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Nominees Cleona Ní Chrúalaoi, Martin McDonagh, Ross White, Tom Berkeley, Kerry Condon, Colm Bairéad, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kazuo Ishiguro and Lorna McDougall. Dana Pleasant

Irish Oscar hopefuls gather for annual celeb-packed nominees luncheon

Also present were celebrities including Tom Cruise, Michelle Yeoh and Rian Johnson.

IRISH OSCAR NOMINEES gathered yesterday for a celeb-packed luncheon in LA – with Paul Mescal, Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Colm Bairéad rubbing shoulders with the likes of Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg and Michelle Yeoh.

95th-oscars-nominees-luncheon The annual nominees luncheon shot. Richard Harbaugh Richard Harbaugh

Every year, the Academy holds an Oscars luncheon, which sees all of that year’s nominees meeting and mingling a month before the awards themselves take place. This year, the event took place at the Beverly Hills Hilton.

2023 is a record year for Irish nominations, with Banshees of Insherin bagging nine nominations alone.

Three of the main cast of the Banshees of Inisherin were pictured attending yesterday’s event – Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Brendan Gleeson – alongside their nominated director Martin McDonagh. 

95th-oscars-academy-awards-nominees-luncheon-reception Nominees Cleona Ní Chrúalaoi, Martin McDonagh, Ross White, Tom Berkeley, Kerry Condon, Colm Bairéad, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kazuo Ishiguro and Lorna McDougall. Dana Pleasant Dana Pleasant

They met with Ross White and Tom Berkeley, who are nominated for their short film An Irish Goodbye. 

95th-oscars-academy-awards-nominees-luncheon-arrivals Tom Berkeley and Ross White Michael Yada Michael Yada

They also met with Cleona Ní Chrúalaoi and Colm Bairéad, producer and director of An Cailín Ciúin, nominated for Best International Feature. 

95th-oscars-academy-awards-nominees-luncheon-arrivals Colm Bairéad Michael Yada Michael Yada

“There are lunches and then there are LUNCHES,” Bairéad tweeted:

Also there was Richard Daneham, who is nominated in the Best Visual Effects category for Avatar: The Way of Water.

95th-oscars-academy-awards-nominees-luncheon-stage Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon, Joe Letteri and Richard Baneham of Avatar Michael Yada Michael Yada

Irishman Jonathan Redmond was also there – he’s nominated in the Best Editing Category for the film Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann. 

95th-oscars-academy-awards-nominees-luncheon-arrivals Jonathan Redmond Michael Yada Michael Yada

95th-oscars-academy-awards-nominees-luncheon-arrivals Nominees Colin Farrell and Austin Butler Michael Yada Michael Yada

For an insight into what it’s like to campaign to be considered for a nomination, here’s more on how An Cailín Ciúin became an Oscar contender. 

The 95th Academy Awards will take place on 12 March at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles – The Journal will be reporting from Hollywood as the awards take place.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 12:26 AM

    Swiftly removed after 3 weeks lol

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    Oct 24th 2023, 12:28 AM

    @Mike Brady:
    Ehhhr…BnB???

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:29 AM

    @: that’s a racist comment.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 9:35 AM

    If the Journal wasn’t full of anonymous bot chancers like yourself…

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    Oct 24th 2023, 9:37 AM

    @Richard Walsh: well to be fair @: is a racist

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    Oct 24th 2023, 1:12 PM

    @Keith Collins: ?

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    Oct 24th 2023, 2:31 PM

    Report for racsm

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    Oct 24th 2023, 7:48 PM

    @Mike Brady: “after a number of checks before listing”!

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    Oct 24th 2023, 1:25 AM

    I’m amazed at this error by Booking.com ! Makes me nervous re booking with them again !

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    Oct 29th 2023, 7:48 AM

    @Ger Byrne: If you book through Booking.com after you verify payment block them as they went back and took €50 extra from my account one month later..without my permission..they are seriously compromised

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    Oct 24th 2023, 12:22 AM

    Ive booked a room for December with me mistress. Very deflating news..

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    Oct 24th 2023, 1:25 AM

    @Paul Gorry: Take her up to Monto, and pump her with Gin

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    Oct 24th 2023, 9:05 AM

    How dare you

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    Oct 24th 2023, 10:31 AM

    @Paul Gorry: a brazzer more like

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    Oct 24th 2023, 9:27 PM

    @Mise Freisin: nice.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 5:53 AM

    Can we just stay? Jesus, people are nuts.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 7:12 AM

    That’s why it’s always better to book direct. You often get a better price and definitely get a better service.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 7:52 PM

    I once booked a BnB in Sligo for the weekend and the owner even collected me from the train station. Most people are sound.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 12:33 AM

    Sounds like an angry ex

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:33 PM

    @Valerie Lowth: Certainly seems like someone with a grudge, rather than a financial scam when they didn’t take payment in advance.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 12:47 AM

    That’s unbelievable. The stuff of nightmares

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    Oct 24th 2023, 4:26 AM

    Booking.Comical :)

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    Oct 24th 2023, 1:58 AM

    I just don’t know what to do anymore.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:23 AM

    cowboys absolute cowboys Ted!

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:56 AM

    @Tom Newell:
    Shoddy, shoddy, shoddy

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    Oct 24th 2023, 1:53 PM

    someone booked a listed 2 star for an anniversary. presumably the last anniversary they’ll be enjoying together

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    Oct 24th 2023, 12:40 PM

    To do what in kinnegad, 7:20 is the last food is served in the pub, doesn’t have restaurants open. Nothing to do in kinnegad

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    Oct 24th 2023, 7:36 PM

    It’s normal enough to break the journey to Galway in Kinnegad? I know loads of people who don’t like driving long distances, or after dark.
    Mind you, whoever set up that elaborate a false booking account should maybe move to a busier town instead of annoying the residents.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 1:31 PM

    We had a somewhat similar problem (but not as bad!) here when a local large BnB put my Eircode on their website instead of their own
    We had no idea and a family turned up at the door wanting to stay the night. A lot of confusion and angry words later they left.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 5:06 PM

    @P.J. Nolan: A poor woman turned up at my parents with their address looking for “AirBnb”. I gave her the directions of the garda station and told her she had been scammed.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 7:39 PM

    @Laura Farrell: I saw the same happen in Dublin city centre the other day – an unlucky couple had booked an Air BnB online that didn’t exist. Just what you need after a long day’s travel. Their taxi driver said it’s happening every week now.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:32 PM

    @Laura Farrell:
    Indeed, these people had travelled from the north to the south east. I can understand why they weren’t happy but nothing I could do about it.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:35 PM

    @F Fitzgerald: Another reason to ban the pox that is AirBnB.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 5:29 AM

    I tell ye if these knocked on me door asking to stay I’d show them both barrels and arsenal full of feckin lead

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    Oct 24th 2023, 6:56 AM

    @: Sure you would.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 9:06 AM

    @Ajax Penumbra: then I’ll look for you Mr tough guy.

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    Oct 24th 2023, 10:55 AM

    You spelled balls and ars@ wrong

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    Oct 24th 2023, 2:47 PM

    It’s our anniversary. Can we stay at your two bedroom, remote home anyway? We don’t mind sharing the toilet bowl

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    Oct 24th 2023, 8:02 PM

    If you can find the “quadruple room”, go for it! There’s another 11 people you’ll be sharing with.

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