Saoirse Ronan has said she is "thrilled" and "incredibly grateful" to have received her third Oscar nomination for her performance in the comedy-drama Lady Bird.

The Golden Globe winner's Best Actress nomination came on a great day for Irish talent, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri writer-director Martin McDonagh, Phantom Thread star Daniel Day-Lewis, Irish animated film The Breadwinner and costume designer Consolata Boyle also shortlisted for Academy Awards.

"To have been a part of a film like Lady Bird was a true privilege and I am incredibly grateful to the Academy for recognising this wonderful story about the beauty and strength of women," Ronan said.

"I am especially thrilled to share this moment with [co-star] Laurie Metcalf and our leader and director Greta Gerwig, who, like Lady Bird, is an incredible woman and a dear friend."

Ronan is shortlisted in the Best Actress category alongside Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Frances McDormand (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Margot Robbie (I, Tonya) and Meryl Streep (The Post).

The Best Actress nominees

The 23-year-old was previously Oscar-nominated for Brooklyn (Best Actress) in 2016 and Atonement (Best Supporting Actress) in 2008.

Fellow Golden Globe winner McDonagh has received Best Picture and Original Screenplay nominations for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, with the London-Irish filmmaker's searing study of grief also picking up acting nods for Frances McDormand (Best Actress) and Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor) among its seven nominations.

Martin McDonagh (far left) with his Oscar-nominated Three Billboards stars - L-R - Sam Rockwell, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson

McDonagh - already an Oscar winner for his short film Six Shooter in 2006 - missed out on a Best Director nomination this year.

Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis has been nominated for his performance in Phantom Thread alongside Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) and Denzel Washington (Roman J Israel, Esq).

The Best Actor nominees

Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon is also shortlisted for its new animated film The Breadwinner, which tells the story of a young girl's life under the Taliban regime.

I am absolutely thrilled that the @TheAcademy has nominated THE BREADWINNER for Best Animated Feature. At a time when women’s voices are coming to the forefront, the story of a young girl using her voice for what she believes in is more relevant than ever. - Director Nora Twomey pic.twitter.com/11wFlfvOEE — The Breadwinner (@BreadwinnerThe) January 23, 2018

Costume designer Consolata Boyle has received her third nomination for her work on Victoria & Abdul.

Consolata Boyle

Fantasy romance The Shape of Water leads the Oscars shortlist with 13 nominations.

Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water

The Oscars take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday March 4. Lady Bird opens in cinemas on Friday February 23.

The Oscar Nominees:



Best Picture

Call Me by Your Name

Darkest Hour

Dunkirk

Get Out

Lady Bird

Phantom Thread

The Post

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Dunkirk

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread

Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water

Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird

Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk

Jordan Peele, Get Out

Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig and star Saoirse Ronan

Actress in a Leading Role

Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water

Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Margot Robbie, I, Tonya

Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird

Meryl Streep, The Post

Margot Robbie in I, Tonya

Actor in a Leading Role

Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name

Daniel Day-Lewis, Phantom Thread

Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out

Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour

Denzel Washington, Roman J Israel, Esq

Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out

Actress in a Supporting Role

Mary J Blige, Mudbound

Allison Janney, I, Tonya

Lesley Manville, Phantom Thread

Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird

Octavia Spencer, The Shape of Water

Lesley Manville in Phantom Thread

Actor in a Supporting Role

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Willem Dafoe and Brooklynn Prince in The Florida Project

Adapted Screenplay

Call Me by Your Name

The Disaster Artist

Logan

Molly's Game

Mudbound

Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer in Call Me by Your Name

Original Screenplay

The Big Sick

Get Out

Lady Bird

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan in The Big Sick

Foreign Language Film

A Fantastic Woman

The Insult

Loveless

On Body and Soul

The Square

Documentary Feature

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Faces Places

Icarus

Last Men in Aleppo

Strong Island

Animated Feature Film

The Boss Baby

The Breadwinner

Coco

Ferdinand

Loving Vincent

Coco

Original Score

Dunkirk

Phantom Thread

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Original Song

Mighty River (Mudbound)

The Mystery of Love (Call Me by Your Name)

Remember Me (Coco)

Stand Up for Something (Marshall)

This Is Me (The Greatest Showman)

The Greatest Showman

Production Design

Beauty and the Beast

Blade Runner 2049

Darkest Hour

Dunkirk

The Shape of Water

Beauty and the Beast

Cinematography

Blade Runner 2049

Darkest Hour

Dunkirk

Mudbound

The Shape of Water

Mudbound

Costume Design

Beauty and the Beast

Darkest Hour

Phantom Thread

The Shape of Water

Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

Sound Editing

Baby Driver

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Baby Driver

Sound Mixing

Baby Driver

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Blade Runner 2049

Animated Short Film

Dear Basketball

Garden Party

Lou

Negative Space

Revolting Rhymes

Live Action Short Film

DeKalb Elementary

The Eleven O'Clock

My Nephew Emmett

The Silent Child

Watu Wote/All of Us

Documentary Short Subject

Edith+Eddie

Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Heroin(e)

Knife Skills

Traffic Stop

Visual Effects

Blade Runner 2049

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

Kong: Skull Island

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

Film Editing

Baby Driver

Dunkirk

I, Tonya

The Shape of Water

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Makeup and Hairstyling

Darkest Hour

Victoria & Abdul

Wonder