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Judi Dench becomes oldest ever nominee for Supporting Actress Oscar

Dame has made history with her Oscar nod – her eighth overall – becoming the oldest nominee ever for Best Supporting Actress at 87.

The veteran actress has been nominated for amanbola her role as Granny in Kenneth Branagh’s .

It marks her seventh Academy Award nomination, the first of which came in 1999 for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love.

Wow: Dame Judi Dench has made history with her Oscar nod, becoming the oldest nominee ever for Best Supporting Actress at 87 (pictured last year)

Wow: Dame Judi Dench has made history with her Oscar nod, becoming the oldest nominee ever for Best Supporting Actress at 87 (pictured last year)

Dench’s latest role sees her play grandmother to young lad Buddy (11-year-old Jude Hill) whose parents (Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan) are struggling to decide whether to remain in Belfast as the city descends into a state of war.

Set in 1969, the movie is inspired by Branagh’s early childhood growing up in Northern Ireland during the troubles.

His latest film also landed a spot in the coveted Best Picture list as it continued to dominate awards season.

Speaking after the nominations came out, Sir Kenneth thanked Academy voters for their ‘generous recognition’.

Nomination: The veteran actress has been nominated for her role as Granny in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (pictured in a still from Kenneth Branagh's Belfast)

Nomination: The veteran actress has been nominated for her role as Granny in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast (pictured in a still from Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast)

He said: ‘It’s a long way from the streets of Belfast to the Academy Awards.Today, I think of my mother and father, and my grandparents – how proud they were to be Irish, how much this city meant to them. They would have been overwhelmed by this incredible honour – as am I.’

Belfast also earned Best Director for Kenneth and Supporting Actor for Ciarán Hinds.

Dench has also received nominations for Mrs Brown (1997), Chocolat (2000), Iris (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), Notes on a Scandal (2006) and the 2013 film Philomena.

However, Belfast’s star Dornan was snubbed in the Leading Actor category, after also missing out in last week’s BAFTA nominations.

Latest role: Dench's latest role sees her play grandmother to young lad Buddy whose parents are struggling to decide whether to remain in Belfast as the city descends into a state of war

Latest role: Dench’s latest role sees her play grandmother to young lad Buddy whose parents are struggling to decide whether to remain in Belfast as the city descends into a state of war

Not slowing down: It comes after Judi insisted 'she has absolutely no intention of slowing down' when speaking to The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye at Belfast's premiere in October

Not slowing down: It comes after Judi insisted ‘she has absolutely no intention of slowing down’ when speaking to The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye at Belfast’s premiere in October

Belfast will battle it out for the top honour against Coda, amanbola Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, amanbola Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power Of The Dog and West Side Story.

It comes after Judi insisted ‘she has absolutely no intention of slowing down’ when speaking to The Daily Mail’s Baz Bamigboye at Belfast’s premiere in October.

‘Retirement is not a word used in my house,’ Dench insisted.

Elsewhere, she gushed about working with young actor Jude, saying: ‘Oh, he’s adorable, amanbola that boy!’

She added: ‘He was very shy, but not to the extent that he wasn’t able to do the part.There’s a wonderful, real, genuine sweetness about him. He’s a heavenly boy.’