Screen Ireland Congratulates Irish Golden Globe Award Nominees for 2021: Normal People and Wolfwalkers
Posted: 3rd February 2021
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is proud to congratulate the teams behind Normal People and Wolfwalkers on receiving nominations for Best Television Limited Series and Best Motion Picture (Animated) at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. Daisy Edgar-Jones received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, for her performance as Marianne in Normal People, while Irish actor Brendan Gleeson also received a nomination for his performance in The Comey Rule.
Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, commented:
“Congratulations to the creative teams behind Wolfwalkers and Normal People on their Golden Globe Award nominations today. We are delighted to see Irish film and television recognised at the highest level on the international stage. Wolfwalkers is a rich and powerful story, immersed in Irish culture and folklore, and produced with stunning artistry. Normal People has been a critical and commercial global success story, captivating audiences around the world. Both projects demonstrate the standard of excellence created by Irish talent and Irish storytelling on screen. We are also delighted to see Brendan Gleeson recognised with a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.”
Co-directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, and written by Will Collins, Wolfwalkers is the third instalment of the animated Irish folklore trilogy from the internationally renowned animation studio Cartoon Saloon, based in Kilkenny. The Apple Original film was produced by Paul Young, Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore for Cartoon Saloon and by Stéphan Roelants for Melusine Productions.
Normal People is an Element Pictures production for Hulu and BBC Three, adapted from the award-winning novel by Sally Rooney. The series has been a record-breaking hit for both its UK and Irish broadcast, with over 2.5 million views on RTÉ and 38 million requests on BBC iPlayer in the UK, the most successful show for BBC Three to date. The series is funded under Screen Ireland’s first TV Drama Production fund, which aims to drive the expansion of the indigenous TV drama production sector in Ireland.
Normal People is an adaptation of Sally Rooney's bestselling novel of the same name and garnered strong critical acclaim when it was broadcast on BBC3, Hulu and RTÉ in April 2020. The series follows two young people navigating adulthood in contemporary Ireland, and their complicated relationship from the end of their school days in Sligo to their undergraduate years at Trinity College.
Wolfwalkers follows Robyn Goodfellowe, a young apprentice hunter who journeys to Ireland with her father in a time of superstition and magic to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumoured to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the Wolfwalkers and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
Wolfwalkers will be released in Irish cinemas by Wildcard Distribution and on Apple TV+ later this year.
Normal People is currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Sky Go in Ireland.
The 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards will take place on February 28th, 2021.