When The Banshees of Inisherin was released, I said it would inspire awe for centuries to come. I called London-Irish director, Martin McDonagh, a modern-day Mozart. Feckin’ hell, I really failed to curb my enthusiasm.
So naturally, I’m over the moon that McDonagh’s story of a friendship turned extremely sour is up for all the most important awards at this year’s Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Original Screenplay), and that all four of its stars are contenders in the acting categories. I’m just as ecstatic that gritty meta-verse romp, Everything Everywhere All At Once, pulled off the same feat. The nods for Tár, The Fabelmans, Elvis, Women Talking and Triangle of Sadness? Yep, all fantastically smart choices.
