12th IFTA Film & Drama Awards | |
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Date | 24 May 2015 |
Site | Mansion House, Dublin (Film Awards) |
Hosted by | Caroline Morahan (Film Awards) |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Song of the Sea |
Best Direction | Lenny Abrahamson Frank |
Best Actor | Moe Dunford Patrick's Day |
Best Actress | Deirdre O'Kane Noble |
Most awards | Frank (3), Patrick's Day (3), Love/Hate (3) |
Most nominations | Frank (9), Patrick's Day (9) |
Television coverage | |
Channel | TV3 (highlights of the film awards 1 June) |
The IFTA Film & Drama Awards took place at the Mansion House on 24 May 2015 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2014.
Jim Sheridan received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Awards Ceremony which was presented by Sean Bean. [1] [2] [3] [4] Caroline Morahan hosted the film awards ceremony on 24 May. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The nominations for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards were announced on 29 April 2015.
Awards were presented in 27 categories. [9] [10]
The nominations for the Television Awards were announced on 2 October 2015. [11] [12]
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