Kerry Condonwill never forget hearing that she andColin Farrellwere both nominated forAcademy AwardsforThe Banshees of Inisherin.
In PEOPLE’s annualOscar portfolio, the actress — who landed her first nod at this year’s upcoming ceremony for her role as Siobhán Súilleabháin in theMartin McDonaghdramedy — opens up about celebrating with her costar.
“I was in Los Angeles and I was with Colin and his family and we all watched it together at 5:30 a.m.,” Condon, 40, says of viewingthe live Oscar nominationson Jan. 24. “Luckily my [category] came up first, so I didn’t have to be sitting there jittery for long but Colin had to wait for ages.”
“But we cheered for every Irish nomination. It was great,” she adds.
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Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon inThe Banshees of Inisherin(2022).Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
When it came to their on-set dynamic, being around Farrell, 46, felt natural for the actress, as she has known him since she was a teenager, “so there was sort of an ease from when I met him.”
And according to Condon, he “set the tone of the movie,” and was “very kind and he was very generous to the crew.”
“Every Friday, he’d gift the crew with something like a coffee truck or a crepe truck. So Colin was very loved on the set for the Friday gifts,” she tells PEOPLE.
Kerry Condon.Eric Ray Davidson
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Condon says she “really liked” her scenes with Gleeson, 67, as she “felt very vulnerable in those moments.”
But there was one four-legged costar who really stole her heart: “There was a little calf, who I was really fond of. Charlie was his name. Oh, my God, I loved that little cow.”
Condon,a longtime actress, tells PEOPLE she also grew up watching the Academy Awards in her native Ireland.
“My mother used to tape it and we watched it the next day, because of the time difference,” she says. “It was such a big deal in our house. The fashion, the dance numbers. Americans are just really good at putting on a show.”
Tune in tothe Oscarslive on ABC March 12 at 8 p.m. ET.
For more on Kerry Condon and other Oscar nominees, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE,on newsstands now.
source: people.com
