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Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley nominated for BAFTA awards

Irish actresses Saoirse Ronan and Jessie Buckley will go head-to-head at this year's BAFTA awards...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

08.51 7 Jan 2020


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Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley...

Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley nominated for BAFTA awards

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

08.51 7 Jan 2020


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Irish actresses Saoirse Ronan and Jessie Buckley will go head-to-head at this year's BAFTA awards.

The two are both nominated in the Leading Actress category at the British Academy Film Awards.

Buckley is up for her role in 'Wild Rose', while Ronan was recognised for her role in 'Little Women'.

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Ronan lost out on a Golden Globe win for her role on Monday to Renée Zellweger.

Overall, 'Joker' leads the BAFTAs with 11 nominations in total.

Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' and Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman' follow closely behind with 10 each.

'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie were all recognised in the acting categories, and the film is also up for Best Film and Best Director.

'The Irishman' is also nominated for Best Film and Best Director, with Al Pacino and Joe Pesci both up for Best Supporting Actor.

Batman spin-off and origin story 'Joker' nominations include Best Film, Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Todd Phillips.

Making up the Best Film shortlist are war epic '1917' and South Korean black comedy 'Parasite'.

In the Supporting Actress category, Margot Robbie scored two nominations - with one for her role in #MeToo drama 'Bombshell' as well as 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood.'

She will be up against Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Florence Pugh (Little Women) and Scarlett Johansson, who earns her second BAFTA 2020 nod for her performance in Nazi satire 'Jojo Rabbit'.

Additional reporting: IRN


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