Saoirse Ronan is only 24 but she has already participated in the race for the most prestigious movie award 3 times. Her first nomination took place when she was only 13 years old and it was for her part in Atonement. Then she was one of the Best Actress nominees for her part in Brooklyn, and last year she almost won the award for her leading part in Lady Bird.

Ronan is one of the examples of an early acting career. But during last year’s ceremony, she had to compete with power players like Frances McDormand (60 years old) and Meryl Streep (68 years old). Ronan said in her interview that she isn’t competitive about awards and that the nomination itself felt like a victory to her. By the way, she’s going to have a good chance at winning an Oscar this year for her part as Mary Stuart in Mary Queen of Scots.