Irish actress Saoirse Ronan is to receive the Maureen O’Hara Award at next month’s Kerry Film Festival.

The ‘Atonement’ and ‘Byzantium’ actress is expected to attend the October 9-25 festival to receive the award, which is presented to women who have excelled in film.

Ronan’s involvement in this year’s Kerry Film Festival coincides with the announcement of the festival’s programme.

It will open on October 9 with a screening of ‘Pilgrim Hill’, the acclaimed debut feature from local filmmaker Gerard Barrett.

The feature won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh and was filmed in North Kerry.

Other highlights on the festival programme include more than 100 short films, including BAFTA-winning short ‘Pitch Black Heist’, starring Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham.

The judging panel of the Short Film Awards this year will include Dave Fanning, Paul Duane (Barbaric Genius), writer, director and producer Terry George (Some Mother’s Son) and Jam Media’s John Rice (Roy).

Irish features screening include ‘The Rás Tailteann’, ‘Shamrocracy’ and ‘The End of the Earth is My Home’, as well as accomplished filmmaker Tom Tywker’s ‘Three / Drei’.

The festival, which is now in its 13th year, takes place in venues across the county between October 9 to 25, featuring in Tralee between October 9–13; Listowel (16–18); Kenmare (18) and Waterville (25).

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Congrats to Saoirse on Best Actress of Irish Film And Television Awards.

Best Actor went to Michael Fassbender for his role in ‘Shame’ while Carlow native Saoirse Ronan bagged Best Actress for her performance in ‘Hanna’.

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Actress in a Lead Role Film
Saoirse Ronan
Hanna, Universal

Received worldwide acclaim for Atonement. The performance earned her Academy, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations. She was honored with IFTA Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Rising Star (Atonement) and Best Actress (The Lovely Bones) as well as a Critics’ Choice Award and BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.

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Irish actors Michael Fassbender and Saoirse Ronan have received nominations for the Critics’ Choice Awards which were announced this morning.

Fassbender is in contention in the Best Actor category for his role in Shame and is up against George Clooney for Descendants, Leonardo DiCaprio for Clint Eastwood’s biopic J. Edgar, Jean Dujardin for The Artist, Ryan Gosling for Drive and Brad Pitt for his portrayal of baseball’s Billy Beane in director Bennett Miller’s Moneyball.

Saoirse Ronan has a chance of scooping the award for Best Young Actor/Actress, though she is up against Elle Fanning, Ezra Miller, Thomas Horn, Shailene Woodley and Asa Butterfield.

The Help, Hugo and The Artist have come out as strong contenders for awards season. Other films which have come up strong in the BFCA’s list include My Week With Marilyn, Drive, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and Young Adult.

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We finally have the clip of Saoirse on accepting the IFTA for Actress in a Supporting Role Film. Thanks to M for pointing out!

Saoirse is currently attending Irish Film and Television Awards where she is nominated for Actress in a Supporting Role. Edit: Congratulations! Saoirse WON the Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in The Way Back. And two new pics added.

The stars who will be attending this weekend’s Irish Film and Television Awards in Dublin have been announced.

Among the acting nominees who will be attending the ceremony at the Convention Centre on Saturday, 12 February are: Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Brendan Gleeson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Colm Meaney, Stephen Rea, Amy Huberman and Charlene McKenna.

The Irish Film and Television Awards will be broadcast live on RTÉ One on Saturday, 12 February from 9:30pm.

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Congratulations! Saoirse is nominated for The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) in Actress in a Supporting Role. Thanks to M for the info.

Actress in a Supporting Role – Film
Kerry Condon -The Runway (Fastnet Films)
Marcella Plunkett -Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (Zanzibar Films)
Saoirse Ronan -The Way Back (Exclusive Films)
Eileen Walsh -Snap (Samson Films)

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Saoirse nominated for Young British Performer of the Year in The London Critics Circle Film Awards. Congratulations!

YOUNG BRITISH PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Jessica Barden – Tamara Drewe (Momentum)
Conor McCarron – NEDs (Entertainment One)
Will Poulter – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Fox)
Saoirse Ronan – The Way Back (Entertainment One)
Thomas Turgoose – The Scouting Book for Boys (Pathe)

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As you guys know that Saoirse nominated for Spike TV Scream Award. Click the pic and vote!