20th Irish Film & Television Awards explained
| Number: | 20 |
| Award: | Irish Film & Television Awards |
| Date: | 20 April 2024 |
| Site: | Dublin Royal Convention Centre |
| Host: | Baz Ashmawy |
| Best Direction: | Lisa Mulcahy |
| Best Direction Film: | Lies We Tell |
| Best Actor: | Cillian Murphy |
| Best Actor Film: | Oppenheimer |
| Best Actress: | Agnes O'Casey |
| Best Actress Film: | Lies We Tell |
| Channel: | RTÉ |
| Last: | 19th |
| Next: | 21st |
The 20th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, also called the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2024 or the 21st Anniversary IFTA Awards, took place on 20 April 2024.[1] [2] [3] The ceremony was hosted by Baz Ashmawy at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre.[4] It honoured Irish films and television drama released between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023.[5] The nominations were announced on 14 March 2024.[4] [6] [7] [8] The Rising Star nominees were announced on 9 April 2024.[9]
After the nominations were announced, Academy CEO Áine Moriarty said: "What an incredible showcase of nominees shortlisted for Irish Academy Awards this year. Irish talents are proving themselves to be amongst the best in the world, both in front and behind the camera, delivering such high standards of acting, filmmaking, and storytelling. We in the Irish Academy, are proud to showcase this industry's great work and to reward their achievements. Congratulations to all the nominees."[4]
The ceremony was broadcast on RTÉ.[9] Highlights were broadcast on RTÉ2 on 22 April 2024.[10]
Film
Best Film
Best Director
- Lisa Mulcahy – Lies We Tell
- John Carney – Flora and Son
- Pat Collins – That They May Face the Rising Sun
- Ian Hunt-Duffy – Double Blind
- Patricia Kelly – Verdigris
- Andrew Legge – LOLA
Best Script
- Elisabeth Gooch – Lies We Tell
- John Carney – Flora and Son
- Patricia Kelly – Verdigris
- Andrew Legge – LOLA
- Éamon Little – That They May Face the Rising Sun
- Darach McGarrigle – Double Blind
Best Actress in a Lead Role
Best Actor in a Lead Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best George Morrison Feature Documentary
Best Live Action Short
- Calf
- Mud Queen
- Sound & Colour
- The Golden West
- Two for the Road
- Waiting Day
Best Animated Short
- Wind & The Shadow
- Nana Dee
- The Presenter
- The Small Makings of a Storm
Television
Best Drama
Best Director
- Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor – Kin
- Kate Dolan – Kin
- Tom Hall – Northern Lights
- John Hayes – Obituary
- Fergus O'Brien – Happy Valley
- Hannah Quinn – The Gone
Best Script
- Peter McKenna – Kin
- Stephen Jones – Northern Lights
- Ray Lawlor – Obituary
- Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson – Blue Lights
- Peter McKenna – Hidden Assets
- Joe Murtagh – The Woman in the Wall
Best Actress in a Lead Role
Best Actor in a Lead Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Craft
Best Cinematography
- Robbie Ryan – Poor Things
- Eleanor Bowman – Lies We Tell
- Richard Kendrick – That They May Face the Rising Sun
- JJ Rolfe – Kin
- Narayan Van Maele – Double Blind
Best Costume Design
- Lara Campbell – LOLA
- Gwen Jeffares-Hourie – Double Blind
- Lorna Marie Mugan – The Pope's Exorcist
- Joanne O'Brien – Lies We Tell
- Louise Stanton – That They May Face the Rising Sun
Best Editing
- Michael Harte –
- Colin Campbell – Double Blind
- Colin Campbell – LOLA
- Weronika Kaminska – Lies We Tell
- John Walters – The Last Rifleman
Best Hair & Make-Up
- Orla Carroll and Lynn Johnston – The Pope's Exorcist
- Sandra Dunne and Edwina Kelly – That They May Face the Rising Sun
- Lyndsey Herron and Barbara Conway – Flora and Son
- Helen O'Connor and Aitana Silvana – Lies We Tell
- Jennia Readman and Madonna Bambino – Double Blind
Best Original Music
- Neil Hannon – LOLA
- Irene Buckley and Linda Buckley – That They May Face the Rising Sun
- Gary Clark and John Carney – Flora and Son
- Die Hexen – Double Blind
- Aza Hand – Lies We Tell
Best Production Design
- John Paul Kelly – A Haunting in Venice
- Caroline Hill – Lies We Tell
- Steve Kingston – Double Blind
- Ferdia Murphy – LOLA
- Padraig O'Neill – That They May Face the Rising Sun
Best Sound
- Nina Rice – Barbie
- Garret Farrell, Peter Albrechtsen, and Myk Farmer – Evil Dead Rise
- Aza Hand, Damien Lynch, and Peter Nicell – Lies We Tell
- Brendan Rehill, Rob Moore, and Peter Blayney – Double Blind
- Nina Rice, Nina Hartstone, and Adam Scrivener – Saltburn
Best VFX
- Kev Cahill and Ben Snow –
- Ed Bruce and Andrew Barry – The Nevers
- Niall McEvoy and Liam Neville – Paradise
- Liam Neville and Declan Boyle – Evil Dead Rise
International
Best International Film
Best International Actress
Best International Actor
Special
Rising Star
Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement
See also
External links
- Awards at the Irish Film & Television Academy official website
Notes and References
- News: IFTA Awards: Cillian Murphy and 'That They May Face the Rising Sun' take home top prizes . Clarke . Donald . . 20 April 2024 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: 2024 IFTA Winners Announced . . 20 April 2024 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: 2024 Irish Film & Television Awards Winners: Cillian Murphy, 'Kin' . Szalai . Georg . . 20 April 2024 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: 2024 IFTA Nominations Announced . . 14 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
- Web site: IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2024: Rules & Guidelines for Submissions . . 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Cillian Murphy, Andrew Scott Among Irish Film & TV Awards Nominees; 'Lies We Tell' Leads Feature Categories – Full List . Tartaglione . Nancy . . 14 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Saoirse Ronan Among Irish Film & Television Awards Nominees . Szalai . Georg . . 14 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, and Jessie Buckley Among Irish Academy Awards Nominees . Ritman . Alex . . 14 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Nominees Announced for 2024 Screen Ireland – IFTA Rising Star Award Ahead of April 20th Ceremony . . 9 April 2024 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: Irish stars out for the IFTAs in Dublin tonight . . 20 April 2024 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: Stephen Rea to Receive Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement . Szalai . Georg . . 6 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
