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Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone and ‘Hamnet’ Win at Irish Film and TV Awards With Indie Drama ‘Christy’ Taking Top Prize
Leonardo DiCaprio, Emma Stone and the independent Irish drama “Christy” were among the winners at the 2026 Irish Film and Television Awards, announced in Dublin on Friday.
The Brendan Canty-directed “Christy” (not to be confused with the Sydney Sweeney boxing drama of the same name) entered the night as the top-nominated title with 14 mentions and delivered in key races, winning best film, director and casting, along with editing and a supporting actor prize for Jamie Forde. The film follows a young man seeking independence after leaving the foster system.
Elsewhere in the film categories, “Hamnet” notched wins for best international film, lead actress for Oscar frontrunner Jessie Buckley, supporting actor for Paul Mescal and script for Maggie O’Farrell and Chloé Zhao. Other Oscar hopefuls that received notices in the international lead acting races ahead of Sunday’s BAFTA ceremony were Leonardo DiCaprio’s work as a former revolutionary in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and Emma Stone, for her work as an executive who may or may not be an alien, in Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia.”
At the same time, Éanna Hardwicke took lead actor for “Saipan” while the double-nominated Kerry Condon prevailed with a supporting actress prize for Joseph Kosinski’s “F1.”
On the television side, “Blue Lights” won best TV drama, while Ailbhe Keogan won script for “Trespasses.” Anthony Boyle took lead actor in drama for “House of Guinness,” and Lola Petticrew won lead actress for “Trespasses.” Chris Walley won supporting actor for “The Young Offenders,” and Alison Oliver was named supporting actress for “Task.” Louisa Harland won the Rising Star Award.
“Christy” and “Saipan” led the nominations heading into the ceremony, with “Saipan” earning 12. The ceremony also marked a record number of women nominated in directing categories, with seven across film and TV.
This year, Ciarán Hinds is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The list of winners is below.
Best Film
- “Aontas”
- “Blue Moon”
- “Christy” (WINNER)
- “Four Mothers”
- “Saipan”
- “Steve”
Director – Film
- Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn — “Saipan”
- Brendan Canty — “Christy” (WINNER)
- Myrid Carten — “A Want in Her”
- Lorcan Finnegan — “The Surfer”
- Ruán Magan — “Báite”
- Edwin Mullane, Adam O’Keeffe — “Horseshoe”
Script – Film
- Sarah Gordon, Damian McCann — “Aontas”
- Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao — “Hamnet” (WINNER)
- Alan O’Gorman — “Christy”
- Sheena Lambert — “Báite”
- Darren Thornton, Colin Thornton — “Four Mothers”
- Enda Walsh — “Die My Love”
Lead Actor – Film
- Steve Coogan — “Saipan”
- Daniel Day-Lewis — “Anemone”
- Colin Farrell — “Ballad of a Small Player”
- Éanna Hardwicke — “Saipan” (WINNER)
- Cillian Murphy — “Steve”
- Daniel Power — “Christy”
Lead Actress – Film
- Jessie Buckley — “Hamnet” (WINNER)
- Carolyn Bracken — “Horseshoe”
- Carrie Crowley — “Aontas”
- Fionnula Flanagan — “Four Mothers”
- Eleanor O’Brien — “Báite”
- Fiona Shaw — “Hot Milk”
Supporting Actor – Film
- Liam Cunningham — “Palestine 36”
- Jamie Forde — “Christy”
- Paul Mescal — “Hamnet” (WINNER)
- Diarmuid Noyes — “Christy”
- Seán T. Ó Meallaigh — “Aontas”
- Andrew Scott — “Blue Moon”
Supporting Actress – Film
- Brid Brennan — “Aontas”
- Kerry Condon — “F1” (WINNER)
- Kerry Condon — “Train Dreams”
- Sarah Greene — “Trad”
- Dearbhla Molloy — “Four Mothers”
- Emma Willis — “Christy”
International Film
- “Bugonia”
- “Hamnet” (WINNER)
- “One Battle After Another”
- “Palestine ’36”
- “Sentimental Value”
- “Sinners”
International Actor
- Leonardo DiCaprio — “One Battle After Another” (WINNER)
- Ethan Hawke — “Blue Moon”
- Michael B. Jordan — “Sinners”
- James McArdle — “Four Mothers”
- Sean Penn — “One Battle After Another”
- Jesse Plemons — “Bugonia”
International Actress
- Chase Infiniti — “One Battle After Another”
- Jennifer Lawrence — “Die My Love”
- Margaret Qualley — “Blue Moon”
- Renate Reinsve — “Sentimental Value”
- Emma Stone — “Bugonia” (WINNER)
- Teyana Taylor — “One Battle After Another”
George Morrison Feature Documentary
- “A Want in Her” (WINNER)
- “The Essence of Eva”
- “Listen To The Land Speak”
- “Sanatorium”
- “Testimony”
- “Útoipe Cheilteach”
Rebbreast Short Film Award
- “The Ban”
- “No Mean City”
- “No Time Wasters”
- “Nostalgie” (WINNER)
- “Punt”
- “Three Keenings”
Animated Short
- “Éiru”
- “Inside, The Valley Sings”
- “Rerooted”
- “Retirement Plan” (WINNER)
Cinematography
- “Bugonia” — Robbie Ryan
- “Christy” — Colm Hogan
- “Die My Love” — Seamus McGarvey (WINNER)
- “Saipan” — Piers McGrail
- “Severance” — Suzie Lavelle
Casting
- “Christy” — Amy Rowan (WINNER)
- “Four Mothers” — Louise Kiely
- “The Rainmaker” — Emma Gunnery
- “Ready Or Not” — Maureen Hughes
- “Saipan” — Aine O’Sullivan
Costume Design
- “Blue Moon” — Consolata Boyle (WINNER)
- “Christy” — Hannah Bury
- “Four Mothers” — Joan O’Cleary
- “Saipan” — Lara Campbell
- “Video Nasty” — Joanne O’Brien
Editing
- “Blue Lights” — Helen Sheridan
- “Christy” — Allyn Quigley (WINNER)
- “House of Guinness” — Ben Yeates
- “Saipan” — John Murphy, Gavin Buckley
- “The Surfer” — Tony Cranstoun
Make-up & hair
- “Blue Moon” — Linda Gannon, Liz Byrne
- “Christy” — Jennie Readman, Edwina Kelly
- “Saipan” — Polly McKay
- “Trespasses” — Natalie Reid (WINNER)
- “Wednesday” — Lynn Johnston
Original Music
- “Aontas” — Daithí Ó Drónaí
- “Báite” — Eimear Noone, Craig Stuart Garfinkle (WINNER)
- “Christy” — Daithí Ó Drónaí
- “Saipan” — David Holmes, Brian Irvine
- “Video Nasty” — Die Hexen
Production Design
- “Blue Moon” — Susie Cullen, Kevin Downey
- “Christy” — Martin Goulding
- “Saipan” — John Leslie
- “Wednesday” — Philip Murphy, Neville Gaynor (WINNER)
- “Video Nasty” — Tara O’Reilly
Sound
- “Anemone” — Steve Fanagan (WINNER)
- “Blue Moon” — Hugh Fox
- “Saipan” — Tim Harrison, Andrew Graham, Paul Maynes
- “The Surfer” — Aza Hand
- “Video Nasty” — Patrick Downey
VFX
- “Anemone” — Tom Fagan
- “Foundation” — Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
- “House of Guinness” — Eoin O’Sullivan, David Sewell (WINNER)
- “One Battle After Another” — Ed Bruce, Amrei Bronnenmayer
Television Categories
Best TV Drama
- “Blue Lights” (WINNER)
- “Leonard and Hungry Paul”
- “Trespasses”
- “The Walsh Sisters”
- “Wednesday S2”
- “The Young Offenders”
Director — Drama
- Rachel Carey — “Obituary” (WINNER)
- Megan K. Fox — “Video Nasty”
- Oonagh Kearney — “The Au Pair”
- Mia Mullarkey — “Hidden Assets”
- Hugh O’Conor — “Showkids”
- Aisling Walsh — “Miss Austen”
Script Drama
- Peter Foott — “The Young Offenders”
- Ailbhe Keogan — “Trespasses” (WINNER)
- Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson — “Blue Lights”
- Cara Loftus — “Hidden Assets”
- Stefanie Preissner — “The Walsh Sisters”
- Hugh Travers — “Video Nasty”
Lead Actor – Drama
- Anthony Boyle — “House of Guinness” (WINNER)
- Pierce Brosnan — “MobLand”
- Domhnall Gleeson — “The Paper”
- Martin McCann — “Blue Lights”
- Aaron Monaghan — “Hidden Assets”
- Alex Murphy — “The Young Offenders”
Lead Actress – Drama
- Niamh Algar — “The Iris Affair”
- Caitriona Balfe — “Outlander”
- Siobhán Cullen — “Obituary”
- Louisa Harland — “The Walsh Sisters”
- Nora-Jane Noone — “Hidden Assets”
- Lola Petticrew — “Trespasses” (WINNER)
Supporting Actor – Drama
- Jack Gleeson — “House of Guinness”
- Cal O’Driscoll — “Video Nasty”
- Dónall Ó Héalai — “Hidden Assets”
- Fionn O’Shea — “House of Guinness”
- Aidan Quinn — “The Walsh Sisters”
- Chris Walley — “The Young Offenders” (WINNER)
Supporting Actress – Drama
- Cathy Belton — “Hidden Assets”
- Ruth Bradley — “Slow Horses”
- Katherine Devlin — “Blue Lights”
- Danielle Galligan — “House of Guinness”
- Alison Oliver — “Task” (WINNER)
- Genevieve O’Reilly — “Andor”
Rising Star Award
- Carolyn Bracken (Actor, “Horshoe,” “Oddity”)
- Brendan Canty (Director, “Christy,” “Gealtra”)
- Myrid Carten (Director, “A Want in Her”)
- Louisa Harland (Actor, “The Walsh Sisters,” “Derry Girls”) (WINNER)
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies.
The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.90 per barrel an hour after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 5.8% to $95.64 per barrel.
The market reaction followed more than two days of lifted hopes and dashed expectations involving the strait. Crude prices plunged more than 9% Friday after Iran said it would fully reopen the strait, which it effectively controls, to commercial traffic.
Tehran reversed that decision and fired on several vessels Saturday after President Donald Trump said a U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports would remain in effect. On Sunday, Trump said the U.S. attacked and forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that allegedly tried to get around the blockade. Iran’s joint military command vowed to respond.
Sunday’s higher prices wiped out much of the declines seen Friday, signaling renewed doubts about how soon ships will again transport the vast amounts oil the world gets from the Middle East.
The US-Israeli war against Iran, now in its eighth week, has created one of the worst global energy crises in decades. Countries in Asia and Europe that import much of their oil from the Gulf have felt the most impact of halted supplies and production cuts, although rapidly rising gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices are affecting businesses and consumers worldwide.
Asked when he thought U.S. motorists would again see gas cost less than $3 a gallon on average, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said prices at the pump might not go down that much until next year.
“But prices have likely peaked, and they’ll start going down,” Wright told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
The price of crude oil — the main ingredient in gasoline — has fluctated dramatically since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, and as Iran retaliated with airstrikes on other Gulf states. Crude traded at roughly $70 a barrel before the conflict, spiked to more than $119 at times, and previously closed Friday at $82.59 for U.S. oil and $90.38 for Brent.
Industry analysts have repeatedly warned that the longer the strait is closed, the worse prices could get.
A fragile, two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire Wednesday, while escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz puts the fate of new talks to end the war into question.
Even if a lasting deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz emerges, analysts say it could take months for oil shipments to return to normal levels and for fuel prices to go down. Backed-up tanker traffic, shipowners concerned about another sudden escalation, and energy infrastructure damaged during the war are factors that could impede production and shipment volumes from returning to pre-war levels.
A gallon of regular gas cost an average of nearly $4.05 a gallon in the U.S. on Sunday, according to motor club federation AAA. That’s about 8 cents lower than a week ago, but far higher than $2.98 before the war.
Trump warns Iran it ‘can’t blackmail’ US with Hormuz closure
Fox News reports on heightened tensions in the Middle East as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reaffirms strict control over the Strait of Hormuz and fires on passing ships. President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office, states the US naval blockade will remain in full force. White House correspondent Alex Hogan provides updates on the escalating diplomatic and military standoff.
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Hundreds of commercial tankers are stranded on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut the critical chokepoint on April 18, halting traffic and leaving crews trapped amid reports of gunfire and “traumatic experiences” on board.
The Strait of Hormuz is considered an international waterway under international law, through which ships have the right of transit passage, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it a critical chokepoint for global energy markets, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Iranian gunboats opened fire on a tanker the same day, while a projectile struck a container vessel, damaging cargo.
STARMER AND MACRON ACCUSED OF ‘PLAYING AT BEING RELEVANT’ WITH STRAIT OF HORMUZ PLAN
U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that “U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are among the assets executing a blockade mission impacting Iranian ports.” (CENTCOM)
Audio released by maritime monitoring group TankerTrackers appears to capture the moment a vessel and its crew came under fire while approaching the strait, including a distress call from a crew member.
“Sepah Navy! Motor tanker Sanmar Herald! You gave me clearance to go… you are firing now. Let me turn back!” the crew member can be heard saying in the recording, according to TankerTrackers.
Iranian state media confirmed that shots were fired near vessels to force them to turn back, while the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India said the foreign secretary was deeply concerned.
Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping line, told Fox News Digital that it had activated a crisis team as its crews remain stuck on board vessels in the region.
“We have been working from Friday afternoon until today with the entire crisis team to bring the vessels out — in vain, unfortunately,” said Nils Haupt, senior director of group communications at Hapag-Lloyd AG.
“These events can easily lead to traumatic experiences. There is also a significant risk from sea mines, which has made insuring vessels for passage through the Strait nearly impossible.”
LISA DAFTARI: HORMUZ WHIPLASH PROVES TEHRAN CAN’T HONOR ANY DEAL IT SIGNS
“The crews are well, but they are becoming increasingly impatient and frustrated. It is very unfortunate that we could not leave today,” he added. “Many ships are still stuck in the Persian Gulf.”
“Our six ships are anchored near the port of Dubai, and all crews hope for an improvement in the situation,” Haupt said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on April 18 that the strait would remain closed until the U.S. lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, warning ships not to move from anchorage or risk being treated as “enemy” collaborators.
Iran has previously argued that restrictions on its oil exports and shipping amount to “economic warfare,” framing actions in the Strait of Hormuz as a response to foreign pressure on its economy, according to statements from Iranian officials and state media in past incidents.
“Approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be considered cooperation with the enemy, and any violating vessel will be targeted,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
TRUMP ORDERS A BLOCKADE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS TENSIONS WITH IRAN SOAR
Fishing boats dot the sea as cargo ships, in the background, sail through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz off the United Arab Emirates, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo)
The United States imposed the blockade on Iranian ports to pressure Tehran to reopen the strait, with U.S. Central Command saying the measures are being enforced “impartially against all vessels.”
Hapag-Lloyd said its vessels have been stuck for weeks following the initial closure after the outbreak of war with Iran on Feb. 28.
“For us, it is critical that our vessels can pass through the strait soon,” Haupt said.
“We offer all crew members unlimited data so they can video call loved ones and access entertainment. Crews are strong, but after weeks on board there is growing monotony and frustration.”
“One crew experienced a fire on board from bomb fragments. Others have seen missiles or drones near their vessels,” he added.
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“They are resilient, but each additional day makes the situation more difficult, more monotonous, and more stressful.”
President Donald Trump said Iran had agreed not to close the strait again but after the closure, Trump called the situation “blackmail” and said the U.S. would not back down.
Shops and schools shut in northern Israel as residents protested a 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon that took effect on April 16, saying “nothing was achieved”. Israeli officials say operations may continue, with forces still deployed inside southern Lebanon.
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