Saoirse Ronan has been tipped for an Oscar nomination once again, but this time for her role in upcoming drama Lady Bird.
The coming-of-age film was written and directed by 20th Century Women star Greta Gerwig, and received rave reviews after it’s world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
The drama is based on Greta Gerwig’s own experiences growing up in Northern California, and Saoirse stars as Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson, who is desperate to leave home and her overbearing mother (Laurie Metcalf) to experience college life.
Variety said Saoirse’s performance in the film “further cements Ronan as one of the great actresses of her generation”.
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The Carlow native previously received Oscar nominations for her performances in Brooklyn (Best Actress) and Atonement (Best Supporting Actress) – but is yet to take home a prestigious gong.
Lady Bird will be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival later this week, and is set for release in the US in November – which is during what is known as ‘awards season’.
Meanwhile, In Bruges director Martin McDonagh has also been tipped for an Oscar nod this year for his new film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Martin previously nabbed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short in 2006 for Six Shooter, which starred Brendan Gleeson.
