Irish and Irish-connected talent has surged to remarkable prominence in this year’s BAFTA Film Awards longlist, showcasing a depth of creative achievement that spans performance, technical artistry, and storytelling. Jessie Buckley commands attention in the Leading Actress category for her work in the historical drama HAMNET, a film that has emerged as a significant force across multiple categories. Her co-star Paul Mescal finds himself recognized in the Supporting Actor category for the same production, while the film’s literary origins add another layer of Irish distinction through Coleraine-born author Maggie O’Farrell, who appears on the Adapted Screenplay longlist for transforming her bestselling novel into cinema alongside director Chloé Zhao. The cross-pollination of Irish talent becomes even more evident when examining the Leading Actor category, where Cillian Murphy earns recognition for his performance in the school-based drama STEVE, a project that carries his own Big Things Films among its production credits and simultaneously appears on the Outstanding British Film longlist.
Andrew Scott joins this constellation of Irish performers through his turn in the comedy-drama BLUE MOON, a production filmed on Irish soil and brought to life in association with Dublin-based Wild Atlantic Pictures, demonstrating how Irish production infrastructure continues to attract and support compelling narratives. Behind the camera, the Irish presence proves equally formidable, with Dublin cinematographer Robbie Ryan earning a longlist position for his work on the black comedy BUGONIA, a film that has garnered multiple nominations and stems from Dublin’s Element Pictures, with Ryan’s previous BAFTA nominations for director Yorgos Lanthimos’ POOR THINGS and THE FAVOURITE establishing him as a crucial visual collaborator. Armagh-born cinematographer Séamus McGarvey, already a four-time BAFTA nominee, adds to this technical brilliance through his longlisted work on the psychological drama DIE MY LOVE, while Richard Baneham, the Irish visual effects master who has already claimed two BAFTAs and two Oscars for his AVATAR work, finds himself longlisted again as part of the team behind AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH.
The recognition extends into emerging voices as well, with Donegal writer-director Myrid Carten’s acclaimed documentary A WANT IN HER, an Irish-British-Dutch co-production, appearing in the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer category alongside Akinola Davies Jr’s family drama MY FATHER’S SHADOW, which once again features Dublin’s Element Pictures among its producers. This sweeping presence across categories ranging from acting and cinematography to visual effects, screenwriting, and debut filmmaking reveals not just individual achievement but a sustained creative ecosystem that connects Irish artists, production companies, and stories to the highest echelons of international cinema, transforming what might once have been occasional breakthrough moments into an undeniable and consistent force within the industry’s most prestigious recognition.
Cillian`s got on his running boots for A QUIET PLACE Part III.
Currently shooting in New York and billed as a conclusion to the main series, John Krasinski`s upcoming film continues the journey of the Abbotts, with Evelyn (Emily Blunt), Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe) vying for safety.
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Irish actor @damien_molony is at the heart of TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST with Greek Gods thrown into the mix, this one goes places you won`t expect.
Molony delivers what looks like a career-best turn, and with the team behind I MAY DESTROY YOU at the helm, this is one summer watch that will linger long after the tan fades. ☀️🌿🎬
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She`s in a Spielberg film. She`s sharing the screen with Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo. And she might just be heading to the Oscars. 🍀✨
@evehewson is the name on everyone`s lips right now, and if the early buzz around DISCLOSURE DAY is anything to go by, Ireland is about to have another awards season moment to savour. Critics are raving. Ladbrokes has her at 10/1 for a nomination. And honestly? We`re not even surprised.
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SUGAR is back on Jun 19!
Season 2 of Apple TV+`s neo-noir gem returns — and Colin Farrell`s John Sugar is returning to the shadowy streets of Los Angeles with his most dangerous case yet.
A missing boxer`s older brother. A conspiracy that runs through the entire city. And still — somewhere beneath all of it — the question that haunts him most: what happened to his sister?
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Jack Reynor playing a music industry fixer in POWER BALLAD hits different when you remember he was the failed musician`s older brother in SING STREET
A decade later, same director, different side of the industry — and somehow that`s the whole point!
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How does #AndrewScott feel about being #ConanOBrien’s friend?
Andrew sits down with Conan to discuss his latest film PRESSURE, the over-academization of Shakespeare, playing every part in the one-man adaptation VANYA, and honing the craft of portraying characters who are good without being nice.
Watch now at irishfilmtv.com.
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD is back at the @nationaltheatre — and this cast is everything!
Nicola Coughlan. Éanna Hardwicke. Siobhán McSweeney are directed by Caitríona McLaughlin with every secret wound held tight beneath the surface! Filmed live on stage. Overflowing with secrets. Absolutely essential viewing.
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In a new @esquire interview, Jamie Dornan talks the art of embracing fear.
The actor—heartthrob, model, and self-described "semi-cool dad"—is having a massive year.
Two incredible projects on the horizon: 12 12 12 with Anthony Mackie (a globe-trotting heist thriller for Apple & Skydance), and THE UNDERTOW on Netflix, where he plays identical twins.
More at irishfilmtv.com.
HOPE flips the script.
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander play complex extraterrestrials from planet Gh`ertu—not faceless invaders, but fully realized beings with their own world and reasons.
Expect genre chaos: comedy bleeding into dread, absurdist moments crashing into raw drama. HOPE director Na Hong-jin refuses to play it safe.
New trailer at irishfilmtv.com.
