Always a Bridesmaid

From a 13-year-old scene-stealer in Atonement to a four-time Best Actress nominee for Brooklyn, Lady Bird, and Little Women, Saoirse Ronan has been the Oscars' most dependable non-winner for almost two decades. Teresa and Chas break down why the Academy keeps calling her name — and never actually handing her the trophy.

• Timothee Chalamet - Saoirse Ronan BFI interview 2025 with Rebecca Ford (2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlmqfLbqSzY
• Timothee Chalamet - Saoirse Ronan Graham Norton interview (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J8-gcFdmNM
• Saoirse rewatches her most notable performances (Vanity Fair): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBFpf7LRajY
• Saoirse on Happy Sad Confused (2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3yZi8EuWo
• Gold Derby: ‘Little Women’s’ Saoirse Ronan is now the second youngest 4-time acting Oscar nominee': https://www.goldderby.com/film/2020/2020-oscar-nominations-saoirse-ronan-little-women-second-youngest-four-time-nominee/

He's been nominated for Call Me by Your Name, A Complete Unknown, and Marty Supreme — and lost to Gary Oldman, Adrien Brody, and Michael B. Jordan, in that order. Teresa and Chas dig into the most photogenic 0-for-3 streak in modern Oscar history, and ask: is Chalamet cursed, or just unlucky with timing?