{"id":825,"date":"2024-03-11T16:55:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=825"},"modified":"2024-03-11T16:55:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:55:19","slug":"minister-martin-congratulates-irish-oscar-winner-cillian-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2024\/03\/11\/minister-martin-congratulates-irish-oscar-winner-cillian-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Martin congratulates Irish Oscar winner Cillian Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD has today congratulated Cillian Murphy on winning the coveted title of Best Actor at the 96<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Academy Awards in\u00a0<strong>the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister Martin said:\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cThis award for his title role in Oppenheimer is the pinnacle of any actor\u2019s career and a fitting recognition of the immense talent of Cillian Murphy. Long a favourite of Irish audiences on stage and screen, he has since shown himself to be a master of his craft and has secured his place among the world\u2019s greatest actors. This Oscar success is no more than he deserves and I wish him every success in all his future films.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Minister Martin also congratulated the cast and crew of\u00a0<em>Poor Things<\/em>, co-produced by Ireland&#8217;s Element Pictures, which secured 11 Oscar nominations and won 4 awards. The Minister praised Irish producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, as well as Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minister Martin said:\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201c2023 was a hugely successful year for Irish film production and Irish talent. I hope this Academy Award is a starting point for more success and acclaim for the large pool of talent existing in the Irish film industry.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>She added:<\/strong><em>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0<\/em><em>increase in the Section 481 Tax Credit Cap from \u20ac70m to \u20ac125m should enable the industry to entice even more productions to Ireland where they have access to outstanding talent both behind and in front of the camera. 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