Gowan the lads!
Kneecap have been shortlisted for two Academy Award nominations.
The Belfast Irish rap trio have been nominated for, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Song for ‘Sick In The Head’.
Kneecap is the third Irish film to ever be shortlisted for Best International Feature at the Oscars, after Viva and An Cailín Ciúin.
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Speaking about being shortlisted, KNEECAP writer and director Rich Peppiatt said "If someone had walked into the pub in 2019 - back when me and Kneecap were still dreaming up what this movie could be - and they told us five years later we’d be in the running for an Oscar®, we’d probably have asked for a blast on whatever they were smoking..."
"It’s been a rollercoaster journey marked by a huge amount of hard graft and plenty good fun, and making it to that hallowed Hollywood red carpet would certainly be a grand way to finish it all off."
Peppiatt’s film stars the members of the West Belfast rap trio Kneecap (Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí) alongside an ensemble cast including Oscar® nominee Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds and Adam Best.
Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Brazil, “I’m Still Here”
Canada, “Universal Language”
Czech Republic, “Waves”
Denmark, “The Girl with the Needle”
France, “Emilia Pérez”
Germany, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Iceland, “Touch”
Ireland, “Kneecap”
Italy, “Vermiglio”
Latvia, “Flow”
Norway, “Armand”
Palestine, “From Ground Zero”
Senegal, “Dahomey”
Thailand, “How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies”
United Kingdom, “Santosh”
Elsewhere, Gladiator II’ and ‘Blitz’ have been mentioned in categories such as music and special effects, with other shortlists for categories like Best Actor, to be announced the 17th of January.
The 97th annual Oscars will take place on Sunday the 2nd of March, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre and will be hosted by Conan O’Brian.
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