Oscars countdown starts here. And the Irish are in the race
Several films with Irish involvement impressed critics at the Toronto Film Festival
Irish-financed film The Killing of a Sacred Deer produced by Dublin-based Element Pictures, has been named the joint winner of the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.
Awards season has begun. Okay, that’s not quite true. With next year’s Oscars happening in March we’re still more than six months away from the ceremony. The Toronto and Venice film festivals announce the beginning of a phoney war that leads into open conflict when the guild awards and critics gongs kick in before Christmas.