The stars of the Irish screen industry gathered in Dublin last night for the highly anticipated IFTA (Irish Film & Television Academy) Awards. It was an unforgettable evening that brought together some of the biggest names in film, television, and entertainment. Irelands ‘Dad’ (Colm Meaney) picked up a lifetime achievement award, long overdue, and Saoirse Ronan picked up 2 IFTA’s, Lead Actress and Supporting Actress, for two different films we might add.

The winners are as follows:

Lifetime achievement award

Colm Meaney

Screen Ireland-Ifta Rising Star award

Anthony Boyle

Film Categories

BEST FILM

Small Things Like These

DIRECTOR – FILM

Rich Peppiatt – Kneecap

SCRIPT – FILM

Enda Walsh – Small Things Like These

LEAD ACTOR – FILM

Cillian Murphy – Small Things Like These

LEAD ACTRESS – FILM

Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun

SUPPORTING ACTOR – FILM

Brían F. O’Byrne – Conclave

SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FILM

Saoirse Ronan – Blitz

TV Categories

BEST DRAMA

Bad Sisters

DIRECTOR – DRAMA

Dearbhla Walsh – Bad Sisters

SCRIPT – DRAMA

Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters

LEAD ACTOR – DRAMA

Colin Farrell – The Penguin

LEAD ACTRESS – DRAMA

Lola Petticrew – Say Nothing

SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMA

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor – Say Nothing

SUPPORTING ACTRESS – DRAMA

Hazel Doupe – Say Nothing

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Conclave

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS

Demi Moore – The Substance

GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

The Flats

LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM

Clodagh

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Dembaya

CASTING

Kneecap – Carla Stronge

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Bird – Robbie Ryan

COSTUME DESIGN

Kneecap – Zjena Glamocanin

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Abigail – Susie Cullen

HAIR & MAKE-UP

The Apprentice – Sandra Kelly, Tom McInerney

SOUND

Oddity – Aza Hand, Hugo Parvery

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Fréwaka – Die Hexen

EDITING

Kneecap – Julian Ulrichs & Chris Gill

VFX

Shögun – Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry