Eyes roll at ‘cringey’ jokes amid Irish disappointment at Oscars haul
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#69RAA)
Ireland wins just two awards, for best special effects and best live-action short, after being nominated for 14
Ireland had hoped for Oscar glory but instead ended up the butt of jokes about drinking, fighting and incomprehensible accents as it claimed just a couple of the coveted golden statuettes.
Just two awards out of 14 nominations was disappointment enough but Hollywood added insult to injury with national tropes that elicited eye rolls in Ireland.
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