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Quiz: How much do you know about Irish Oscar successes?

The Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday.

THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS were unveiled on Thursday with Ireland snagging only one nomination – Best Editing, which Belfast-born screen editor Nick Emerson secured for the Vatican thriller Conclave.

It’s in sharp contrast to last year’s awards, where numerous Irish actors and productions swept up nominations across an array of categories.

While we mourn what could have been, we’re taking you back to the glory days: How much do you know about Irish Oscar successes?

Cork actor Cillian Murphy won his first Oscar last year. What film did he win for?
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Small Things Like These
Kensuke's Kingdom

Oppenheimer
A Quiet Place Part II
Saoirse Ronan has previously been nominated for four Oscar awards. Which of these films was she NOT nominated for?
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The Lovely Bones
Little Women

Ladybird
Atonement
2023 had the first ever nomination for an Irish language film in the Academy Awards. What was it called?
Caca Millis
An Cailín Ciúin

Cré na Cille
Kneecap
Colin Farrell has received how many Oscar nominations throughout his career?
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One
Three

Five
Six
Which of these Irish people have NOT won an Oscar?
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Richard Baneham
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Kenneth Branagh

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Benjamin Cleary
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Brendan Gleeson
Black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin received nine nominations in 2023, making it the most nominated Irish film at the awards ever. The record was previously held by In The Name Of The Father - how many nominations did it have?
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Four
Five

Six
Seven
Director and screenplay writer Martin McDonagh is the only Irish director to have more than one nomination for Best Picture. Most recently, he was nominated for The Banshees of Inisherin. What film was he first nominated for?
The Imitation Game
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Whiplash
Nick Emerson has been nominated for Best Editing at the awards this year for his work on Conclave. In 2023, Irishman Johnathan Redmond was nominated for the same award for which film?
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Top Gun: Maverick
Everything Everywhere All at Once

Elvis
Tár
Which famed Irish playwright picked up Ireland's first screenwriting Oscar in 1939?
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George Bernard Shaw
Oscar Wilde

Samuel Beckett
William Butler Yeats
How many Irish citizens have won an Oscar for a lead performance?
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Eight
Six

Four
Two
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Daniel Day-Lewis
Ireland's most successful Academy Award nominee
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You scored out of !
Cillian Murphy
A win is a win
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You scored out of !
Saoirse Ronan
So close to victory, but missing out
Share your result:
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You scored out of !
Kneecap
Kneecap missed out this year - and so have you
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