Nominations are out for the 21st
Irish Film & Television Awards with Lisa Mulcahy’s thriller Lies We Tell leading the pack on the feature side at 13, and crime drama Kin heading up the TV fields with 11 (scroll down for the ful list of nominees). The Irish Film & Television Academy ( IFTA ) will hand out its prizes on April 20 in
Dublin. Alongside Lies We Tell in the Best Film category are Double Blind , Flora and Son , LOLA , That They May Face the Rising Sun and Verdigris . Each of those films also scored a mention for their directors. Related Stories News Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott & David Tennant Nominated For Olivier Awards News Cillian Murphy Fine With Prospect Of 'Oppenheimer' As His Career-Capping Achievement -
Oscars Backstage In what was a banner year for Irish talent, there are several awards season notables vying for Best
Actor as well, including Oppenheimer Oscar winner Cillian Murphy , Saltburn ’s Barry Keoghan and All of Us Strangers ’ Andrew Scott . The Best International Film race includes All of Us Strangers , Oppenheimer , Past Lives , Poor Things , Saltburn and The Holdovers . While Barbie missed out on a nomination in that category, both
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling factor in their respective international acting fields — as does Poor Things Oscar winner Emma Stone. As previously announced, Stephen Rea has been set to receive the Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. IFTA CEO, Áine Moriarty commented, “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.” See below for the full list of nominees unveiled today: FILM CATEGORIES BEST FILM Double Blind Flora and Son Lies We Tell LOLA That They May Face The Rising Sun Verdigris DIRECTOR Double Blind – Ian Hunt-Duffy Flora and Son – John Carney Lies We Tell – Lisa Mulcahy LOLA – Andrew Legge That They May Face The Rising Sun – Pat Collins Verdigris – Patricia Kelly SCRIPT Double Blind – Darach McGarrigle Flora and Son – John Carney Lies We Tell – Elisabeth Gooch LOLA – Andrew Legge That They May Face The Rising Sun – Éamon Little Verdigris – Patricia Kelly LEAD ACTOR Andrew Scott – All Of Us Strangers David Wilmot – Lies We Tell Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Barry Keoghan – Saltburn Barry Ward – That They May Face The Rising Sun Pierce Brosnan – The Last Rifleman LEAD
Actress Jessie Buckley – Fingernails Eve Hewson – Flora and Son Saoirse Ronan – Foe Agnes O’Casey – Lies We Tell Bríd Brennan – My Sailor, My Love Geraldine McAlinden – Verdigris SUPPORTING ACTOR Paul Mescal – All Of Us Strangers Diarmuid Noyes – Double Blind Chris Walley – Lies We Tell Kenneth Branagh – Oppenheimer Liam Carney – Sunlight Lalor Roddy – That They May Face The Rising Sun SUPPORTING ACTRESS Bronagh Gallagher – Dance First Catherine Walker – My Sailor, My Love Alison Oliver – Saltburn Ruth McCabe – That They May Face The Rising Sun Agnes O’Casey – The Miracle Club Maya O’Shea – Verdigris GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY In The Shadow of Beirut Joan Baez: I Am A Noise N Notes from Sheepland Stolen The Days of Trees The Deepest Breath LIVE-ACTION SHORT Calf Mud
Queen Sound & Colour The Golden West Two for the Road Waiting Day ANIMATED SHORT Nana Dee The Small Makings of a Storm The Presenter Wind & The Shadow TELEVISION CATEGORIES BEST DRAMA Blue Lights Hidden Assets Kin Northern Lights Obituary The Woman in the Wall DIRECTOR Happy Valley – Fergus O’Brien Kin – Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor Kin – Kate Dolan Northern Lights – Tom Hall Obituary – John Hayes The Gone – Hannah Quinn SCRIPT Blue Lights – Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson Hidden Assets – Peter McKenna Kin – Peter McKenna Northern Lights – Stephen Jones Obituary – Ray Lawlor The Woman in the Wall – Joe Murtagh LEAD ACTOR Martin McCann – Blue Lights Francis Magee – Kin Sam Keeley – Kin Michael Smiley – Obituary Éanna Hardwicke – The Sixth Commandment Daryl McCormack – The Woman in the Wall LEAD ACTRESS Sharon Horgan – Best Interests Clare Dunne – Kin Niamh Algar – Malpractice Elva Trill – Northern Lights Siobhán Cullen – Obituary Caitriona Balfe – Outlander SUPPORTING ACTOR Richard Dormer – Blue Lights Jared Harris – Foundation Aaron Monaghan – Hidden Assets Aidan Gillen – Kin Emmett J. Scanlan – Kin Simon Delaney – The Woman in the Wall SUPPORTING ACTRESS Niamh Algar – Culprits Cathy Belton – Hidden Assets Maria Doyle Kennedy – Kin Danielle Galligan – Obituary Fionnula Flanagan – Sisters Hilda Fay – The Woman in the Wall INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM All Of Us Strangers Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things Saltburn The Holdovers BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower
moon Bradley Cooper – Maestro Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things Willem Dafoe – Poor Things Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS Margot Robbie – Barbie Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Carey Mulligan – Maestro Annette Bening – Nyad Greta Lee – Past Lives Emma Stone – Poor Things CRAFTS CINEMATOGRAPHY Double Blind – Narayan Van Maele Kin – JJ Rolfe Lies We Tell – Eleanor Bowman Poor Things – Robbie Ryan That They May Face The Rising Sun – Richard Kendrick COSTUME DESIGN Double Blind – Gwen Jeffares Hourie Lies We Tell – Joanne O’Brien LOLA – Lara Campbell That They May Face The Rising Sun – Louise Stanton The Pope’s Exorcist – Lorna Marie Mugan PRODUCTION DESIGN A Haunting in Venice – John Paul Kelly Double Blind – Steve Kingston Lies We Tell – Caroline Hill LOLA – Ferdia Murphy That They May Face The Rising Sun – Padraig O’Neill HAIR & MAKE-UP Double Blind – Jennia Readman,
Madonna Bambino Flora and Son – Lyndsey Herron, Barbara Conway Lies We Tell – Helen O’Connor, Aitana Silvana That They May Face The Rising Sun – Sandra Dunne, Edwina Kelly The Pope’s Exorcist – Orla Carroll, Lynn Johnston SOUND Barbie – Nina Rice Double Blind – Brendan Rehill, Rob Moore, Peter Blayney Evil Dead Rise – Garret Farrell, Peter Albrechtsen, Myk Farmer Lies We Tell – Aza Hand, Damien Lynch, Peter Nicell Saltburn – Nina Rice, Nina Hartstone, Adam Scrivener ORIGINAL
music Double Blind – Die Hexen Flora and Son – Gary Clark, John Carney Lies We Tell – Aza Hand LOLA – Neil Hannon That They May Face The Rising Sun – Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley EDITING Double Blind – Colin Campbell Lies We Tell – Weronika Kaminska LOLA – Colin Campbell Still: A Michael J Fox Movie – Michael Harte The Last Rifleman – John Walters VFX Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Kev Cahill, Diana Giogiutti Evil Dead Rise – Liam Neville, Declan Boyle Paradise – Niall McEvoy, Liam Neville The Nevers – Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry