Cillian Murphy, Kin season two and Paul Mescal were among the winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024, which were handed out during a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday.
Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the nominations for the movie portion of the awards with 13 and went home with three. It was followed by That They May Face the Rising Sun, which took home the best film prize, and Double Blind, with 11 each. Rising Sun is an adaptation of John McGahern’s novel about passion, war and migration, while Double Blind is a horror film about an experimental drug trial that goes wrong.
Among the lead acting nominees were such big names as Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott, Pierce Brosnan, Saoirse Ronan, Eve Hewson and Jessie Buckley. Murphy took home the best actor award for his portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer, which also won him the Oscar.
The best supporting film actor category, meanwhile, included Kenneth Branagh and Mescal, who took home the award for his role in All of Us Strangers. In the best international acting categories, the likes of Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bradley Cooper, Margot Robbie, Lily Gladstone and Emma Stone competed for an IFTA. Stone won best actress in an international film for Poor Things, while Paul Giamatti received the best actor award for The Holdovers.
On the TV side, crime series Kin led the drama nominations with 11 and won almost every category it received nods for. Oscar-nominated Irish actor Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Michael Collins, Greta) was honored with the Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement for his “outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry.” Obituary star Siobhán Cullen received the rising star award.
The awards ceremony took place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, hosted by Baz Ashmawy, one of Ireland’s most popular TV personalities.
Below is the full list of winners, highlighted in bold, for the 21st annual IFTAs.
BEST FILM
Double BlindFlora and SonLies We TellLOLAThat They May Face The Rising Sun (WINNER)Verdigris
DIRECTOR – FILMDouble Blind – Ian Hunt-DuffyFlora and Son – John CarneyLies We Tell – Lisa Mulcahy (WINNER)LOLA – Andrew LeggeThat They May Face The Rising Sun – Pat CollinsVerdigris – Patricia Kelly
SCRIPT – FILMDouble Blind – Darach McGarrigleFlora and Son – John CarneyLies We Tell – Elisabeth Gooch (WINNER)LOLA – 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 – Oppenheimer (WINNER)Barry 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 Tell (WINNER)Bríd Brennan – My Sailor, My LoveGeraldine McAlinden – Verdigris
SUPPORTING ACTOR – FILMPaul Mescal – All Of Us Strangers (WINNER)Diarmuid 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 – Saltburn (WINNER)Ruth McCabe – That They May Face The Rising SunAgnes O’Casey – The Miracle ClubMaya O’Shea – Verdigris
DRAMA CATEGORIESBEST DRAMABlue LightsHidden AssetsKin (WINNER)Northern LightsObituaryThe Woman in the Wall
DIRECTOR – DRAMAHappy Valley – Fergus O’BrienKin – Christine Molloy & Joe LawlorKin – Kate Dolan (WINNER)Northern Lights – Tom HallObituary – John HayesThe Gone – Hannah Quinn
SCRIPT – DRAMABlue Lights – Declan Lawn & Adam PattersonHidden Assets – Peter McKennaKin – Peter McKenna (WINNER)Northern 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 Commandment (WINNER)Daryl McCormack – The Woman in the Wall
LEAD ACTRESS – DRAMASharon Horgan – Best InterestsClare Dunne – Kin (WINNER)Niamh Algar – MalpracticeElva Trill – Northern LightsSiobhán Cullen – ObituaryCaitriona Balfe – Outlander
SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMARichard Dormer – Blue Lights (WINNER)Jared 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 – Kin (WINNER)Danielle Galligan – ObituaryFionnula Flanagan – SistersHilda Fay – The Woman in the Wall
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD CATEGORIESBEST INTERNATIONAL FILMAll Of Us StrangersOppenheimer (WINNER)Past LivesPoor ThingsSaltburnThe HoldoversBEST INTERNATIONAL ACTORRyan Gosling – BarbieLeonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower MoonBradley Cooper – MaestroMark Ruffalo – Poor ThingsWillem Dafoe – Poor ThingsPaul Giamatti – The Holdovers (WINNER)BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESSMargot Robbie – BarbieLily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower MoonCarey Mulligan – MaestroAnnette Bening – NyadGreta Lee – Past LivesEmma Stone – Poor Things (WINNER)GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARYIn The Shadow of BeirutJoan Baez: I Am A NoiseNotes from SheeplandStolenThe Days of Trees (WINNER)The Deepest Breath
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILMCalf (WINNER)Mud QueenSound & ColourThe Golden WestTwo for the RoadWaiting Day
ANIMATED SHORT FILMNana DeeThe Small Makings of a StormThe PresenterWind & The Shadow (WINNER)
CRAFT CATEGORIESCINEMATOGRAPHYDouble Blind – Narayan Van MaeleKin – JJ RolfeLies We Tell – Eleanor BowmanPoor Things – Robbie Ryan (WINNER)That They May Face The Rising Sun – Richard Kendrick
COSTUME DESIGNDouble Blind – Gwen Jeffares HourieLies We Tell – Joanne O’BrienLOLA – Lara Campbell (WINNER)That They May Face The Rising Sun – Louise StantonThe Pope’s Exorcist – Lorna Marie Mugan
PRODUCTION DESIGNA Haunting in Venice – John Paul Kelly (WINNER)Double 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 (WINNER)
SOUNDBarbie – Nina Rice (WINNER)Double 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 Hannon (WINNER)That 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 Harte (WINNER)The Last Rifleman – John Walters
VFXDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – Kev Cahill, Diana Giogiutti (WINNER)Evil Dead Rise – Liam Neville, Declan BoyleParadise – Niall McEvoy, Liam NevilleThe Nevers – Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
