15th Irish Film & Television Awards

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15th IFTA Film & Drama Awards
Date15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)
Site Mansion House, Dublin
Hosted by Deirdre O'Kane
Highlights
Best Film Michael Inside
Best Direction Aisling Walsh
Maudie
Best Actor John Connors
Cardboard Gangsters
Best Actress Saoirse Ronan
Lady Bird
Most awards Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Maudie (3 each)
Most nominationsThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Maudie; and Vikings (6 each)
Television coverage
Channel RTÉ

The 15th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards took place at the Mansion House on 15 February 2018 in Dublin, honoured Irish film and television drama released in 2017. Deirdre O'Kane host the film awards ceremony. [1]

Contents

The nominations for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards were announced by the Irish Film and Television Academy. [1] Winners are denoted by bold letters. [2]

Film

Feature film

Michael Inside

Director

Aisling Walsh Maudie

Scriptwriter

Martin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Actor in a leading role

John Connors Cardboard Gangsters

Actress in a leading role

Saoirse Ronan Lady Bird

Actor in a supporting role

Barry Keoghan The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Actress in a supporting role

Victoria Smurfit The Lears

George Morrison Feature Documentary

The Farthest

Short film – Live action

Wave

Animated short film

Late Afternoon

Craft

Original music

Stephen McKeon Pilgrimage

Editing

Una Ni DhonghaIle – Three Girls

Production Design

John Hand – Maudie

Cinematography

Seamus McGarvey The Greatest Showman

Costume Design

Consolata Boyle Victoria and Abdul

Make Up/Hair

Clare Lambe & Sevlene Roddy – Into the Badlands

Sound

Steve Fanagan, Kieran Horgan – The Farthest

VFX

Tailored Films & Bowsie Workshop – The Lodgers

International categories

International film

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

International actor

Ethan Hawke Maudie

International actress

Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Television drama

Drama

Game of Thrones

Director

Dearbhla Walsh Fargo

Scriptwriter

Conor McPherson Paula

Actor in a leading role

Cillian Murphy Peaky Blinders

Actress in a leading role

Caitriona Balfe Outlander

Actor in a supporting role

Liam Cunningham Game of Thrones

Actress in a supporting role

Charlie Murphy Peaky Blinders

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References

  1. 1 2 Barry, Aoife (January 11, 2018). "These are the nominations for this year's IFTA awards". The Journal . Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. O'Grady, Sean (15 February 2018). "IFTAs: Full list of winners as Gabriel Byrne is honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award". Irish Independent . Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.