Irish Stars Honoured By US Critics

Irish actors Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, along with director Martin McDonagh have been honoured at the National Society of Film Critics' annual awards in the US.

Phone Booth star Colin Farrell was awarded Best Actor his his performances in The Banshees of Inisherin and After Yang, while Normal People star Paul Mescal was runner up in the same category for his performance in Aftersun.

Kerry Condon landed the accolade for Best Actress for her role in The Banshees of Inisherin, with Barry Keoghan runner up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin.

Elsewhere, writer-director Martin McDonagh was runner up for Best Screenplay for The Banshees of Inisherin.

The Winners and Runners Up from the National Society of Film Critics, are as follows.

Best Picture: Tár
Runners-Up: Aftersun, No Bears

Best Director: Charlotte Wells, Aftersun
Runners-Up: Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave, Jafar Panahi, No Bears

Best Actor: Colin Farrell, After Yang and The Banshees of Inisherin
Runners-Up: Paul Mescal, Aftersun, Bill Nighy, Living

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Tár
Runners-Up: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tilda Swinton, The Eternal Daughter, Michelle Williams, The Fabelmans

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Runners-Up: Brian Tyree Henry, Causeway, Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin

Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Runners-Up: Nina Hoss, Tár, Dolly de Leon, Triangle of Sadness

Best Film Not in the English Language: EO
Runners-Up: No Bears, Decision to Leave

Best Nonfiction Film: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Runners-Up: Descendant, All That Breathes

Best Screenplay: Todd Field, Tár
Runners-Up: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin, James Gray, Armageddon Time

Best Cinematography: Michał Dymek, EO
Runners-Up: Hoyte van Hoytema, Nope, Kim Ji-yong, Decision to Leave