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Irish director Lenny Abrahamson admits he was ‘nervous’ about receiving Oscar nomination

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, it is one of the many nominations to honour the abundance of talent to spring from the island this year.

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“I wish I could sit here and say I don’t care and I’m not nervous, but of course it makes such a big difference to everyone involved in the film, not just me”, he told Ireland AM.

“It was a very physical day, a lot of climbing”.

“There’s a live stream [of the nominations] online, so I watched the live stream!”

“I am in London and just heard the good news!”

“I didn’t realize how strong my reaction would be”, she continued.

At this year’s Golden Globes, the 26-year-old beat out fellow actresses Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander, Rooney Mara and even awards show favourite Cate Blanchett. But it’s 12:15 a.m. and I have to get up for work in the morning so it just doesn’t seem reasonable to me. I have no affinity for the tune, but I take perverse pleasure in knowing that smack in the middle of the Oscar ceremony on February 28 – the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ annual infomercial trumpeting the supreme art and craft of the Hollywood film industry – all of America will be reminded of the lame existence of Fifty Shades of Gray. “We’ll do champagne another day”. Chris Rock is set to host for the second time.

Since then, no Awards Season chat is complete without a mention of the Californian actress, recognised for her commitment to the role of Ma in “Room”, the tale of mother and son Jack (played by the stunning Jacob Tremblay) kept locked in a room by a mysterious captor for the first five years of the child’s life.

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“They help me stay relaxed”, she said. “My favorite moment was after I went back to my table after winning a Golden Globe, Katy Perry had a round of In-N-Out burgers for everybody”, she revealed.

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