IRISH ACTRESS SAOIRSE Ronan has been nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Lady Bird.

The other nominees for Actress in a Leading Role are Sally Hawkins, Frances McDormand, Margot Robbie and Meryl Streep.

Ronan had previously been nominated four times at both the Academy Awards and Golden Globes, but had come up short on each occasion – until this year.

The 23-year-old won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for her role in Lady Bird earlier this month.

The coming-of-age comedy-drama, directed by Greta Gerwig, explores the turbulent relationship between a Californian mother and her daughter.

Crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – which is directed by Irishman Martin McDonagh – has also been nominated for Best Picture, Original Screenplay, Original Score and Film Editing.

The film won three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild awards this week and had previously triumphed at the Golden Globes.

Irish costume designer Consolata Boyle has also been nominated for costume design for Victoria & Abdul and Kilkenny based Cartoon Saloon have been nominated for The Breadwinner in best animated feature.

President Michael D Higgins congratulated the Irish nominees.

He said: “The shortlist constitutes a fulsome recognition of Irish artists excelling in so many ways. The inclusion of Saoirse Ronan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin McDonagh, Consolata Boyle and the Cartoon Saloon in a large number of different award categories demonstrates the vitality, depth and diversity of the creative genius available to the Irish film industry.

“We can all be proud of the achievements of the Irish film community, as it cements Ireland’s international reputation as a country of creativity, imagination and skills.”

Here are the Oscar nominations in full for the 90th Academy Awards:

Actress in Leading Role

Margot Robbie hugging Saoirse Ronan before accepting the award best actress at the Critics' Choice Awards Chris Pizzello Chris Pizzello

• Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water)
• Frances McDormand (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)
• Margot Robbie (I, Tonya)
• Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird)
• Meryl Streep (The Post)

Leading Actor

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• Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name)
• Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread)
• Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out)
• Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour)
• Denzel Washington (Roman J.Israel, Esq)

Supporting Actress

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• Mary J. Blige (Mudbound)
• Allison Janney (I, Tonya)
• Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread)
• Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird)
• Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water)

Supporting Actor

Sam Rockwell, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, cast members of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Vince Bucci Vince Bucci

• Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project)
• Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)
• Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water)
• Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World)
• Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)

Best Picture

• Call Me By Your Name
• Darkest Hour
• Dunkirk
• Get Out
• Lady Bird
• Phantom Thread
• The Post
• The Shape of Water
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Directing

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• Dunkirk
• Get Out
• Lady Bird
• Phantom Thread
• The Shape of Water

Original Screenplay

• The Big Sick
• Get Out
• Lady Bird
• The Shape of Water
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Adapted Screenplay

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• Call Me By Your Name
• The Disaster Artist
• Logan
• Molly’s Game
• Mudbound

Animated Feature

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• The Boss Baby
• The Breadwinner
• Coco
• Ferdinand
• Loving Vincent

Production Design

Director Joe Wright, Kristin Scott Thomas, Gary Oldman, Lily James and Samuel West attending the Darkest Hour Premiere Ian West Ian West

• Beauty and the Beast
• Blade Runner 2049
• Darkest Hour
• Dunkirk
• The Shape of Water

Costume Design

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• Beauty and the Beast
• Darkest Hour
• Phantom Thread
• The Shape of Water
• Victoria & Abdul

Animation

• Dear basketball
• Garden Party
• Lou
• Negative Space
• Revolting Rhymes

Original Score

Stormtroopers during the European premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, at the Royal Albert Hall, London Matt Crossick Matt Crossick

• Dunkirk
• Phantom Thread
• The Shape of Water
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Visual Effects

• Blade Runner 2049
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Kong: Skull Island
• War for the planet of the Apes

Film Editing

Sally Hawkins who has been nominated for the best actress Oscar for The Shape of Water Dominic Lipinski Dominic Lipinski

• Baby Driver
• Dunkirk
• I, Tonya
• The Shape of Water
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Sound Editing & Sound Mixing

• Baby Driver
• Blade Runner 2049
• Dunkirk
• The Shape of Water
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Cinematography

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• Blade Runner 2049
• Darkest Hour
• Mudbound
• Dunkirk
• The Shape of Water

Documentary Feature

• Abacus: Small Enough To Jail
• Faces Places
• Icarus
• Last Men In Aleppo
• Strong Island

Documentary Short

• Edith + Eddie
• Heaven is a traffic Jam on the 405
• Heroin(E)
• Knife Skills
• Traffic Stop

Original Song 

• Mighty River
• Mystery of Love
• Remember Me
• Stand Up For Something
• This Is Me

Hair and Make-up

• Darkest Hour
• Victoria & Abdul
• Wonder

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