Against the Darkness: Lenny Abrahamson

He may not be an Oscar contender this year, but Abrahamson is hoping to see one of the winners savage Trump from the stage tonight - it’s what he would have done

Lenny Abrahamson: the director’s strength has always been in portraying the division between public personae and personal turmoil Picture: Getty
Film director Lenny Abrahamson at the Irish Film Board launch of 2016 slate of projects at the Clarence Hotel in Dublin.

With the Oscars set to take place in Los Angeles tonight, it’s not hard to guess that America has been on Lenny Abrahamson’s mind of late.

This time last year, the Dublin director was getting his tuxedo ready and preparing to attend the 88th Academy Awards, with no fewer than four nominations in tow ...