The 21th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, also called the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2025 took place on 14 February 2025. The ceremony was held at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre for the second consecutive time.[1][2] The host for the ceremony was not been announced yet. It will honour Irish films and television drama released between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.[3]

The nominations were announced on 14 January 2025.[4] In the film categories, musical comedy-drama Kneecap led the nominations with seventeen, followed by Small Things Like These with nine. In the television side, Disney+'s miniseries Say Nothing received the most nominations with ten, followed by Apple TV+ drama series Bad Sisters with eight.[5][6]

Nominees for the Rising Star Award were announced on 29 January 2025.[7] The recipient was North Irish actor Anthony Boyle. Irish actor Colm Meaney will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his "extraordinary contributions to cinema and television".[8]

In regards of the nominations, Academy CEO Áine Moriarty said "The 2025 nominees shortlisted for Irish Academy Awards this year is an incredible showcase of skill and talent in front and behind the camera". She also commented that "There is absolutely no doubt that Irish talent is amongst the best in the world, delivering such high standards of acting, filmmaking, and storytelling. The Irish Academy is proud to showcase this industry’s great work and to reward their achievements."[9]

Winners and nominees

Rich Peppiatt, Best Director winner
Cillian Murphy, Best Lead Actor winner
Saoirse Ronan, Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actress winner
Enda Walsh, Best Film Script winner
Colin Farrell, Best Lead Actor in Television winner
Lola Petticrew, Best Lead Actress in Television winner
Sharon Horgan, Best Television Script winner
Ralph Fiennes, Best International Actor winner
Demi Moore, Best International Actress winner
Robbie Ryan, Best Cinematography winner
Anthony Boyle, Rising Star Award recipient
Colm Meaney, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Film

Best Film Best Director
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Script George Morrison Award for Best Feature Documentary
  • The Flats – Alessandra Celesia
    • Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer – Gerry Gregg
    • Don't Forget to Remember – Ross Killeen
    • Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story – Sinéad O'Shea
    • Mrs Robinson – Aoife Kelleher
    • Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's – Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
Best Live Action Short Film Best Animated Short Film
  • Clodagh – Portia A. Buckley
    • Farmers!? – Freddie Leyden
    • Room Taken – TJ O'Grady Peyton
    • Turnaround – Aisling Byrne
    • Two Mothers – Anna Rodgers
    • We Beg to Differ – Ruairi Bradley
    • Wife of the Future – Rory Hanrahan
    • Wrecker – Martina McGlynn
  • Dembaya – Borja Espana Guillot
    • Every Other Weekend – Margaret Rose
    • Homebird – Ewa Smyk
    • Nightpay – Rachel Fitzgerald

Television

Best Drama Best Director
Best Lead Actor Best Lead Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Script

International Film

Best International Film
Best International Actor Best International Actress

Craft & Technical (Film and Television)

Best Casting Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Production Design
Best Hair & Makeup Best Editing
Best Sound Best Original Music
  • Fréwaka – Die Hexen
    • The Apprentice – David Holmes
    • The Dry – Sarah Lynch (RTÉ One / ITVX)
    • The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa's Sleigh – Eimear Noone, Craig Stuart Garfinkle
    • The Song Cycle – Ray Harman
Best VFX

Special

Rising Star

Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement

  • Colm Meaney (for his extraordinary contributions to cinema and television)[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ntim, Zac (14 January 2025). "Irish Film & TV Award Nominations: Cillian Murphy Drama 'Small Things Like These' And 'Kneecap' Among Leaders". Deadline. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ Tabbara, Mona (14 January 2025). "'Kneecap' leads Irish Film and Television Academy awards nominations". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ^ "IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2024: Rules & Guidelines for Submissions" (PDF). IFTA. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ^ Ritman, Alex (14 January 2025). "'Kneecap' Dominates Irish Academy Awards Nominations With 17 Nods". Variety. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^ Szalai, Georg (14 January 2025). "'Kneecap' Tops Irish Film & TV Awards Noms; Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal, Colin Farrell Up for Nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. ^ Ainsworth, Paul (14 January 2025). "Kneecap and Say Nothing lead nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards". The Irish News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star nominees announced for 2025 ahead of February 14th ceremony". Screen Ireland. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025. The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland are delighted to announce the 2025 Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star Nominees.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (10 January 2025). "Colm Meaney to Receive Irish Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award". Variety. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "IFTA Awards 2025: Nominations announced in 29 categories, celebrating Irish talent across Film and Drama". Screen Ireland. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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