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Latest news on Martin McDonagh, a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director known for his absurdist black humour and challenging the modern theatre aesthetic. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Laurence Olivier Awards, and nominations for five Tony Awards. He began his career in the Royal National Theatre with The Pillowman in 2003 and has written many plays produced on the West End and Broadway, including The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan. He also directed dark comedy films such as In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022). He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Six Shooter in 2004, and has received nominations for three other Academy Awards.