There are strong Derry and Inishowen connections to this week’s Golden Globe nominations, which were announced on Monday.

Acclaimed writer Maggie O’Farrell, who was born in Coleraine and Adolescence actor Erin Doherty, whose paternal family hail from Carndonagh, have both been nominated for an award.

Maggie O’Farrell received the nod in the Best Screenplay category for the film ‘Hamnet,’ which is based on her novel of the same name.

She shares the nomination with Hamnet’s director and co-writer Chloe Zhao, who was only the second woman to win an Oscar in the Best Director category for her film, Nomadland.

Erin Doherty and Maggie O'Farrell. On left: LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 20: Erin Doherty attends the "A Thousand Blows" UK Special Screening at Vue Leicester Square on February 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images) On right: LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Maggie O'Farrell attends the "Hamnet" screening during the 69th BFI London Film Festival at the The Royal Festival Hall on October 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images for BFI)

placeholder image — Erin Doherty and Maggie O'Farrell. On left: LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 20: Erin Doherty attends the "A Thousand Blows" UK Special Screening at Vue Leicester Square on February 20, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images) On right: LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Maggie O'Farrell attends the "Hamnet" screening during the 69th BFI London Film Festival at the The Royal Festival Hall on October 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images for BFI)

‘Hamnet’ has picked up six Golden Globe nominations. These include a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Drama) nomination for Irish actor Paul Mescal and a Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) nomination for fellow Irish actor Jessie Buckley.

Hamnet is an historical fiction story about William Shakespeare ans his wife Anne Hathaway (Agnes Hathaway in the film) following the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet.

Meanwhile, Erin Doherty is nominated in the Best Supporting Female Actor - TV - section for her portrayal of clinical psychologist Briony Ariston in the Netflix hit ‘Adolescence’.

Erin, who won an Emmy Award for the role in September, Erin, is the granddaughter of a Carndonagh man and credits him with igniting her curiosity in people and their speech and mannerisms.

She regularly speaks of her Inishowen connections.

The big night is 11 January when the stars assemble at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California