Oscar nominated Rooney Mara talks Academy Awards red carpet fashion

Rooney Mara has not only made a splash this year in her Oscar-nominated role in ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ but she’s been making waves on red carpets as well. ...

February 23, 2012 by KERRY O’SHEA 0

Top ten Irish moments of all time at the Academy Awards - VIDEOS

Ireland and Irish themes have long been part of the Academy Awards, which will be held for the 84th time on February 26th this year. ...

February 21, 2012 by KERRY O'SHEA 5

'The Artist' has won seven awards at the British Academy Film Awards

The silent movie - starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo - picked up prizes including Best Director for Michael Hazanavicius and Best Film at the ceremony at London's Royal Opera House. ...

February 13, 2012 by BUZZ BRADY 0

Rooney Mara tipped for Best Lead Actress - Oscar nominations for 2012 announced - VIDEOS

Irish and Irish American actors and themes are making a big splash with this year’s Academy Award nominations which were announced earlier this morning. Delivering the nominations live were actress Jennifer Lawrence and the presid ...

January 24, 2012 by KERRY O'SHEA 0

'The Artist' leads the nominations at the British Academy Film Awards - VIDEOS

The French silent movie - starring Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo - has received 12 nods in categories including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Leading Actor and Leading Actress, beating 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' which is ...

January 17, 2012 by BUZZ BRADY 0

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' was the big winner at the British Academy Children's Awards

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2', the final instalment of the hugely successful movie series about the schoolboy wizard – took home the Feature Film Award and the BAFTA Kids’ Vote in the Film category. ...

November 28, 2011 by BUZZ BRADY 0

Anne Hathaway has promised not to mock other celebrities at the Academy Awards

Read more: Anne Hathaway and James Franco to host the Oscars The 28-year-old actress is set to co-host the ceremony with James Franco on Sunday (27.02.11) but says she wouldn’t feel comfortable poking fun at the nominees and other ...

February 24, 2011 by Amy Andrews 0

Brendan Gleeson nominated for British Academy Award

Having already won an Emmy in 2009 for his amazing portrayal of Winston Churchill in “Into the Storm”, Brendan Gleeson is now up for a

May 11, 2010 by KATE HICKEY 0

Avatar: Will Academy reward what Pope denounces?

Every so often, the Pope makes a decree about some pop culture phenomenon, assuming that A) we can't already guess what the Pope would say and that B) it matters not just to Catholics but to the rest of the world. Personally, I a ...

March 07, 2010 by Megan Finnegan 2

Irish eye on hollywood By Tom Deignan Saoirse Ronan didn't take home an Academy Award at the

Irish eye on hollywood

By Tom Deignan

Saoirse Ronan didn't take home an Academy Award at the big show on February 24, but the 13-year-old Hollywood star has a busy 2008 planned. Ronan was nominated as a best supporting a ...

March 09, 2009 by 0