I would be foolish not to acknowledge my lucky stars and opportunities. “Don’t get me wrong, I am very grateful and appreciative that all of this is happening. Lawson took home the prize for Best Actress.ĭespite all of the attention, Donoghue admits that perhaps the Hollywood hoopla hasn’t hit home just yet. Her popular and critically acclaimed 2010 novel Room was nominated for four Oscars at this year’s Academy Awards, including Best Picture (Ed Guiney), Best Actress (Brie Lawson), Best Director (Lenny Abrahamson) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Donoghue). The charming and chatty Irish author, playwright, literary historian and screenwriter has good reason to celebrate. “From what I have heard and know, these Cape Bretoners like their kitchen parties. “Perhaps drinks, in the plural tense, would be more appropriate,” suggests the 46-year-old scribe, who is entertaining a visitor from Sydney, Nova Scotia. “Right now the only thing I am considering is another drink,” laughs Emma Donoghue over the phone from a restaurant in Nice, France. With an array of awards and accolades already to her name, Irish author Emma Donoghue considers her good fortune
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