Five Irish actors have been nominated for British Academy Film Awards.
The BAFTAs are set to be handed out on March 13, but the nominations for some of the major categories were released today.
Ruth Negga, Ciaran Hinds, Caitriona Balfe, Jessie Buckley and Kenneth Brannagh will all be hopeful of taking home a gong next month.
Negga, Balfe and Buckley make up half the list for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Negga is nominated for her role as Clare Bellew in Rebecca Hall's Passing, while Buckley gets the nod for portraying the young Leda Caruso in The Lost Daughter.
Belfast is nominated for a number of awards, with Balfe earning her nomination for her portrayal of Ma.
The film also gives Hinds and Branagh their nominations - Hinds for Best Actor and Branagh for Best Original Screenplay.
It is also nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Editing.
The sci-fi spectacular Dune leads the nominations with 11.
The ceremony will be hosted by Rebel Wilson from the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Since Branagh’s autobiographical movie hit screens, Jamie Dornan has been winning huge praise around the globe for his role of Pa, Branagh’s father, in the flick.
And the 39-year-old, who has three daughters under ten, feels his own experience of fatherhood helped him understand what was needed within the role.
“It helps to have experienced what parenthood is and to understand, being a father, the lengths you’ll go to keep your family safe.
“I’m not saying that everyone who isn’t a parent thinks that life is all about them, but it certainly makes you realise that these other people are more important, and it’s vital to keep them safe."
