that are ready to go. I'm not going to do anything with them for a couple of years, until I've travelled and had some fun. But there's one called Seven Psychopaths; if I do another film, that'll be it. I hope you like it." The production of the film was confirmed in May 2011 and it was eventually released in North America on 12 October 2012. Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, and Tom Waits star in the film. McDonagh wrote and directed his drama-dark film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September and won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on 17 September 2017. Three Billboards won four awards at the 2017 Golden Globes, including Best Screenplay for McDonagh. McDonagh received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for the film. 2020s Production of McDonagh's next film project was announced in 2020, titled The Banshees of Inisherin, with Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in the lead roles. Production was delayed by COVID-19, but shooting started in August 2021 and wrapped on 23 October 2021. The movie held its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2022 and had a limited theatrical release on 21 October 2022. McDonagh was awarded Best Original Screenplay at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, where the film also won Best Comedy/Musical. Personal life Since 2018, McDonagh has been in a relationship with actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge. He is a vegetarian. McDonagh currently resides in East London. McDonagh holds dual citizenship for both Ireland and the United Kingdom. The west of Ireland is a reoccurring setting for him: his first six plays (including The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan) are located in or around County Galway, where he spent a significant part of his childhood. Plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) The Cripple of Inishmaan (1996) A Skull in Connemara (1997) The Lonesome West (1997) The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2001) The Banshees of Inisheer (unproduced) The Pillowman (2003) A Behanding in Spokane (2010) Hangmen (2015) A Very Very Very Dark Matter (2018) Filmography Film Short film Six Shooter (2004) Executive producer The Second Death (2000) The Guard (2011) Awards and nominations Directed Oscar-nominated performances References External links 1970 births