Frank, Patrick’s Day and Noble Amongst the Winners at this Year’s IFTA Awards Ceremony
The winners of the 2015 IFTA Awards for Film and Drama were unveiled last night in a ceremony in Dublin's Mansion House, with films funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board amongst the winners, including Song of the Sea, Patrick's Day, Frank and many more.
Sarah Greene was the winner of the Irish Film Board Rising Star award. Past recipients of the award include Jamie Dornan, Michael Fassbender and Saoirse Ronan. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Oscar®-winning director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer).
Song of the Sea was the winner of the Best Film award. Cartoon Saloon's animated feature, which was nominated for an Academy Award® earlier this year, will be released in Irish cinemas in July.
The acclaimed feature Frank was the recipient of three awards: Lenny Abrahamson took home the award for Best Director, Domhnall Gleeson received the award for Best Supporting Actor while James Mather won the award for Best Director of Photography.
Patrick's Day also received three awards: Best Script Film went to writer/director Terry McMahon, the Best Lead Actor Film award went to Berlinale Shooting Stars recipient Moe Dunford while Hugh Fox, Nikki Moss, & Ken Galvin won the award for Best Sound.
Both best Actress in Film prizes were awarded for the film Noble - Best Lead Actress went to Deirdre O'Kane while Supporting Actress went to Sarah Greene. Both stars played the role of Christina Noble, at different ages.
Two IFB-funded documentaries picked up awards on the night. The George Morrison Feature Documentary award was given to Christina Noble: In a House That Ceased to Bewhile Best Editing went to Emer Reynolds for One Million Dubliners.
The short film awards also went to IFB-funded shorts: the Best Animated Short award went to Somewhere Down the Line from Cartoon Saloon, while the Best Short Film prize was snapped up by Dave Tynan's Rockmount.
The award for Best Original Score went to Stephen McKeon for his work on John Boorman'sQueen and Country.
The TV categories were dominated by Love/Hate, which won the awards for Best Drama,Best Script Drama (Stuart Carolan) and Best Lead Actress (Charlie Murphy). The television acting categories were won by Aidan Gillen (Best Lead Actor Drama, Charlie), Stephen Rea (Best Supporting Actor Drama, The Honourable Woman) and Aisling Franciosi (Best Supporting Actress Drama, The Fall). The Best Director Drama award went to Ciarán Donnelly for Vikings.
The design awards were won by Lorna Marie Mugan (Costume Design, Peaky Blinders), Tom McInerney & Dee Corcoran (M.A.C. Make-Up & Hair, Vikings) and John Paul Kelly (Production Design, The Theory of Everything).
The awards in the International categories went to Boyhood (International Film), Eddie Redmayne (International Actor, The Theory of Everything) and Julianne Moore (International Actress, Still Alice).
See the list of IFTA 2015 Award Winners below.
BEST FILM
Song of the Sea
Frank
Glassland
I Used to Live Here
Noble
Patrick's Day
Song of the Sea
DIRECTOR FILM
Lenny Abrahamson - Frank
Gerard Barrett - Glassland
John Carney - Begin Again
Terry McMahon - Patrick's Day
SCRIPT FILM
Terry McMahon -Patrick's Day
Gerard Barrett - Glassland
Frank Berry - I Used to Live Here
Will Collins - Song of the Sea
ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE FILM
Moe Dunford - Patrick's Day
Colin Farrell - Miss Julie
Michael Fassbender - Frank
Jack Reynor - Glassland
ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE FILM
Deirdre O'Kane - Noble
Tara Breathnach - A Nightingale Falling
Jordanne Jones - I Used to Live Here
Simone Kirby - Jimmy's Hall
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FILM
Domhnall Gleeson - Frank
Allen Leech - The Imitation Game
James Nesbitt - Gold
Andrew Scott - Pride
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE FILM
Sarah Greene - Noble
Kerry Condon -Gold
Sinéad Cusack - Queen and Country
Catherine Walker - Patrick's Day
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
In A House That Ceased To Be - Atlantic Film Alliance
Blood Fruit - Ferndale Films
One Million Dubliners - Underground Films
Road - DoubleBand Films
Unbreakable- Ross Whitaker
INTERNATIONAL FILM SPONSORED BY AA
Boyhood
The Imitation Game
′71
The Theory of Everything
ANIMATION
Somewhere Down the Line - Julien Regnard
An Ode to Love - Matthew Darragh
Fresh Cut Grass- Boulder Media
Somewhere Down the Line - Julien Regnard
The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting) - Paul Morris
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Eddie Redmayne -The Theory of Everything
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Toni Collette - Glassland
Jessica Chastain - Miss Julie
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
SHORT FILM
Rockmount - David Tynan
Boogaloo and Graham - Michael Lennix / Ronan Blaney / Brian Falconer
I Am Here - David Holmes
Skunky Dog - James Fitzgerald
DRAMA IN ASSOCIATION WITH BAI
Love/Hate 5
Charlie
The Fall Season 2
Game Of Thrones
Vikings
SCRIPT DRAMA
Stuart Carolan - Love/Hate 5
Tom Collins/Eoin McNamee/Paul Walker -An Bronntanas
Colin Murphy - The Guarantee
Colin Teevan - Charlie
ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE DRAMA
Charlie Murphy - Love/Hate
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Michelle Beamish - An Bronntanas (The Gift)
Maria Doyle Kennedy - Corp + Anam
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN DRAMA
Aisling Franciosi - The Fall Series 2
Charlotte Bradley - An Bronntanas (The Gift)
Charlie Murphy - The Village (Series 2)
Mary Murray -Love/Hate 5
CINEMATOGRAPHY
James Mather - Frank
PJ Dillon - Vikings
Michael Lavelle - Patrick's Day
Piers McGrail -Glassland
MAKE-UP & HAIR SPONSORED BY M.A.C
Vikings
All is by My Side
Frank
Ripper Street
PRODUCTION DESIGN
John Paul Kelly - The Theory of Everything
Tom Conroy - Vikings
Mark Geraghty - Vikings
Donal Woods - Downton Abbey
DIRECTOR DRAMA
Ciaran Donnelly - Vikings
David Caffrey - Love/Hate 5
Colm McCarthy - Peaky Blinders Series 2
Dearbhla Walsh - Penny Dreadful
ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE IN DRAMA
Aidan Gillen - Charlie
Jamie Dornan - The Fall Series 2
Aidan Gillen - Charlie
Cillian Murphy - Peaky Blinders Series 2
Tom Vaughan Lawlor - Love/Hate 5
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN DRAMA
Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman
John Connors - Love/Hate
Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones
Andrew Scott - Sherlock: His Last Vow
EDITING
Emer Reynolds - One Million Dubliners
Uná Ní Dhonghaíle -The Missing
Nathan Nugent - Frank
Emer Reynolds - Patrick's Day
COSTUME DESIGN
Lorna Marie Mugan - Peaky Blinders
Joan Bergin - Vikings
Consolata Boyle - Miss Julie
Eimear Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh - Jimmy's Hall
ORIGINAL SCORE
Stephen McKeon - Queen and Country
Ray Harman - Patrick's Day
David Holmes - '71
Stephen Rennicks - Frank
SOUND
Patrick's Day
The Canal
Frank
Game of Thrones
Patrick's Day