The Academy Award nominations have just been announced, and Saoirse has been nominated as Best Actress in a Leading Role! The film ‘Brooklyn’ also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. Congratulations to Saoirse, and the ‘Brooklyn’ cast and crew!
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Cate Blanchett in “Carol”
Brie Larson in “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Joy”
Charlotte Rampling in “45 Years”
Saoirse Ronan in “Brooklyn”Best motion picture of the year
“The Big Short” Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
“Bridge of Spies” Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
“Brooklyn” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers
“Mad Max: Fury Road” Doug Mitchell and George Miller, Producers
“The Martian” Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Mark Huffam, Producers
“The Revenant” Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mary Parent and Keith Redmon, Producers
“Room” Ed Guiney, Producer
“Spotlight” Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, ProducersAdapted screenplay
“The Big Short” Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
“Brooklyn” Screenplay by Nick Hornby
“Carol” Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
“The Martian” Screenplay by Drew Goddard
“Room” Screenplay by Emma Donoghue
There is a god. I was very disturbed not only by Ricky Gervais, the indulgent and alcohol laced golden globes, but the winners, . Saoirse looked like an angel, not because she is pretty , (which she is) but because she represented a person and a film that for me I feel very protective of. A movie which dares in this world driven half mad by jealousies, hatreds, bombastic US politicians, a million reasons to be fearful, here was a movie that showed the kindness of people towards this young woman , portrayed with an unheard of depth by her character , and charm. I will never watch nor pay any heed to the globes again. Clearly there are politics in the movie world(Duh) I am a classical violinist who has played on 90 motion pictures, won many awards and the politics of my field are overwhelming, somehow, I have always thought this didn’t apply to movies and theatre (which I love) hah, its fun to be naive, but now I know. I don’t know if Brooklyn will win, or Saoirse , but it would mean something tremendous to me aside from everyone’s work on this film, not the least which was the exacting superb work of John Crowley.