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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sandra Mallon

Legendary Irish director Jim Sheridan tips Colin Farrell to triumph in Oscar battle with Paul Mescal

Colin Farrell Paul Mescal Jim Sheridan Martin McDonagh Barry Keoghan Brendan Gleeson Carrie Crowley Martin ONeill Broadway

OSCAR nominated director Jim Sheridan has said “the Irish punch so hard above their weight” as he gushes over our Oscar nominations.

Ireland enjoyed a record-breaking year at the Oscar nominations with The Banshees of Inisherin writer-director Martin McDonagh, the film's stars Kerry Condon, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, Aftersun's Paul Mescal and An Cailín Ciúin among the Irish nominees.

Sheridan – who was nominated for a seven Oscars in 1993 for In The Name Of The Father at the 66th Oscars – said that while Mescal is a “special talent”, he thinks Farrell is the frontrunner to receive an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin.

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