There was outrage online after Irish actress Jessie Buckley was listed as “British” by the BBC shortly after she received her debut nomination for an Oscar yesterday.
The 32-year-old from Killarney, Co Kerry, was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance as Leda in The Lost Daughter.
However, multiple media outlets in the UK, including BBC news and Sky News, claimed Buckley as their own as they grouped her and fellow nominee Dame Judi Dench together, labelling them both as British.