20th Irish Film & Television Awards

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20th Irish Film & Television Awards
Date20 April 2024
SiteDublin Royal Convention Centre
Hosted by Baz Ashmawy
Highlights
Best Film That They May Face the Rising Sun
Best DirectionLisa Mulcahy
Lies We Tell
Best Actor Cillian Murphy
Oppenheimer
Best Actress Agnes O'Casey
Lies We Tell
Most awards
  • Film: Lies We Tell (3)
  • Television: Kin (5)
Most nominations
  • Film: Lies We Tell (13)
  • Television: Kin (11)
Television coverage
Channel RTÉ

The 20th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards , also called the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2024 or the 21st Anniversary IFTA Awards, [a] took place on 20 April 2024. [2] [3] [4] The ceremony was hosted by Baz Ashmawy at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. [1] It honoured Irish films and television drama released between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. [5] The nominations were announced on 14 March 2024. [1] [6] [7] [8] The Rising Star nominees were announced on 9 April 2024. [9]

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After the nominations were announced, Academy CEO Áine Moriarty said: "What an incredible showcase of nominees shortlisted for Irish Academy Awards this year. Irish talents are proving themselves to be amongst the best in the world, both in front and behind the camera, delivering such high standards of acting, filmmaking, and storytelling. We in the Irish Academy, are proud to showcase this industry's great work and to reward their achievements. Congratulations to all the nominees." [1]

The ceremony was broadcast on RTÉ. [9] Highlights were broadcast on RTÉ2 on 22 April 2024. [10]

Film

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Cillian Murphy, Best Actor in a Lead Role winner
Paul Mescal, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner Paul Mescal, 2023 Dublin International Film Festival.jpg
Paul Mescal, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner

Best Film

Best Director

Best Script

Best Actress in a Lead Role

Best Actor in a Lead Role

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Best George Morrison Feature Documentary

Best Live Action Short

Best Animated Short

Television

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Clare Dunne, Best Actress in a Lead Role winner
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner Maria Doyle Kennedy 2014 crop.jpg
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner

Best Drama

Best Director

Best Script

Best Actress in a Lead Role

Best Actor in a Lead Role

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Craft

Best Cinematography

Best Costume Design

Best Editing

Best Hair & Make-Up

Best Original Music

Best Production Design

Best Sound

Best VFX

International

Emma Stone, Best International Actress winner Emma Stone at the 39th Mill Valley Film Festival (cropped).jpg
Emma Stone, Best International Actress winner
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Paul Giamatti, Best International Actor winner

Best International Film

Best International Actress

Best International Actor

Special

Rising Star

Irish Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement

Notes

  1. It was the 20th ceremony, but the 21st anniversary of the awards [1]

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