LATEST: Tipperary native and actress Kerry Condon wins BAFTA
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The Banshees of Inisherin's writer-director Martin McDonagh and stars Kerry Condon (from Thurles) and Barry Keoghan were among the winners at the British Academy Film Awards - the BAFTAs - in London on Sunday night.
London-Irish filmmaker McDonagh was honoured with Best Original Screenplay; Condon and Keoghan won Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively, and the Banshees of Inisherin was named Best British Film - it was made by Film4, among others.
The Banshees of Inisherin had been shortlisted for ten, winning four.
Accepting the award, Condon said: “Thank you Martin (McDonagh) for this part, and thank you for all the parts you gave me throughout my career. You make me so proud to be an Irish woman.”
She also thanked Alan Parker of The Commitments fame for giving her "my very first job when I was 16-years-old".
She also paid tribute to the cast and crew and the "amazing lads" who were "so kind and generous to me."
She also thanked her family in Ireland who were always at the other end of the phone for years. "I love you so much, thank you," she said.
Condon ended her speech by thanking her horses and dogs as they "showed me so much love and gave me so much meaning in my life."