The Guard and Love/Hate win big at the 2012 IFTAS
The winners of the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards were announced at a Gala Awards Ceremony held at the Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday 11th of February 2012.
Irish crime-drama Love/Hate took home seven awards including IFTAs for Best Drama, Best Director David Caffrey and Writer TV Stuart Carolan. Love/Hate actors Aidan Gillen, Denise McCormack and Tom Vaughan Lawlor received IFTAs for Actor Lead TV Drama, Actress Support TV Drama and Actor Support TV Drama respectively, with the series’ seventh IFTA going to editor Isobel Stephenson.
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins presented veteran Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan with the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award, and she received a standing ovation from the 1,400 strong audience at Dublin’s CCD. In addition, the actress took home a second IFTA statuette for her supporting role in the Irish feature film The Guard. Winning big in the film categories, The Guard also received the IFTA for Best Film, with writer/director John Michael McDonagh named Best Director, Best Screenwriter and the Irish Film Board Rising Star for his feature directorial debut.
Irish talent working on international projects fared well at this year’s Awards Ceremony with Michael Fassbender on hand to accept the IFTA for Actor Lead Film for his outstanding performance in Steve McQueen’s Shame. Bridesmaids star Chris O’Dowd was presented with the Actor Support Film award for his performance in the hit comedy film. Actresses Saoirse Ronan won for her Lead performance as teen assassin in Joe Wright’s Hanna, whilst Ruth Negga accepted the IFTA for her portrayal of Shirley Bassey in the BBC biopic. Northern Irish Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey was presented with the DOP Film/Drama award for his work on We Need to Talk About Kevin and Consolata Boyle took home the Costume IFTA for her designs in The Iron Lady.
The winners in full in BOLD below
FILM CATEGORIES
BEST FILM
The Guard – Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez Marengo, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures)
Albert Nobbs- Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn and Glenn Close (Parallel Film Productions)
Charlie Casanova- Terry McMahon (Source Productions)
Stella Days- Jackie Larkin & Lesley McKimm (Newgrange Pictures)
DIRECTOR FILM
John Michael McDonagh – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
Rebecca Daly – The Other Side of Sleep (Fastnet Films)
Terry McMahon – Charlie Casanova (Source Productions)
Thaddeus O’Sullivan – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
SCRIPT FILM
John Michael McDonagh – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
John Banville, Glenn Close & Gabriella Prekop – Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Terry McMahon – Charlie Casanova (Source Productions)
Antoine Ó Flaherta – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
ACTOR – FILM
Michael Fassbender – Shame (Momentum Pictures)
Brendan Gleeson – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
Ciarán Hinds – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
Martin Sheen – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
ACTRESS – FILM
Saoirse Ronan -Hanna (Universal Films)
Aoife Duffin – Behold The Lamb (Dumbworld Productions)
Antonia Campbell Hughes – The Other Side of Sleep (Fastnet Films)
Marcella Plunkett – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
SUPPORTING ACTOR – FILM
Chris O’Dowd – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Liam Cunningham – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
Brendan Gleeson – Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Ciarán Hinds – The Debt (Universal Pictures)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FILM
Fionnula Flanagan – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
Maria Doyle Kennedy – Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Brenda Fricker – Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Amy Huberman – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Bernadette; Notes on a Political Journey- Lelia Doolan, (Digital Quilts)
Knuckle- Ian Palmer, (RISE Films)
Men of Arlington- Enda Hughes, (Hotshot Films)
Off The Beaten Track- Dieter Auner, (Ikandi Productions)
SPECIAL IRISH LANGUAGE AWARD
Corp + Anam – Paddy Hayes (Magamedia)
Mobs Cheanada – Dathai Keane (Abú Media)
Ray McAnally – M’Athair – Brian Reddin (Dearg Films)
Seacht – Colin O’Donnell (Stirling Film & Television)
ANIMATION
The Boy in the Bubble – Kealan O’ Rourke (Igloo Films)
23 Degrees 5 Minutes – Darragh O’Connell (Brown Bag Films)
The Last Train – Alex Sherwood (Giant Creative)
Origin – James Stacey (Souljacker)
PHILIPS SHORT FILM AWARD
Foxes- Lorcan Finnegan (Lovely Productions)
The Boy In The Bubble- Kealan O’ Rourke (Igloo Films)
Cluck- Michael Lavelle (Tilted Productions)
Downpour- Claire Dix (Zucca Films)
The Shore- Terry George (All Ashore)
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Drive (Eclipse Pictures)
Senna (Universal Pictures)
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Ryan Gosling – Drive (Eclipse Pictures)
Don Cheadle – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
Leonardo DiCaprio – J Edgar (Warner Bros Pictures)
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (StudioCanal)
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady (Eclipse Pictures)
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
Kirsten Wiig, Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
TELEVISION DRAMA CATEGORIES
BEST DRAMA, IN ASSOCIATION WITH BAI
Love/Hate – Suzanne McAuley & Steve Mattews (Octagon Films)
Corp + Anam – Paddy Hayes (Magamedia)
Game of Thrones – Mark Huffam (Bighead Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment)
The Borgias – James Flynn & Neil Jordan (Octagon Films)
DIRECTOR TELEVISION DRAMA
David Caffrey – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Neil Jordan – The Borgias (Octagon Films)
Brian Kirk – Game of Thrones (Bighead Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment)
Daniel O’Hara – Being Human (Touchpaper Television)
WRITER TELEVISION DRAMA
Stuart Carolan – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Neil Jordan – The Borgias (Octagon Films)
Ronan Bennett – Hidden (Origin Pictures)
Darach Mac Con Iomaire – Corp + Anam (Magamedia)
ACTOR – TELEVISION
Aidan Gillen – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Diarmuid de Faoite – Corp + Anam (Magamedia)
Chris O’Dowd – The Crimson Petal and the White (Origin Pictures)
David Pearse – Trivia (Grand Pictures)
ACTRESS – TELEVISION
Ruth Negga – Shirley (Prospect Cymru Wales)
Maria Doyle Kennedy – Corp + Anam (Magamedia)
Michelle Fairley – Game of Thrones (Bighead Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment)
Aisling O’Sullivan – Raw (Ecosse Films / Octagon Films)
SUPPORTING ACTOR – TELEVISION
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Brendan Coyle – Downton Abbey (Carnival Productions)
Aidan Gillen – Game of Thrones (Bighead Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment)
Robert Sheehan – Misfits (Clerkenwell Films)
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – TELEVISION
Denise McCormack – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Eva Birthistle – Strike Back (Left Bank Pictures)
Bronagh Gallagher – The Field of Blood (BBC Scotland)
Ruth Negga – Misfits (Clerkenwell Films)
CRAFT / TECHNICAL CATEGORIES (FILM / TV DRAMA)
COSTUME DESIGN (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Consolata Boyle – The Iron Lady (Eclipse Pictures)
Joan Bergin – Camelot (World 2000 Entertainment)
Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – Neverland (Parallel Film Productions)
Lorna Marie Mugan – Treasure Island (Parallel Film Productions)
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Seamus McGarvey – We Need To Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)
Seamus Deasy – Neverland (Parallel Film Productions)
Suzie Lavelle – The Other Side of Sleep (Fastnet Films)
Robbie Ryan – Wuthering Heights (Ecosse Films)
EDITING (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Isobel Stephenson – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Dermot Diskin – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
Tony Kearns – Charlie Casanova (Source Productions)
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Dr Who (BBC)
M.A.C MAKE-UP & HAIR (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Lorraine Glynn / Lynn Johnston – Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Dee Corcoran / Tom Mc Inerney – Camelot (World 2000 Entertainment)
Ailbhe Lemass / Lorraine Glynn – Neverland (Parallel Film Productions)
Joni Galvin / Eileen Buggy – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
ORIGINAL SCORE (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Brian Byrne – Albert Nobbs (Parallel Film Productions)
Daragh O’Toole – Ballymun Lullaby (Pulp Productions)
Stephen McKeon – Legends of Valhalla: Thor (Tidal Films)
Ray Harman – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
PRODUCTION DESIGN (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Anna Rackard – Stella Days (Newgrange Pictures)
Tom Conroy – Camelot (World 2000 Entertainment)
Stephen Daly – Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
John Paul Kelly – The Guard (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
SOUND (FILM / TV DRAMA)
Albert Nobbs – Brendan Deasy, Niall Brady, Michelle Cunniffe, Steve Fanagan (Parallel Film Productions)
Game of Thrones – Ronan Hill Sound Post Production Team (Bighead Littlehead, 360 Television, Grok and Generator Entertainment in association with HBO Entertainment)
Love/Hate – Brendan Deasy, Mark Henry, Fiadhnait McCann (Octagon Films)
The Guard – Robert Flanagan, Michelle Cuniffe, Niall Brady (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures )
CRAFT & TECHNICAL CATEGORIES (TELEVISION)
DIRECTOR TELEVISION
Gary Keane – The Writing in the Sky (Real Films)
Liz Gill – A Story With Me In It (Animo)
Lynda McQuaid – Masterchef Ireland (Screentime Shinawil)
Kieron J Walsh – The Savage Eye (Blinder Films)
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY TELEVISION
Peter Robertson – Waterways (Tile Films)
Richard Kendrick – Two for the Road (Yellow Asylum Films)
Michael O’Donovan – The Writing in the Sky (Real Films)
Kieron Slyne – Departure Day (RTÉ)
EDITING TELEVISION
Ray Roantree – The Ashes of 9/11 (RTÉ)
Ailbhe Gaffney – Masterchef Ireland (Screentime Shinawil)
Mick Mahon – The Writing in the Sky (Real Films)
Emer Reynolds – Broken Tail (Crossing the Line Films
SOUND TELEVISION
The Writing in the Sky – Killian Fitzgerald/Aza Hand (Real Films)
Horslips – Rotha Mór an tSaoil – Sam Horgan (Gaijin Productions)
Masterchef Ireland – Trevor Cunningham (Screentime Shinawil)
Punky – Emma Butt (Monster Animation and Design)
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
CHILDREN’S / YOUTH PROGRAMME
The Importance of Being Whatever – Martina Niland & David Collins (Accomplice TV)
OMG! Jedward’s Dream Factory – Noleen Golding (Tyrone Productions)
Punky – Gerard O’Rourke (Monster Animation & Design)
The Amazing World of Gumball – Anne Tweedy & Peter Lewis (Boulder Media Limited)
CURRENT AFFAIRS / NEWS
Prime Time Investigates: The Home Care Scandal – Adrian Lydon (RTÉ)
Prime Time Investigates: Carry On Regardless – Bill Malone (RTÉ)
The Frontline: The Presidential Debate – Michael Hughes (RTÉ)
State Visit to Ireland of Queen Elizabeth II – John O’Regan (RTÉ)
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Waterways – Stephen Rooke (Tile Films)
The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne – Roger Childs (RTÉ)
Mobs Cheanada – Dathai Keane (Abu Media)
The Tenements – Jane Kelly (Big Mountain Productions)
DOCUMENTARY
The Blood of the Travellers – Liam McGrath (Scratch Films)
Small, Far Away – The World of Father Ted – Adrian McCarty & Jimmy Mulville (Hat Trick Productions Ltd)
Ray McAnally – M’Athair – Brian Reddin (Dearg Films)
The Irish of 9/11 – Maurice Sweeney (Motive Television)
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Mrs Brown’s Boys – Brendan O’Carroll & Justin Healy (BBC / RTÉ)
Hardy Bucks – Mike Cockayne (Hardy/Integral Productions)
Masterchef Ireland – Larry Bass (Screentime ShinAwiL)
The Savage Eye – Katie Holly (Blinder Films)
FACTUAL PROGRAMME
The Only Viking In The Village – Anne Heffernan & Bernadine Carraher (Mind the Gap)
Secret Millionaire – Ronan O Muirthile (Animo Television / Kite Entertainment)
Story of Ireland – Mike Connolly (BBC/RTÉ )
The Belfast Blitz – Andrea McCartney/Susan Horth (Hardy Pictures)
REALITY PROGRAMME
ICA Bootcamp (Independent Pictures)
Celebrity Bainisteoir – Fiona Looney (Animo Television / Kite Entertainment)
Head Chef – Billy McGrath (Sideline Productions)
The Apprentice – Larry Bass (Screentime ShinAwiL)
SPORTS
Eamonn Coghlan – Man on a Mission – (Motive Television)
Frank O’Farrell – The Shadow of Busby – Sean Doyle (Zoogon)
Pilgrims – The Irish at Cheltenham – Maurice Sweeney (Motive Television)
Rory’s Major Breakthrough – Stephen Watson (BBCNI Sport)
IRISH FILM BOARD RISING STAR
John Michael McDonagh
Rebecca Daly
Chris O’Dowd
Emmett J Scanlan