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Ah lads... Irish Oscar nominees are STILL being claimed as British
THE IRISH HAVE completely owned the Oscar nominations this year.
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It was announced earlier this afternoon that Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Lenny Abrahamson, and Emma Donoghue have all secured a nod.
With that, came the predictable act of media claiming them as British.
OH THIS AGAIN, you cry
YES, AGAIN
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OMGG AGAIN
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How can we stop this from happening?
First, it was this Metro.co.uk article of the British nominees.
SAOIRSE. MICHAEL FASSY.
No.
Then, here comes BBC News to grab Emma Donoghue for their own
You can’t have her, it’s bad enough that Canada is trying!
Click here if you can’t see the video.
Then there’s Sky at it again
THE BFI
They, of all people, should know
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Can we all agree to just NOT?
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5 times Irish celebrities shot down people claiming they were British>
Sky News just claimed Saoirse Ronan “as one of our own”>
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done it again irish not british Not again omgg Oscars