The 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards took place on 17 February 2008 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2007.[1][2][3]
| 5th Irish Film & Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 February 2008 |
| Site | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
| Hosted by | Ryan Tubridy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Garage |
| Best Actor | Pat Shortt Garage |
| Best Actress | Aisling O'Sullivan The Clinic |
| Most awards | Kings (5) |
| Most nominations | Kings (14) |
Film
editFilm
International Film
Director Film
Script Film
Actor in a Lead Role Film
Actor in a Supporting Role Film
- Brendan Conroy – Kings
- Donal O'Kelly – Kings
- Conor J. Ryan – Garage
- Don Wycherley – Speed Dating
Actress in a Supporting Role Film
- Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
- Elaine Cassidy – And When Did You Last See Your Father
- Anne Marie Duff – Garage
- Gail Fitzpatrick – Strength and Honour
International Actor
Television
editSingle Drama / Drama Serial
- The Running Mate
- Damage
- My Boy Jack
- Prosperity
Drama Series / Soap
- The Tudors
- The Clinic
- Ros na Rún
- Single-Handed
Director Television
- Lenny Abrahamson – Prosperity
- Brian Kirk – The Tudors
- Paul Mercier – Aifric
- Declan Recks – The Running Mate
Script Television
- Mark O'Halloran – Prosperity
- Marcus Fleming – The Running Mate
- Daniel O'Hara – Paddy C.Courtney – Paddywhackery
- Aisling Walsh – Damage
Actor in a Lead Role Television
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
- Denis Conway – The Running Mate
- Michael Gambon – Celebration
- Don Wycherley – The Running Mate
Actor in a Supporting Role Television
- Nick Dunning – The Tudors
- Leroy Harris – Prosperity
- Eamonn Hunt – The Running Mate
- Gary Lydon – The Clinic
Actress in a Lead Role Film/Television
- Aisling O'Sullivan – The Clinic
- Clíona Ní Chiosáin – Aifric
- Fionnula Flanagan – Brotherhood
- Bríd Ní Neachtáin – Cré na Cille
- Siobhan Shanahan – Prosperity
Actress in a Supporting Role Television
- Maria Doyle Kennedy – The Tudors
- Dawn Bradfield – The Clinic
- Fionnula Flanagan – Paddywhackery
- Amy Huberman – The Clinic
Craft
editCostume Design
- Joan Bergin – The Tudors
- Maggie Donnelly – Kings
- Lorna Marie Mugan – My Boy Jack
- Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – Becoming Jane
Director of Photography
- Seamus McGarvey – Atonement
- PJ Dillon – Kings
- Seamus McGarvey – Atonement
- Peter Robertson – Garage
- Ciaran Tanham – Northanger Abbey
Editing
- Dermot Diskin – Kings
- Stephen O'Connell – Damage
- Isobel Stephenson – Garage
- Gareth Young – The Running Mate
Hair & Makeup
- Jennifer Hegarty, Dee Corcoran – The Tudors
- Kings – Muriel Bell, Pamela Smyth
- My Boy Jack – Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
- Prosperity – Tom McInerney, Sandra Kelly
Original Score
- Pol Brennan – Kings
- Jim Lockhart – Cré na Cille
- Stephen McKeon – The Running Mate
- Stephen Rennicks – Garage
Production Design
- Tom Conroy – The Tudors
- David Craig – Kings
- Tom Mc Cullagh – Closing the Ring
- Padraig O'Neill – Garage
Sound
- Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver – Kings
- Becoming Jane – Nick Adams, Tom Johnson, Mervyn Moore
- Garage – Niall Brady, John Fitzgerald, Robert Flanagan
- My Boy Jack – Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin, Nikki Moss
Other television
editChildren's / Youth Programme
Current Affairs Programme
- Prime Time Investigates – Not Seen, Not Heard
- Election 2007 – Results Coverage
- Time Investigates – Buyer Beware
- Prime Time Investigates – Not Seen, Not Heard
- Spotlight: The Pitbull Sting
Documentary Series
- The Hospice
- Imeacht Na N'Iarlaí /Flight of The Earls
- Mobs Mheirceá
- Scannal
- Surgeons
Single Documentary
- At Home with the Clearys
- Arts Lives: The Undertaking
- Bloody Sunday – A Derry Diary
- Get Collins
- Ireland's Nazis
- Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
Entertainment
Factual Entertainment
- Diarmuid's Pony Kids
- Families in Trouble
- Hector – Mo Rogha San Oz
- No Experience Required
News Programme
- BBC Newsline
- Nuacht RTÉ/TG4
- RTÉ News
- TV3 News @ 5.30
Sport
- Tall, Dark & Ó hAilpín
- 20 Moments That Shook Irish Sport
- Red Mist
- Rugby World Cup 2007
- Six Nations: Ireland's v England
Other awards
editSpecial Irish Language Award
- Kings
- Aifric
- Cré na Cille
- Paddywhackery
Irish Film Board Rising Star 2008
- Saoirse Ronan – Actress
- Cecelia Ahern – Writer
- Mark Mahon – Producer
- Martin McCann – Actor
- Marian Quinn – Director
Animation
- Skunk Fu!
- Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly's History of Ireland
- The Ugly Duckling and Me
- Wobblyland
Short Film
- New Boy
- Deep Breaths
- Hesitation
- No Regrets
- The Wednesdays
Pantene People's Choice Award for Best International Actress
Sony Bravia TV Personality of the Year
- Kathryn Thomas – RTÉ
- Stephen Nolan
- Michelle Doherty – Channel 6
- Kathy Hoffman – City Channel
- Paul Dempsey – Setanta Sports
- Síle Ní Bhraonáin – TG4
- Lorraine Keane – TV3
- Julian Simmons – UTV
Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema
References
edit- ^ "Rhys Myers drama dominates IFTAs". Irish Examiner. 17 February 2008.
- ^ "Russo for the IFTAs - Movie News • Movies.ie - Irish Cinema Site". 11 February 2008.
- ^ "Kings, Garage rule IFTAs". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema.
- ^ "Dublin prepares for IFTA's". Breaking News. 17 February 2008.
- "Irish Film and Television Awards: 2008". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 27 September 2009.