Lies We Tell, with 13, That They May Face the Rising Sun and Double Blind, with 11 each, are leading the nominations for the movie portion of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024.
Lies We Tell is about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family when she becomes the ward of an uncle determined to marry her off. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel of passion, war, and migration. Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes horribly wrong. Andrew Legge’s Lola, a science fiction drama set in 1940, received seven noms on Thursday.
Among the lead acting nominees are such big names as Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson, and Jessie Buckley. The best supporting film actor category, meanwhile, includes Kenneth Branagh and Paul Mescal.
And the best international acting categories include the likes of Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Margot Robbie, Lily Gladstone, and Emma Stone.
On the TV side, crime series Kin leads the drama nominations with 11, with black comedy-drama Obituary earning six and mystery-drama The Woman in the Wall five.
Oscar-nominated Irish actor Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Michael Collins, Greta) will be honored with the Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement for his “outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry,” the IFTA unveiled recently.
The IFTAs ceremony will be taking place on Saturday, April 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The evening will be hosted by Baz Ashmawy, one of Ireland’s most popular TV personalities.
Below is the full list of nominations for the IFTAs 2024.
BEST FILM
Double BlindFlora and SonLies We TellLOLAThat They May Face The Rising SunVerdigris
DIRECTOR – FILMDouble Blind – Ian Hunt-DuffyFlora and Son – John CarneyLies We Tell – Lisa MulcahyLOLA – Andrew LeggeThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Pat CollinsVerdigris – Patricia Kelly
SCRIPT – FILMDouble Blind – Darach McGarrigleFlora and Son – John CarneyLies We Tell – Elisabeth GoochLOLA – Andrew LeggeThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Éamon LittleVerdigris – Patricia Kelly
LEAD ACTOR – FILMAndrew Scott – All Of Us StrangersDavid Wilmot – Lies We TellCillian Murphy – OppenheimerBarry Keoghan – SaltburnBarry Ward – That They May Face The Rising SunPierce Brosnan – The Last Rifleman
LEAD ACTRESS – FILMJessie Buckley – FingernailsEve Hewson – Flora and SonSaoirse Ronan – FoeAgnes O’Casey – Lies We TellBríd Brennan – My Sailor, My LoveGeraldine McAlinden – Verdigris
SUPPORTING ACTOR – FILMPaul Mescal – All Of Us StrangersDiarmuid Noyes – Double BlindChris Walley – Lies We TellKenneth Branagh – OppenheimerLiam Carney – SunlightLalor Roddy – That They May Face The Rising Sun
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FILMBronagh Gallagher – Dance FirstCatherine Walker – My Sailor, My LoveAlison Oliver – SaltburnRuth McCabe – That They May Face The Rising SunAgnes O’Casey – The Miracle ClubMaya O’Shea – Verdigris
DRAMA CATEGORIESBEST DRAMABlue LightsHidden AssetsKinNorthern LightsObituaryThe Woman in the Wall
DIRECTOR – DRAMAHappy Valley – Fergus O’BrienKin – Christine Molloy & Joe LawlorKin – Kate DolanNorthern Lights – Tom HallObituary – John HayesThe Gone – Hannah Quinn
SCRIPT – DRAMABlue Lights – Declan Lawn & Adam PattersonHidden Assets – Peter McKennaKin – Peter McKennaNorthern Lights – Stephen JonesObituary – Ray LawlorThe Woman in the Wall – Joe Murtagh
LEAD ACTOR – DRAMAMartin McCann – Blue LightsFrancis Magee – KinSam Keeley – KinMichael Smiley – ObituaryÉanna Hardwicke – The Sixth CommandmentDaryl McCormack – The Woman in the Wall
LEAD ACTRESS – DRAMASharon Horgan – Best InterestsClare Dunne – KinNiamh Algar – MalpracticeElva Trill – Northern LightsSiobhán Cullen – ObituaryCaitriona Balfe – Outlander
SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMARichard Dormer – Blue LightsJared Harris – FoundationAaron Monaghan – Hidden AssetsAidan Gillen – KinEmmett J. Scanlan – KinSimon Delaney – The Woman in the Wall
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – DRAMANiamh Algar – CulpritsCathy Belton – Hidden AssetsMaria Doyle Kennedy – KinDanielle Galligan – ObituaryFionnula Flanagan – SistersHilda Fay – The Woman in the Wall
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD CATEGORIESBEST INTERNATIONAL FILMAll Of Us StrangersOppenheimerPast LivesPoor ThingsSaltburnThe Holdovers
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTORRyan Gosling – BarbieLeonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower MoonBradley Cooper – MaestroMark Ruffalo – Poor ThingsWillem Dafoe – Poor ThingsPaul Giamatti – The Holdovers
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESSMargot Robbie – BarbieLily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower MoonCarey Mulligan – MaestroAnnette Bening – NyadGreta Lee – Past LivesEmma Stone – Poor Things
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARYIn The Shadow of BeirutJoan Baez: I Am A NoiseNotes from SheeplandStolenThe Days of TreesThe Deepest Breath
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILMCalfMud QueenSound & ColourThe Golden WestTwo for the RoadWaiting Day
ANIMATED SHORT FILMNana DeeThe Small Makings of a StormThe PresenterWind & The Shadow
CRAFT CATEGORIESCINEMATOGRAPHYDouble Blind – Narayan Van MaeleKin – JJ RolfeLies We Tell – Eleanor BowmanPoor Things – Robbie RyanThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Richard Kendrick
COSTUME DESIGNDouble Blind – Gwen Jeffares HourieLies We Tell – Joanne O’BrienLOLA – Lara CampbellThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Louise StantonThe Pope’s Exorcist – Lorna Marie Mugan
PRODUCTION DESIGNA Haunting in Venice – John Paul KellyDouble Blind – Steve KingstonLies We Tell – Caroline HillLOLA – Ferdia MurphyThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Padraig O’Neill
HAIR & MAKE-UPDouble Blind – Jennia Readman, Madonna BambinoFlora and Son – Lyndsey Herron, Barbara ConwayLies We Tell – Helen O’Connor, Aitana SilvanaThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Sandra Dunne, Edwina KellyThe Pope’s Exorcist – Orla Carroll, Lynn Johnston
SOUNDBarbie – Nina RiceDouble Blind – Brendan Rehill, Rob Moore, Peter BlayneyEvil Dead Rise – Garret Farrell, Peter Albrechtsen, Myk FarmerLies We Tell – Aza Hand, Damien Lynch, Peter NicellSaltburn – Nina Rice, Nina Hartstone, Adam Scrivener
ORIGINAL MUSICDouble Blind – Die HexenFlora and Son – Gary Clark, John CarneyLies We Tell – Aza HandLOLA – Neil HannonThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley
EDITINGDouble Blind – Colin CampbellLies We Tell – Weronika KaminskaLOLA – Colin CampbellStill: A Michael J Fox Movie – Michael HarteThe Last Rifleman – John Walters
VFXDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Kev Cahill, Diana GiogiuttiEvil Dead Rise – Liam Neville, Declan BoyleParadise – Niall McEvoy, Liam NevilleThe Nevers – Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
