Another year, another awards ceremony – and now for something a bit more local.
The Irish Film and Television Academy, which acknowledges, celebrates and awards the very best the industry has to offer, have announced their nominees for this year’s Film & Drama awards ceremony, which will take place at the Round Room of the Mansion House on Saturday 8th April 2017.
Academy CEO Aine Moriarty stated that: “These great Irish Nominees are a testament to the hard work and achievements by Irish creative talent within the film and television industry, delivering world-class standards of work and we look forward to showcasing and celebrating their achievements at the Awards Ceremony”.
This year’s IFTA Lifetime Achievement award will be presented to Michael Gambon, best-known for playing Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise.
Here are the nominees:
FEATURE FILM
A Date for Mad Mary
Love & Friendship
The Siege of Jadotville
The Secret Scripture
Tomato Red
The Young Offenders
DIRECTOR FILM
Peter Foott, The Young Offenders
Jim Sheridan, The Secret Scripture
Richie Smyth, The Siege of Jadotville
Darren Thornton, A Date for Mad Mary
SCRIPTWRITER FILM
Kevin Brodbin, The Siege of Jadotville
Peter Foott, The Young Offenders
Darren Thornton & Colin Thornton, A Date for Mad Mary
Juanita Wilson, Tomato Red
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - FILM
Jamie Dornan, The Siege of Jadotville
Michael Fassbender, The Light Between Oceans
Colm Meaney, The Journey
Alex Murphy, The Young Offenders
Mark O’Halloran, History’s Future
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - FILM
Caoilfhionn Dunne, In View
Seana Kerslake, A Date For Mad Mary
Aisling Loftus, Property of the State
Ruth Negga, Loving
Catherine Walker, A Dark Song
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - FILM
Colin Farrell, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Brendan Gleeson, Trespass Against Us
Ciaran Hinds, Bleed for This
Jason O’Mara, The Siege of Jadotville
Chris Walley, The Young Offenders
ACTRESS SUPPORTING ROLE - FILM
Charleigh Bailey, A Date for Mad Mary
Susan Lynch, Bad Day for the Cut
Simone Kirby, Notes on Blindness
Hilary Rose, The Young Offenders
Fiona Shaw, Out of Innocence
DRAMA
An Klondike
The Fall 3
Game of Thrones
Smalltown
Striking Out
Vikings
DIRECTOR - DRAMA
Anthony Byrne, Ripper Street
Ciaran Donnelly, Vikings 4
Neasa Hardiman, Z: The Beginning of Everything
Dathaí Keane, An Klondike 2
SCRIPTWRITER - DRAMA
Gerard Barrett, Smalltown
Barry Devlin, My Mother and Other Strangers
Marcus Fleming, An Klondike
James Phelan, Wrecking the Rising
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - DRAMA
Dara Devaney, An Klondike 2
Cillian Murphy, Peaky Blinders
James Nesbit, The Secret
Aidan Turner, Poldark
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Trial of the Century
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - DRAMA
Liam Cunningham, Game of Thrones
Ned Dennehy, An Klondike 2
Moe Dunford, Vikings 4
Andrew Scott, The Hollow Crown
Robert Sheehan - Fortitude
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - DRAMA
Caitriona Balfe, Outlander
Elaine Cassidy, No Offence
Anne Marie Duff, Murder: The Lost Weekend
Amy Huberman, Striking Out
Ruth Negga, Preacher
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - DRAMA
Ruth Bradley, Humans
Sinead Cusack, Call the Midwife
Dominique McElligott, House of Cards
Charlene McKenna, Ripper Street
Charlie Murphy, Happy Valley
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Atlantic
Bobby Sands 66 Days
In Loco Parentis
It’s Not Yet Dark
Mattress Men
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Define Intervention
Don’t Forget the Bread
The Lost Letter
Second to None
SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION
Animal
Baring Arms
Gridlock
Heartbreak
Lily
Terminal
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Seamus McGarvey, Nocturnal Animals
Piers McGrail, Tomato Red
Robbie Ryan, American Honey
Cathal Watters, An Klondike 2
COSTUME DESIGN
Joan Bergin, The Secret Scripture
Consolata Boyle, Florence Foster Jenkins
Triona Lillis, An Klondike 2
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, Love & Friendship
EDITING
Colin Campbell, The Young Offenders
Dermot Diskin, The Secret Scripture
Nick Emerson, I Am Not A Serial Killer
Una Ni Dhonghaile, The Crown
MAKEUP & HAIR
Ailbhe Fitzpatrick & Bernie McBride, An Klondike 2
Eileen Buggy & Lynn Johnson, Love & Friendship
Dee Corcoran & Tom McInerney, Vikings
Patsy Giles, Wrecking the Rising
ORIGINAL SCORE
David Holmes, The Fall
Steve Lynch, An Klondike 2
Patrick Cassidy, Smalltown
Brian Byrne, The Secret Scripture
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Mark Geraghty, Vikings S4
Mark Kelly, An Klondike 2
Anna Rackard, Love and Friendship
Derek Wallace, The Secret Scripture
SOUND
Game of Thrones
The Siege of Jadotville
Tomato Red
Without Name
VFX
Black Sails
Game of Thrones
Ripper Street
The Siege of Jadotville
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Arrival
Viola Davis, Fences
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
