really great roles at home in Ireland and that she “stayed in America, and has happily been here ever since. ![]() Seehorn said Condon “so inspired me to the depth of my soul as an actor, and then I got to meet her, and she's even better.” She spoke of Condon’s believability and her credibility, and called her “searingly honest in her performances.” Condon spoke about her early days in America, including funny asides that everyone has come to know and love her for. Kerry Condon, fresh off a BAFTA win, and an Academy Award nominee for BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, was presented with her Oscar Wilde Award by Rhea Seehorn of Better Call Saul. ![]() We were delighted to honor Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley, and Eve Hewson this year, as well as AN CAILÍN CIÚIN.” Abrams and Katie McGrath.Īlliance founder, Trina Vargo, who created the event 17 years ago, said that “from BELFAST last year, to BANSHEES this year, the Irish are on a roll. With an historic number of Academy Award nominations, the Irish had much to celebrate at the US-Ireland Alliance’s annual Oscar Wilde Awards, held again at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica production company of J.J. Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate a big year for the Irish in film
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