Trinity-based TV series Normal People has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards, including Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Daisy Edgar-Jones, who played Marianne in the hit series, received a Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television nomination.
The series, which aired last year, is based on the award-winning novel by Trinity graduate Sally Rooney.
Normal People tells the story of Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron, two Trinity students who have an on-again/off-again relationship throughout their leaving certificate and College years.
Normal People has picked up a long list of awards since its release, including the Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, Costa Novel Award, Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, and the Waterstones Fiction Book of the Year.
It was also longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award.
Both Normal People and Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations with Friends, depict the lives of Trinity students.
Rooney studied English in Trinity and was elected a Scholar in 2011.
The New York Times called Rooney the “first great millennial author”. Critics have praised the novel for its accessible yet profound style, and her sensitive but honest depiction of relationships in the modern world.
Last year, the TV series was nominated for four Emmy awards, including an Outstanding Director nomination for its co-director, Trinity graduate Lenny Abrahamson.
Paul Mescal, who portrayed Connell in the series, has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series, while Alice Birch received a nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series.
Conversations with Friends is currently being adapted into a TV series by the BBC.
Last month it was announced that Rooney is to publish her third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, on September 7th with Faber House.
In a press statement, Alex Bowler of Faber House said: “Sally’s new novel is a book of friendship and sex, art and faith, power and love.”
The novel will be published by Faber and will feature the story of Alice and Eileen, “two best friends nearing their thirties in different places and on very different trajectories”.
