IRISH talent is in the running for a total of 14 Oscars at Sunday's ceremony in Los Angeles.
In the lead is The Banshees of Inisherin with nine nine nods but actor Paul Mescal also got a nod for his performance in Aftersun, An Irish Goodbye has also been tipped as well as The Quiet Girl, the first Irish-language feature film to be nominated for an Oscar.
However, it is not the first time the Irish have been recognised for their work on and behind the big screen with many nominations across the categories as well as wins down the years.
In fact, the Irish have a long history of success at the Academy Awards, dating back as far as 1938.
Most recently, just last year, actor and film-maker Kenneth Branagh won an Oscar in the Best Original Screenplay category for his movie, Belfast.
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In 2011, Co Down father and daughter, Oorlagh George and Terry George won an Oscar in the Best Live Action Short category for The Shore, which was filmed in Killough.
Daniel Day-Lewis, who is of British/Irish citizenship, has won three Oscars so far in his career.
In 1989, he won Best Actor for Irish movie My Left Foot.
In 2007, he won the same category for There Will Be Blood and again, in 2012, he won Best Actor for a third time for Lincoln.
Also in 1989, Dublin-born actress, Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in My Left Foot.
In 2015, Dublin writer, actor and director Benjamin Cleary won the same Oscar for Stutterer.
In 2007, the Best Original Song Oscar was won by Irish singer Glen Hansard for `Falling Slowly', which featured in the movie, Once.
In 2005, Irish American producer and screenwriter Corinne Marrinan won an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short category for `A Noted Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin'.
In the same year, British/Irish film maker Martin McDonagh won an Oscar in the Best Action Short category for Six Shooter.
In 1996, the Best Animated Short Academy Award was won by Irish film maker Tyron Montgomery for Quest.
In 1992, Irish film director Neil Jordan won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game.
Dublin actor Barry Fitzgerald, who died in 1961, won an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category in 1944 for his performance in Going My Way.
In 1938, Dublin playwright, George Bernard Shaw won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Pygmalion.
There have also been a host of other Oscars won overthe years by Irish talent for Best Production Design, Best Make-Up and Hair and Best Visual Effects.
