The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) have announced their winners representing the best in film and television for 2025. Here are this year’s winners…
Best Film
“Aontas”
“Blue Moon”
“Christy” (WINNER)
“Four Mothers”
“Saipan”
“Steve”
Director – Film
Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn — “Saipan”
Brendan Canty — “Christy” (WINNER)
Myrid Carten — “A Want in Her”
Lorcan Finnegan — “The Surfer”
Ruán Magan — “Báite”
Edwin Mullane, Adam O’Keeffe — “Horseshoe”
Script – Film
Sarah Gordon, Damian McCann — “Aontas”
Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao — “Hamnet” (WINNER)
Alan O’Gorman — “Christy”
Sheena Lambert — “Báite”
Darren Thornton, Colin Thornton — “Four Mothers”
Enda Walsh — “Die My Love”
Lead Actor – Film
Steve Coogan — “Saipan”
Daniel Day-Lewis — “Anemone”
Colin Farrell — “Ballad of a Small Player”
Éanna Hardwicke — “Saipan” (WINNER)
Cillian Murphy — “Steve”
Daniel Power — “Christy”
Lead Actress – Film
Jessie Buckley — “Hamnet” (WINNER)
Carolyn Bracken — “Horseshoe”
Carrie Crowley — “Aontas”
Fionnula Flanagan — “Four Mothers”
Eleanor O’Brien — “Báite”
Fiona Shaw — “Hot Milk”
Supporting Actor – Film
Liam Cunningham — “Palestine 36”
Jamie Forde — “Christy”
Paul Mescal — “Hamnet” (WINNER)
Diarmuid Noyes — “Christy”
Seán T. Ó Meallaigh — “Aontas”
Andrew Scott — “Blue Moon”
Supporting Actress – Film
Brid Brennan — “Aontas”
Kerry Condon — “F1” (WINNER)
Kerry Condon — “Train Dreams”
Sarah Greene — “Trad”
Dearbhla Molloy — “Four Mothers”
Emma Willis — “Christy”
International Film
“Bugonia”
“Hamnet” (WINNER)
“One Battle After Another”
“Palestine 36”
“Sentimental Value”
“Sinners”
International Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio — “One Battle After Another” (WINNER)
Ethan Hawke — “Blue Moon”
Michael B. Jordan — “Sinners”
James McArdle — “Four Mothers”
Sean Penn — “One Battle After Another”
Jesse Plemons — “Bugonia”
International Actress
Chase Infiniti — “One Battle After Another”
Jennifer Lawrence — “Die My Love”
Margaret Qualley — “Blue Moon”
Renate Reinsve — “Sentimental Value”
Emma Stone — “Bugonia” (WINNER)
Teyana Taylor — “One Battle After Another”
George Morrison Feature Documentary
“A Want in Her” (WINNER)
“The Essence of Eva”
“Listen To The Land Speak”
“Sanatorium”
“Testimony”
“Útoipe Cheilteach”
Rebbreast Short Film Award
“The Ban”
“No Mean City”
“No Time Wasters”
“Nostalgie” (WINNER)
“Punt”
“Three Keenings”
Animated Short
“Éiru”
“Inside, The Valley Sings”
“Rerooted”
“Retirement Plan” (WINNER)
Cinematography
“Bugonia” — Robbie Ryan
“Christy” — Colm Hogan
“Die My Love” — Seamus McGarvey (WINNER)
“Saipan” — Piers McGrail
“Severance” — Suzie Lavelle
Casting
“Christy” — Amy Rowan (WINNER)
“Four Mothers” — Louise Kiely
“The Rainmaker” — Emma Gunnery
“Ready Or Not” — Maureen Hughes
“Saipan” — Aine O’Sullivan
Costume Design
“Blue Moon” — Consolata Boyle (WINNER)
“Christy” — Hannah Bury
“Four Mothers” — Joan O’Cleary
“Saipan” — Lara Campbell
“Video Nasty” — Joanne O’Brien
Editing
“Blue Lights” — Helen Sheridan
“Christy” — Allyn Quigley (WINNER)
“House of Guinness” — Ben Yeates
“Saipan” — John Murphy, Gavin Buckley
“The Surfer” — Tony Cranstoun
Make-up & Hair
“Blue Moon” — Linda Gannon, Liz Byrne
“Christy” — Jennie Readman, Edwina Kelly
“Saipan” — Polly McKay
“Trespasses” — Natalie Reid (WINNER)
“Wednesday” — Lynn Johnston
Original Music
“Aontas” — Daithí Ó Drónaí
“Báite” — Eimear Noone, Craig Stuart Garfinkle (WINNER)
“Christy” — Daithí Ó Drónaí
“Saipan” — David Holmes, Brian Irvine
“Video Nasty” — Die Hexen
Production Design
“Blue Moon” — Susie Cullen, Kevin Downey
“Christy” — Martin Goulding
“Saipan” — John Leslie
“Wednesday” — Philip Murphy, Neville Gaynor (WINNER)
“Video Nasty” — Tara O’Reilly
Sound
“Anemone” — Steve Fanagan (WINNER)
“Blue Moon” — Hugh Fox
“Saipan” — Tim Harrison, Andrew Graham, Paul Maynes
“The Surfer” — Aza Hand
“Video Nasty” — Patrick Downey
VFX
“Anemone” — Tom Fagan
“Foundation” — Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
“House of Guinness” — Eoin O’Sullivan, David Sewell (WINNER)
“One Battle After Another” — Ed Bruce, Amrei Bronnenmayer
Television Categories
Best TV Drama
“Blue Lights” (WINNER)
“Leonard and Hungry Paul”
“Trespasses”
“The Walsh Sisters”
“Wednesday S2”
“The Young Offenders”
Director – Drama
Rachel Carey — “Obituary” (WINNER)
Megan K. Fox — “Video Nasty”
Oonagh Kearney — “The Au Pair”
Mia Mullarkey — “Hidden Assets”
Hugh O’Conor — “Showkids”
Aisling Walsh — “Miss Austen”
Script – Drama
Peter Foott — “The Young Offenders”
Ailbhe Keogan — “Trespasses” (WINNER)
Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson — “Blue Lights”
Cara Loftus — “Hidden Assets”
Stefanie Preissner — “The Walsh Sisters”
Hugh Travers — “Video Nasty”
Lead Actor – Drama
Anthony Boyle — “House of Guinness” (WINNER)
Pierce Brosnan — “MobLand”
Domhnall Gleeson — “The Paper”
Martin McCann — “Blue Lights”
Aaron Monaghan — “Hidden Assets”
Alex Murphy — “The Young Offenders”
Lead Actress – Drama
Niamh Algar — “The Iris Affair”
Caitriona Balfe — “Outlander”
Siobhán Cullen — “Obituary”
Louisa Harland — “The Walsh Sisters”
Nora-Jane Noone — “Hidden Assets”
Lola Petticrew — “Trespasses” (WINNER)
Supporting Actor – Drama
Jack Gleeson — “House of Guinness”
Cal O’Driscoll — “Video Nasty”
Dónall Ó Héalai — “Hidden Assets”
Fionn O’Shea — “House of Guinness”
Aidan Quinn — “The Walsh Sisters”
Chris Walley — “The Young Offenders” (WINNER)
Supporting Actress – Drama
Cathy Belton — “Hidden Assets”
Ruth Bradley — “Slow Horses”
Katherine Devlin — “Blue Lights”
Danielle Galligan — “House of Guinness”
Alison Oliver — “Task” (WINNER)
Genevieve O’Reilly — “Andor”
Rising Star Award
Carolyn Bracken (Actor, “Horseshoe,” “Oddity”)
Brendan Canty (Director, “Christy,” “Gealtra”)
Myrid Carten (Director, “A Want in Her”)
Louisa Harland (Actor, “The Walsh Sisters,” “Derry Girls”) (WINNER)
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