'I actually forgot' - Saoirse Ronan found out about Golden Globe nomination while hiking in Glendalough
The Breadwinner has also been nominated
Actress Saoirse Ronan has revealed she was hiking through Glendalough when she discovered she had been nominated for a Golden Globe.
Saoirse Ronan has earned a Best Performance by an Actress (Musical or Comedy) Golden Globe nomination for her role in Lady Bird.
It's the latest in a slew of nominations for the 23-year-old Carlow actress ahead of awards season and her performance in the coming-of-age story is expected to also earn her a third Oscar nomination.
“I actually forgot about it because I was just on a different time zone and I was up and out of the house,” she told PEOPLE magazine.
“I had a friend over and we went to this beautiful site called Glendalough, which is a monastic site and there’s a beautiful lake and mountains.
“My bag just started to vibrate nonstop and I was like ‘What’s going on?’ And then I saw a bunch of missed calls from my publicist and I was like, ‘Oh s—, they’re out today!’”
“It was actually quite nice cause it meant I wasn’t thinking about it too much. It was such a lovely, pleasant surprise when I heard”.
The actress told the magazine she intends to take her mother to the awards as her plus one.
The nominees for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were announced at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and are usually a good prediction of how the Academy Awards will unfold.
The nominations were revealed by Alfre Woodard (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events), Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound), Kristen Bell (The Good Place) and Sharon Stone (most recently The Disaster Artist).
Martin McDonagh also earned a nomination for Best Director for his latest film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Irish actress Caitriona Balfe was also recognised for her role in TV series Outlander with a Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama nom.
Cartoon Saloon's The Breadwinner is among the nominees for Best Motion Picture (Animated). It's up against Pixar's Coco, Ferdinand, The Boss Baby, and Loving Vincent.
The nominees:
Best Director:
Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"
Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards"
Christopher Nolan, "Dunkirk"
Ridley Scott, "All The Money In The World"
Steven Spielberg, "The Post"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, (Drama):
Jessica Chastain, "Molly's Game"
Sally Hawkins, "The Shape of Water"
Frances McDormand, "Three Billboards"
Meryl Streep, "The Post"
Michelle Williams, "All the Money in the World"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy):
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Emma Stone, “Battle of the Sexes”
Helen Mirren, “The Leisure Seeker”
Best Picture, Drama:
“Call Me by Your Name”
“Dunkirk”
“The Post”
“The Shape of Water”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:
Timothée Chalamet, "Call Me By Your Name"
Daniel Day Lewis, "Phantom Thread"
Tom Hanks, "The Post"
Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour"
Denzel Washington, "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy:
"Disaster Artist"
"Get Out"
"The Greatest Showman"
"I, Tonya"
"Lady Bird"
Best Television Performance by an Actor (Drama):
Sterling K. Brown, “This is Us”
Freddie Highmore, “The Good Doctor”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Best Television Performance by an Actor (Musical/Comedy)
Anthony Anderson – Black-ish
Aziz Ansari – Master of None
Kevin Bacon – I Love Dick
William H. Macy – Shameless
Eric McCormack – Will & Grace
Best Supporting Actor (Television)
Alfred Molina – Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgard – Big Little Lies
David Thewlis – Fargo
David Harbour – Stranger Things
Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
Best Supporting Actor (Motion Picture)
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me by Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Original Song:
"Home"
"Mighty River"
"Remember Me"
"The Star"
"This is Me"
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water
Best Television Series (Drama)
The Crown
Game of Thrones
Handmaid's Tale
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Best Television Series (Comedy)
Black-ish
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Master of None
SMILF
Will & Grace
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Armie Hammer, “Call Me by Your Name”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Christopher Plummer, “All the Money in the World”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Steve Carell, "Battle of the Sexes"
Ansel Elgort, "Baby Driver"
James Franco, "The Disaster Artist"
Hugh Jackman, "The Greatest Showman"
Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out"
Best Television Performance by an Actress (Drama):
Caitriona Balfe, “Outlander”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Deuce”
Katherine Langford, “13 Reasons Why”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Best Television Performance by an Actress (Musical/Comedy)
Pamela Adlon – Better Things
Alison Brie – Glow
Issa Rae – Insecure
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Frankie Shaw – SMILF
Best Supporting Actress (Television)
Laura Dern – Big Little Lies
Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale
Chrissy Metz – This is Us
Michelle Pfeiffer – The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley – Big Little Lies
Best Foreign Language Film:
A Fantastic Woman
First They Killed My Father
In the Fade
Loveless
The Square
Best Screenplay (Motion Picture):
Shape of Water
The Post
Lady Bird
Three Billboards
Molly's Gam
Best Original Score (Motion Picture)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape of Water
Phantom Thread
The Post
Dunkirk
Best Motion Picture (Animated)
The Boss Baby
The Breadwinner
Ferdinand
Coco
Loving Vincent
Best Original Song (Motion Picture)
Ferdinand – ‘Home’
Mudbound – ‘Mighty River’
Coco – ‘Remember Me’
The Star – ‘The Star’
The Greatest Showman – ‘This Is Me’
Best Television Performance by an Actor (Limited Series)
Robert De Niro – The Wizard of Lies
Jude Law – The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan – Twin Peaks
Ewan McGregor – Fargo
Geoffrey Rush – Genius
Best Television Performance by an Actress (Limited Series)
Jessica Biel – The Sinner
Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon – Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon – Big Little Lies
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Big Little Lies
Fargo
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Sinner
Top of the Lake: China Girl
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