9th Irish Film & Television Awards

9th Irish Film & Television Awards
Date 11 February 2012
Site Convention Centre Dublin
Host Simon Delaney
Highlights
Best Film The Guard
Best Actor Michael Fassbender
Shame
Best Actress Saoirse Ronan
Hanna
Most awards Love/Hate (7)
Most nominations Love/Hate (10)
Television coverage
Channel RTÉ One
Ratings 1,143,000

The 9th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 11 February 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).[1]

It was hosted by Irish actor Simon Delaney.[1][2] The Show was broadcast on RTÉ One Television on the night.

The ceremony, hosted by the Academy on Saturday 11 February reached a record audience of 1.143 Million viewers* on RTÉ One, clocking up the highest number of Irish viewers to watch the Awards show.[3]

Among the winners at the Irish Film & Television Awards was Michael Fassbender, who picked up the Best Actor IFTA for his stark performance in Steve McQueen's drama Shame. Speaking after receiving his IFTA, Michel said he was "humbled" and "honoured" to accept the accolade from the Irish Academy.

The Guard, Ireland's most successful independent Irish feature film,[1][4] won four film Awards on the night; Best Film, Director, Screenwriter and Supporting Actress Fionnula Flanagan.

Irish Actress Fionnula Flanagan received the IFTA Lifetime Achievement award.[5]

The TV series Love/Hate won seven awards including Best Drama and Best Director.[6][7][8]

Awards

Film categories

Film

The Guard — Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Cark, Flora Fernandez Marengo

Director in Film

John Michael McDonagh — The Guard

Script Film

John Michael McDonagh — The Guard

Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film

Michael Fassbender — Shame

Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film

Saoirse Ronan — Hanna

Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film

Chris O'Dowd — Bridesmaids

Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film

Fionnula Flanagan — The Guard

George Morrison Feature Documentary Award

Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey — Lelia Doolan

Special Irish Language Award

Corp + Anam – Paddy Hayes

Animation

The Boy in the Bubble – Kealan O'Rourke

Philips Short Film Award

Foxes – Lorcan Finnegan

International categories

International Film

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

International Actor

Ryan Gosling — Drive

International Actress

Glenn Close — Albert Nobbs

Television Drama categories

Best Drama – In Association with BAI

Love/Hate — Suzanne McAuley, Steve Mattews

Director – Television Drama

David Caffrey — Love/Hate

Writer – Television Drama

Stuart Carolan — Love/Hate

Actor in a Lead Role – Television

Aidan Gillen — Love/Hate

Actress in a Lead Role – Television

Ruth Negga — Shirley

Actor in a Supporting Role – Television

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor — Love/Hate

Actress in a Supporting Role – Television

Denise McCormack — Love/Hate

Craft/Technical categories (Film/TV Drama)

Costume Design

Consolata Boyle — The Iron Lady

Director of Photography

Seamus McGarvey — We Need to Talk About Kevin

Editing

Isobel Stephenson — Love/Hate

M.A.C Make-up & Hair

Lorraine Glynn/ Lynn Johnson — Albert Nobbs

Original Score

Brian Byrne — Albert Nobbs

Production Design

Anna Rackard – Stella Days

Sound

Albert Nobbs — Brendan Deasy, Niall Brady, Michelle Cunniffe, Steve Fanagan

Craft/Technical categories (Television)

Director – Television

Gary Keane – The Writing in the Sky

Director of Photography – Television

Peter Robertson – Waterways

Editing – Television

Ray Roantree – The Ashes of 9/11

Sound – Television

The Writing in the Sky – Killian Fitzgerald, Aza Hand

Television categories

Children's/Youth Programme

The Importance of Being Whatever – Martina Niland, David Collins

Current Affairs/News

Prime Time Investigates: The Home Care Scandal — Adrian Lydon

Documentary Series

Waterways — Stephen Rooke

Documentary

The Blood of the Travellers — Liam McGrath

Entertainment Programme

Mrs. Brown's Boys — Brendan O'Carroll, Justin Healy

Factual Programme

'The Only Viking in the Village – Anne Heffernan, Bernadine Carraher'

Reality Programme

ICA Bootcamp – Independent Pictures

Sports

Eamon Coughlan – Man on a Mission – Motive Television

RTÉ Guide Best TV Moment of the Year

Shamrock Rovers Europa League Qualifying Goal – Setanta Ireland

References

  1. 1 2 3 "IFTA Announces Nominees for the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". IFTA.ie. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Delaney returns as IFTAS host". RTÉ Ten (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "IFTA 2012 Winners Announced". 10 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4284243&sr=1&only=1&hl=the+guard&tpl=archnews". IFTN (IFTN). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012. External link in |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4284594&sr=1&only=1&hl=fionnula&tpl=archnews". IFTN (IFTN). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012. External link in |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "IFTA winners 2012 announced". RTÉ Ten (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "'Love/Hate' wins big at 2012 IFTA awards". Journal.ie. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "'Love/Hate' wins seven Ifta awards". Irishtimes. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

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