IFTA Film & Drama Awards

IFTA Film & Drama Award
Current: 20th Irish Film & Television Awards
CountryIreland
Presented byIFTA
First awarded1999
Websitewww.ifta.ie/awards

The IFTA Film & Drama Awards are awards given by the Irish Film & Television Academy for Irish television and film. The awards were first presented in 1999. The ceremonies recognise Irish creative talent working in film, drama, and television, and winners receive a cast bronze statuette.

History

Dubbed by the media as 'The Irish Oscars', the inaugural Irish Film & Television Awards Ceremony took place at the Burlington Hotel (Dublin) in 1999,[1] and was attended by some notable stars such as Ralph Fiennes, Charlize Theron, James Nesbitt, and Andrea Corr.[1] Following growth of the Irish film and television industries, the Academy in 2015 split the Awards into two ceremonies: the IFTA Film & Drama Awards and the IFTA Television Awards, which take place in April and October respectively. The ceremonies recognise Irish creative talent working in film and television. Winners receive a cast bronze statuette.

Categories

Film

Short film

  • Best Animated Short
  • Best Short Film

Television drama

Craft

  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Production Design
  • Best VFX
  • Best Make Up & Hair
  • Best Sound
  • Best Costume
  • Best Original Music

Lifetime Achievement Award

The IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented to:

Previous ceremonies

James Nesbitt hosted the third, fourth and fifth events.
Ryan Tubridy hosted the sixth, seventh and eighth events.
Victoria Smurfit hosted the ninth event.
Laura Whitmore co-hosted the thirteenth event.

The following is a listing of all Irish Film Television Awards Ceremonies since its inaugural event in 1999.

Ceremony Date Best Film winner Host(s) Venue
Irish Film & Television Awards 28 November 1999 The General Marian Finucane RTÉ Studios Dublin [18]
Irish Film & Television Awards 6 December 2000 Angela's Ashes[19] Marie Jones The Waterfront, Belfast[20]
1st Irish Film & Television Awards 1 November 2003 Intermission James Nesbitt Burlington Hotel
2nd Irish Film & Television Awards 30 October 2004 Omagh James Nesbitt Burlington Hotel
3rd Irish Film & Television Awards 5 November 2005 Pavee Lackeen James Nesbitt Royal Dublin Society
4th Irish Film & Television Awards 10 February 2007 The Wind That Shakes the Barley Ryan Tubridy Royal Dublin Society
5th Irish Film & Television Awards 17 February 2008 Garage Ryan Tubridy Gaiety Theatre
6th Irish Film & Television Awards 14 February 2009 Hunger Ryan Tubridy Burlington Hotel
7th Irish Film & Television Awards 20 February 2010 The Eclipse Victoria Smurfit Burlington Hotel
8th Irish Film & Television Awards 12 February 2011 As If I Am Not There Simon Delaney Convention Centre
9th Irish Film & Television Awards 11 February 2012 The Guard Simon Delaney Convention Centre
10th Irish Film & Television Awards 9 February 2013 What Richard Did Simon Delaney Convention Centre
11th Irish Film & Television Awards 5 April 2014 Calvary Simon Delaney
Laura Whitmore 		DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road
12th Irish Film & Television Awards 24 May 2015 Song of the Sea Caroline Morahan Mansion House
IFTA Gala Television Awards 2015 22 October 2015 — Amanda Byram DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road
13th Irish Film & Television Awards 9 April 2016 Room Deirdre O'Kane Mansion House
14th Irish Film & Television Awards 8 April 2017 A Date for Mad Mary Deirdre O'Kane Mansion House
15th Irish Film & Television Awards 15 February 2018 Michael Inside Deirdre O'Kane Mansion House
16th Irish Film & Television Awards 18 October 2020 Ordinary Love and Black ’47 Deirdre O'Kane Virtual ceremony
17th Irish Film & Television Awards 4 July 2021 Wolfwalkers Gráinne Seoige[21] Virtual ceremony
18th Irish Film & Television Awards 12 March 2022 An Cailín Ciúin Deirdre O'Kane Virtual ceremony
19th Irish Film & Television Awards 7 May 2023 The Banshees of Inisherin Deirdre O'Kane Dublin Royal Convention Center[22]
20th Irish Film & Television Awards 9 April 2024 That They May Face the Rising Sun Baz Ashmawy Dublin Royal Convention Center

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