Actor Michael Fassbender and rockers U2 lead the Irish Oscar nominations for this year.
Michael Fassbender has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in '12 Years a Slave'.
While U2 got a nod for Best Original Song for their theme song to the 'Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom', 'Ordinary Love', after it won a Golden Globe award last week.
British actress Judi Dench was also nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in 'Philomena', which is based on the true story of an Irish woman's search for the son she was forced to give up for adoption.
Michael Fassbender in '12 Years a Slave'
The film was also nominated for the prestigious Best Picture award.
American Actress Meryl Streep has been nominated for the Best Actress award for a record 18th time. She has been nominated for her role in 'August: Osage County'.
'American Hustle' and 'Gravity' share the most Oscar nominations with 10.
The nominations were announced by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and the President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cheryl Boone-Isaacs.
