Kerry Condon

Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley, Eve Hewson and 'The Quiet Girl' were all recognized at the Thursday night event, hosted by the US-Ireland Alliance.

Thank God we’re not all tall, or we’d all be models and people would really, really fucking hate us.” And she praised her mom for “loving me so much that I feel like I can fly.” It’s the perfect blend for an artist, and I wouldn’t be here today without it.” “We can’t tell you how happy it has made us to prove that argument wrong.” Created by the US-Ireland Alliance, the Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate the work of those from Ireland — and some who are not — who contribute to the movies, television and music. Hewson, the Bad Sisters actress coming off a performance in John Carney’s Sundance entry, was introduced by Charlie Hunnam. Buckley confessed that she finds awards shows “a bit bewildering. … Her wild laughter kept us alive through the hardest day.” [Oscar Wilde Awards](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/oscar-wilde-awards/), held Thursday night — before the rain arrived — at Bad Robot in Santa Monica. Abrams](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/jj-abrams/) joked, in a year when 25 percent of the Academy Award acting nominations are held by Irish actors. I usually get kind of squashed like some kind of sausage into a dress and on the way there I think, ‘I can’t wait to get home and like, have chips and tequila and put my pajamas on.’ But I thought this being Irish awards it might be a bit different, like being at a wake.” The Oscar Wilde honorees this year were Irish actresses Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Jessie Buckley (Women Talking), Eve Hewson (Flora and Son) and An Cailίn Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), the first Irish language film nominated for an Academy Award. Buckley was brought to the podium by her Women Talking writer-director Sarah Polley (Oscar nominated for adapted screenplay), who said that in a movie “when there were nine, sometimes 12 characters in the same room, I would often shoot Jessie last after we’d run the scene upward of 150 times over the course of three days,” as “while Jessie was always brilliant on the first take, she’s really the only actor I’ve ever seen still able to genuinely surprise herself and everyone else on take 150.

With an historic number of Academy Award nominations, the Irish had much to celebrate at the US-Ireland Alliance's annual Oscar Wilde Awards on Thursday ...

The film’s cast, including its young star Catherine Clinch were in attendance. We were delighted to honor Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley, and Eve Hewson this year, as well as AN CAILÍN CIÚIN.” 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.

Ahead of the Academy Awards, which take place on Sunday night, some of the biggest stars in Irish film and television were honoured on Thursday at the ...

[Sharon Horgan](https://www.hotpress.com/sharon-horgan) for casting her in the show, saying it “made her proud to be Irish and so, so, so proud to be an Irish woman. She thanked her father for his wisdom and for teaching her what hard work looks like and thanked her mother for “loving me so much that I feel like I can fly.” [Catherine Martin](https://www.hotpress.com/catherine-martin), Ireland’s Government Minister responsible for the arts, tourism and the Irish language, presented the special award for [An Cailín Ciúin](https://www.hotpress.com/an-cailin-ciuin) (The Quiet Girl), which made history as the first Irish language film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature. [Colm Bairéad](https://www.hotpress.com/colm-bairead) and producer Cleona Ní Chrualaoí accepted the award, paying tribute to the cast and crew. (The cast of An Irish Goodbye are pictured below). [Jessie Buckley](https://www.hotpress.com/jessie-buckley), a previous Academy Award nominee, was presented with her Oscar Wilde Award by [Sarah Polley](https://www.hotpress.com/sarah-polley), director of the film Women Talking. [Trina Vargo](https://www.hotpress.com/trina-vargo), founder of the alliance who launched the Oscar Wilde Awards 17 years ago, proudly remarked: “From Belfast last year, to Banshees this year, the Irish are on a roll.” [Kerry Condon](https://www.hotpress.com/kerry-condon), who recently earned a BAFTA award and an Oscar nomination for her performance in [The Banshees of Inisherin](https://www.hotpress.com/the-banshees-of-inisherin), was presented with her Oscar Wilde Award by Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn. And so, so, so, so, so proud to be a baby alcoholic with emotional issues and murderous tendencies. [Eve Hewson](https://www.hotpress.com/eve-hewson) was honoured with this year’s ‘Wilde Card’ award, which is given to a rising talent. “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. Buckley’s acceptance speech evoked some laughs as the acclaimed actress said she finds the whole awards thing “a bit bewildering. [Academy Awards](https://www.hotpress.com/academy-awards), which take place on Sunday night, some of the biggest stars in Irish film and television were honoured on Thursday at the [US-Ireland Alliance](https://www.hotpress.com/us-ireland-alliance)’s 17th annual [Oscar Wilde Awards](https://www.hotpress.com/oscar-wilde-awards). Abrams](https://www.hotpress.com/j-j-abrams) and Katie McGrath’s production company based in Santa Monica, California.

Eve Hewson was honored at the Oscar Wilde Awards along with Kerry Condon and Jessie Buckley.

“I’ve become a better woman and a better human. “I’ve failed a lot and been picked up by others. “Eve brings to each of her roles an authenticity and a fire that makes her truly impossible to take your eyes off her,” Hunnam said. No matter how unlikable or f***ed up they might be on the page, if you love them and love them well, there’s a good chance the audience will love them too.” And I remember when I landed, everything was like a movie set. Abrams told Variety on the green carpet adding, “And it’s always fun to have so many nominees, makes it that much more fun, because it’s just nice to see all this work.”

Kerry Condon, fresh off a BAFTA win, and an Academy Award nominee for Banshess Of Inisherin, was presented with her Oscar Wilde Award by Rhea Seehorn of ...

Charlie Hunnam presented to his friend who he described as an enigmatic, fearless actress, who truly embodies the spirit of what it means to be a Wilde Card. In accepting Buckley said she finds the whole awards thing “a bit bewildering. We were delighted to honor Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley, and Eve Hewson this year, as well as An Cailín Ciúin.”

With an unprecedented number of Oscar nominations for Irish talent and films this year, everyone was celebrating the green wave at the 17th annual Oscar ...

Abrams joked about the 25% of Academy Award acting nominations being held by Irish actors, stating that “there are 7 million people on that island, and all of them were nominated and are here tonight.” The Oscar Wilde honorees this year were Irish actresses Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley, Eve Hewson, and An Cailίn Ciúin, the first Irish language film nominated for an Academy Award. Buckley confessed that she finds awards shows “a bit bewildering” and usually gets squashed like some kind of sausage into a dress. The 17th annual Oscar Wilde Awards, held at Bad Robot in Santa Monica, celebrated the unprecedented number of Oscar nominations for Irish talent and films this year.

Thurles actress Kerry Condon will be the main focus of attention from everyone in Tipperary this Sunday night/Monday morning as she attends this year's ...

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And so, so, so proud to be a baby alcoholic with emotional issues and murderous tendencies”. Fresh off a Bafta Best Supporting Actress win, Condon was presented with her Oscar Wilde Award by Rhea Seehorn of Better Call Saul fame, who, she said, “so inspired me to the depth of my soul as an actor, and then I got to meet her, and she’s even better”. Hewson (31) said “the last time I got an award I was 11, and I was in the Girls’ Brigade, and it was for best hip hop dancer of the year”.