Saoirse Ronan Gossip

The Oscar Nominees luncheon is happening right now in Beverly Hills. The photos haven’t been posted yet so we’ll have that for you tomorrow. But for sure Saoirse Ronan and Timothee Chalamet will be there. First though, last night they were together at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Look how cute!  Full Story

~Prelude~ Stupid “So, you’re Irish!” question of the night: Guiliana Rancic told Saoirse Ronan that she heard that actually had trouble saying some ‘American’ words. Which made me roll my eyes, as per usual, but then of course, Saoirse Ronan is somehow able to make the anecdote charming, talking about how ‘Sacramentoans’ – she was careful not to make a blanket statement about ‘Americans’ – say ‘perfickt’ for perfect, and how hard it was for her to get her mouth around it. Full Story

Let’s get my gripes out of the way off the top. I didn’t hear anyone mispronounce Saoirse Ronan’s name last night, but I did catch an interview on the NBC Red Carpet where they goggled, “Is it true?  Was the Prom in the movie your very first one?” You guys. Full Story

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, set the record for best reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. Full Story

Lady Bird is a movie that I was dying to see before it screened at Telluride. I'm all in on Greta Gerwig - from Frances Ha to Mistress America to Maggie's Plan Full Story

It would have been a great show regardless. These are show people, so they put on a show, they prepare their speeches, prepare to belt their performances. The energy of live theatre beats in the blood of people who do it every day, and somehow they reproduce that energy in us. That’s just day-to-day Broadway. Full Story

Do you remember my saying, a few weeks ago, that people were getting down on Saoirse Ronan for her apparently strengthening accent? Do you remember hearing that there was a bit of Tall Poppy Syndrome levied at her? Remember the unremarkable dress she wore to the Golden Globes in January? Forget everything you know. Full Story

So Saoirse Ronan grabs an Oscar nomination, which is not really a surprise, given that the buzz about Brooklyn has been huge, and that she’s a great actress. Remember, it’s not even her first nomination – that was for Atonement, back in 2008. What was a surprise was getting an amazing email yesterday from Aisling (ASHling), telling me that some in Ireland are beginning to accuse Saoirse of ‘Irishing-up’ her accent and general persona as she did North American press. Full Story

I was happy to see Saoirse on the red carpet, not least because her sort of indomitable spirit somehow managed to treat all of Giuliana’s questions as though they were interesting and exciting. I looked forward to seeing more of her at the show… This was, of course, not to be. I don’t totally get this whole method. Full Story