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"I’ve been lucky enough to be a working actor for almost 10
years and the mere fact that people can finally pronounce my
name is pretty exciting!," the 21 year-old said in a statement.
But she had spoken too soon.
On Thursday, Ronan was also nominated for a Golden Globe for
her role in Irish immigrant drama "Brooklyn" but Hollywood
veteran Dennis Quaid fumbled her first name, calling her "Sheesha"
while making the televised announcement.
The flub swiftly trended on Twitter.
Entertainment website Moviefone.com called Quaid "the John
Travolta of 2106 Golden Globe Pronounciations" likening his slip
to Travolta's introduction of "Wicked" singer Idina Menzel as
"Adele Dazeem" at the 2014 Oscars ceremony.
Website Mashable.com said "'Sheesha Ronan' gets surprise
nomination for best Butchered Awards Name."
Ronan, who has been acting since she was a child, earned an
Oscar nomination in 2008 for her breakthrough role as the
curious young sister whose accusations of rape ruin lives in
"Atonement."
Some 10 movies later, she is seen as a front-runner for Oscar
glory for playing a young woman who is torn between two men on
the opposite sides of the Atlantic in "Brooklyn."
So how do you pronounce her first name? SIR-Sha.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Frances Kerry)
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