Caitriona Balfe arrives at a screening of the film Belfast in October 2021 Image: Alamy Stock Photo Caitriona Balfe arrives at a screening of the film Belfast in October 2021 Image: Alamy Stock Photo NEW FILM BELFAST has received six nominations in this year’s Baftas shortlist.
Irish actors to receive nominations in the Baftas this year include Ruth Negga, Jessie Buckley, and Caitríona Balfe and Ciarán Hinds.Reacting to the nominations for Belfast, director Kenneth Branagh said it was “an amazing tribute to a remarkable part of the world”.He said: “This news on top of the incredible box office support from UK cinema audiences is truly fantastic.
Also nominated in the leading actor category alongside him and Cumberbatch are Mahershala Ali for Swan Song, Adeel Akhtar for Ali & Ava, Leonardo DiCaprio for Don’t Look Up and Stephen Graham for Boiling Point.