Saoirse Ronan Weighs Oscar Date Pros, Cons: 'Do They Do the Loser Face With You?' (Video)

Ahead of the Oscars next month, Best Actress nominee Saoirse Ronan weighs how many dates you should have before you invite your partner to the awards show.

“It’s a big leap, it depends how the dates are going, I guess?” Ronan said wryly during what turned into a hilarious BBC Radio 1 appearance. She said that if the vibe is good, she could take someone on their third date, but if you’re still feeling things out, she would recommend waiting until date 10.

It’s also important to invite the right person to the biggest awards show given that you have to walk the red carpet, spend the majority of the evening with them — and do the loser face in front of them should you not win in your category.

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“And then I’ve got to do my Loser Face in front of this person I don’t know that well, and do they do the loser face with you?” Ronan said. “How are they going to comfort you when you lose and will you want them to? That’s why you bring your mom.”

Ronan is nominated in the Best Actress category for her starring role in Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird.” She won the award at the 2018 Golden Globes.

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“Lady Bird” is nominated for four other Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Laurie Metcalf.

The 90th Academy Awards will take place on March 4.

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Every Female Director Nominated for an Oscar, From Lina Wertmuller to Jane Campion (Photos)

The Academy has only nominated seven women in the Best Director category in its storied history. Here they are.
Lina Wertmuller, "Seven Beauties" (1976) • The first woman ever nominated in the category was this Italian director for a drama about an Italian solider who deserted the army during WWII and is sent a German prison camp. She lost to John G. Avildsen for "Rocky."
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Jane Campion, "The Piano" (1993) • The Australian director won an Oscar for her original screenplay for the period drama but lost the directing prize to Steven Spielberg for "Schindler's List."
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Sofia Coppola, "Lost in Translation" (2003) • The daughter of Oscar-winning "The Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola picked up her first nomination for the quiet Japan-set character study, but lost to Peter Jackson for "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."
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Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker" (2009) • Bigelow not only scored a nomination, but managed to defeat her ex-husband James Cameron, whose "Avatar" scored Best Picture.
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Greta Gerwig, "Lady Bird" (2017) • The indie actress wrote and directed this feature, her first as solo director, based on her upbringing in Pasadena, Calif. But Guillermo del Toro took the prize for "The Shape of Water."
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Chloé Zhao, "Nomadland" (2020) • The Chinese-born actress earned a nomination for her third feature film, which she also wrote. She became the first Asian woman to win the directing prize.
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Emerald Fennell, "Promising Young Woman" (2020) • The London-born actress turned writer-director scored a nomination for her debut feature, starring Carey Mulligan. She lost to Chloé Zhao for "Nomadland."
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Jane Campion, "The Power of the Dog" (2021) • Campion became the first woman to earn a second directing nomination for her work on this Western that nabbed 12 nominations in all.
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