The First Irish Woman at the Oscars: Top Photos

Jessie Buckley becomes the first Irish woman to win Best Actress, and 60 Buckleys in Killarney stayed up to watch.

Janet Gaynor with her Best Actress Oscar during the 1st Academy Awards
Janet Gaynor with her Best Actress Oscar at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929 — the start of the 98-year stretch before an Irish woman finally took home the same prize. © Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

More on this story

Take Quiz Full Article