Oscars: Irish nominees for the 94th Academy Awards

The Oscars ceremony takes place tonight and there is Irish interest in a number of categories.

Jessie Buckley, Kenneth Branagh, Ciarán Hinds, and Van Morrison have all been nominated.

Kerry native Buckley is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Lost Daughter, and she has been hotly-tipped for success.

She’s up against Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Judi Dench (Belfast), Kirsten Dunst (The Power Of The Dog), and Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard).

Branagh, who wrote and directed Belfast, is up for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Hinds is also nominated for Belfast, in the Best Supporting Actor category.

Morrison is nominated for Belfast for Best Original Song but he will not perform at the ceremony due to a touring schedule clash.

Here is the full list of nominees in acting,

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Javier Bardem in Being The Ricardos

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power Of The Dog

Andrew Garfield in Tick, Tick… Boom!

Will Smith in King Richard

Denzel Washington in The Tragedy Of Macbeth

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Jessica Chastain in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye

Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter

Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers

Nicole Kidman in Being The Ricardos

Kristen Stewart in Spencer

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Ciaran Hinds in Belfast

Troy Kotsur in Coda

Jesse Plemons in The Power Of The Dog

JK Simmons in Being the Ricardos

Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power Of The Dog