Kenneth Branagh’s film “Belfast,”It tells the story about a family living in 1960s Northern Ireland. The show is an award-winning hit and received nominations from Screen Actors Guild for its ensemble cast and Caitriona balfe, who were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Balfe is also a star in Starz drama “Outlander,”Awarded an individual nomination in the category Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role In a Motion Picture
“It feels really exciting,”Balfe spoke Wednesday. “I’m just so excited for all of us. The fact that we’ve been nominated as an ensemble is just so great. I think we all just feel so indebted to Ken for taking us on this crazy ride. And a nomination like this is kind of like a nice little thank you to him, I think, in a way.”
As Balfe navigates award season, she’s also fielding questions — including from — about the imminent return of “Outlander.”Based on Diana Gabaldon’s books, the series returns with Season 6 March 22. Balfe will call the next run of episodes “quite tense.”
“We have a new family that comes to the Ridge called [the] Christies and they – it’s a blast from Jamie’s past, not entirely welcome,” Balfe, who plays Claire Fraser opposite Sam Heughan’s Jamie Fraser, said. “But they definitely destabilize a lot of things on the Ridge. And for Claire, personally, she’s going through her own very tough personal journey trying to recover from the events of the end of last season. And I’m really grateful that the writers, they really allowed for her to have time to process that and get through that. And we see her maybe destabilized in a way that we haven’t before as well. But also we see her find a new way to recover with Jamie as her support, which is – there is some beautiful stuff in there.”
The new season will reflect the difficult times in which the colonies stood against British rule. It is set on the eve the American Revolution. Although, last season, Heughan’s Jamie had to appear loyal to the Redcoats in public, while working for the revolutionaries behind the scenes.
“Also then, the political landscape is ever shifting, and it’s really tough for Jamie especially to know where to put his allegiance when – because they know obviously the outcome [of the Revolution], but it’s such a treacherous path … so he has to keep playing both sides of his allegiance to try and maintain safety. So it’s a very exciting season, even though it’s a truncated season, but I think fans are going to be happy.”
