What Richard Did was the big winner at the 10th annual IFTAs. Lenny Abrahamson’s little picture that could scooped an amazing five awards, including the gongs for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Script. (For your telly winners head yonder!)
Our old pal turned Transformers star Jack Reynor claimed the award for Best Actor, taking time to thank his little brother and sister and melting our hearts even further in the process. Lenny Abrahamson spoke like a proud father as he collected the gong for Best Director, revealing that he had in fact given Jack $60 when he headed off to the US of A, and was certainly hoping he’d get it back now.
Ruth Bradley got the nod for Best Actress but wasn’t on hand to pick it up: Jamie Dornan accepted on her behalf with a rather... err.. interesting speech (we’ll get to that later). Domhnall Gleeson was delighted and rather nervous on stage, giving a special shout out to fellow redhead David Wilmot as he took home Best Supporting Actor for Anna Karenina, while Bríd Brennan scooped Best Supporting Actress for her role in Shadow Dancer.
International winners included Ben Affleck’s Argo (Best Film), Best Actor for Daniel-Day Lewis (Lincoln) and Best Actress for Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone).
But the night well and truly belonged to ‘Richard’: looks like we’ll never forget what he, Lenny Abrahamson and Jack Reynor did.
IFTA 2013 Film Winners in full:
FILM
What Richard Did
DIRECTOR FILM
Lenny Abrahamson, What Richard Did
SCRIPT FILM
Malcolm Campbell, What Richard Did
ACTOR FILM
Jack Reynor, What Richard Did
ACTRESS FILM
Ruth Bradley, Grabbers
SUPPORTING ACTOR FILM
Domhnall Gleeson, Anna Karenina
SUPPORTING ACTRESS FILM
Bríd Brennan, Shadow Dancer
SPECIAL IRISH LANGUAGE
Lón sa Spéir – Men at Lunch
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
SHORT FILM
Morning
ANIMATION
Macropolis
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Argo
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone