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...AND THE WINNERS ARE... Daniel Day-Lewis - Winner: Best Actor, "My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown" (1989). Winner: Best Actor, "There Will Be Blood." In "My Left Foot," Day-Lewis portrayed Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy. Day-Lewis earned his second Best Actor award with a very diifferent role in "There Will be Blood." Photo credit:Ian West / PA Archive/PA Photos
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Brenda Fricker - Winner: Best Supporting Actress for "My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown" (1989). Dublin-born actress Brenda Fricker's most noteworthy performance came with her portrayal of Christy Brown's mother in "My Left Foot." Photo credit:Barry Batchelor / PA Archive / P
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Barry Fitzgerald - Winner: Best Supporting Actor for "Going My Way" (1944). Barry Fitzgerald (as Fr. Fitzgibbon, pictured above with Bing Crosby in the film) became the first and last actor to be nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor - for the same part. The Academy immediately changed the rules to prevent this from happening again.
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Peter O'Toole - One of the most celebrated actors of his generation, Irish and English actor Peter O'Toole was nominated for an Oscar a whopping seven times before he was presented with the Academy's 2002 Honorary Award for his work throughout cinematic history. Photo credit:Yui Mok / PA Archive / PA Photos
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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Winners: Best Original Song, "Falling Slowly," from "Once" (2007). Hansard, founder of the Irish rock band The Frames, stars in the Irish musical that earned him a an Oscar. He shares his award with Czech singer Marketa Irglova, who co-wrote and composed the movie's music. Photo credit:Ian West / PA Archive / PA Photo
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Richard Harris - Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role, "The Field" (1990). The film star from Limerick scored rave reviews with his portrayal of farmer Bull McCabe in 1990's screen adaptation "The Field," a story about an Irishman's extreme love of the land. Photo credit:William Conran / PA Archive / PA
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Stephen Rea - Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role, "The Crying Game" (1992). Protestant Republican Rea, from Belfast, gives a moving performance as Fergus, an IRA member, in "The Crying Game." In the film, his character gets the surprise of his life after falling in love. Photo credit:Michael Crabtree / PA Archive /
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Liam Neeson - Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role, "Schindler's List" (1993). Neeson, a native of Ballymena, Co. Antrim, gives an unforgettable performance as Oskar Schindler, the star of Steven Spielberg's Holocaust film "Schindler's List." Unlike most of the other actors on our list, Neeson does not play an Irishman. Photo credit:Ian West / PA Wire / PA Photos
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Saoirse Ronan - Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, "Atonement" (2007). At the age of 13, Ronan, who lives in Co. Carlow, was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. Her performance as Briony Tallis in "Atonement" earned her much critical acclaim. Photo credit:Antony Jones / UK Press / PA Pho
Some of these Irish actors (and a musician) took home the golden statue and some did not, but each of them gave a memorable and critically-acclaimed performance in roles ranging from an elderly priest to a physically-handicapped writer. ;
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March 7, 2009
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