IFTA Anounces Nominees for the 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards
The Irish Film and Television Academy has announced the shortlist of nominees for the 8th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, which takes place on Saturday 12th February at the new Convention Centre Dublin (CCD).Nominations have been announced in categories across film and television, celebrating the highest standard of Irish talent over the past twelve months.
Reflecting the Irish film and television industry's continuing development of its creative, original and entertaining output year on year, IFTA received 255 titles submitted for consideration in the 2011 Awards.
The five shortlisted Best Feature Film nominees for 2011 are Juanita Wilson's drama AS IF I AM NOT THERE; the dark comedies PERRIER'S BOUNTY directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and SENSATION directed by Tom Hall; Conor McDermottroe's gritty tale SWANSONG: STORY OF OCCI BYRNE and Ian Power's uplifting drama THE RUNWAY.
Juanita Wilson, Tom Hall and PJ Dillon are nominated alongside Ian Power in the Best Director - Film category.
BURMA SOLDIER, PYJAMA GIRLS, THE PIPE and WHAT WE LEAVE IN OUR WAKE are all shortlisted for The George Morrison Feature Documentary Award.
The Irish Film & Television Awards will take place at the Convention Centre, Dublin on Saturday 12th February.
FILM CATEGORIES
Film
As If I Am Not There-James Flynn (Octagon Films)
Perrier's Bounty - Alan Moloney (Parallel Film)
Sensation - Katie Holly (Blinder Films)
Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne - Edwina Forkin (Zanzibar Films)
The Runway - Macdara Kelleher (Fastnet Films)
Director Film
PJ Dillon -Rewind (Carbon Films)
Tom Hall -Sensation (Blinder Films)
Ian Power - The Runway (Fastnet Films)
Juanita Wilson - As If I Am Not There (Octagon Films)
Script Film
Will Collins - My Brothers (Rubicon Films)
Conor McDermottroe - Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (Zanzibar Films)
Mark O'Rowe - Perrier's Bounty(Parallel Film)
Juanita Wilson - As If I Am Not There (Octagon Films)
Actor in a Lead Role - Film
Martin McCann -Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (Zanzibar Films)
Colm Meaney-Parked (Ripple World Pictures Limited)
Cillian Murphy - Perrier's Bounty (Parallel Films)
Liam Neeson- Chloe (Element Pictures Distribution)
Actress in a Lead Role - Film / Television*
Ruth Bradley - Love/Hate (Octagon Films)
Orla Brady-Mistresses (Ecosse Films for BBC Wales)
Amy Huberman-Rewind (Carbon Films)
Sarah Flood - Fair City (RTÉ)
Charlene McKenna -RAW (Octagon Films / Ecosse Films)
Actor in a Supporting Role - Film
Pierce Brosnan-The Ghost (Element Pictures Distribution)
Colin Farrell -The Way Back (Exclusive Films)
Brendan Gleeson - Perrier's Bounty (Parallel Films)
Cillian Murphy -Inception (Warner Bros.)
Actress in a Supporting Role - Film
Kerry Condon -The Runway (Fastnet Films)
Marcella Plunkett -Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne (Zanzibar Films)
Saoirse Ronan -The Way Back (Exclusive Films)
Eileen Walsh -Snap (Samson Films)
The George Morrison Feature Documentary Award
Burma Soldier - Julie leBrocquy (leBrocquy Fraser)
Pyjama Girls - Maya Derrington (Still Films)
The Pipe - Risteard Ó'Domhnaill& Rachel Lysaght (ScannáinInbhearTeo)
What We Leave in Our Wake - Pat Collins (Harvest Films)
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES
International Film
A Prophet (Element Pictures Distribution)
Inception (Warner Bros.)
The Social Network (Sony)
Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney Pictures)
International Actor
Russell Crowe - The Next Three Days (Lionsgate Films)
Leonardo DiCaprio-Inception (Warner Bros.)
Jesse Esienberg-The Social Network (Sony)
Rahar Rahim - A Prophet (Element Pictures Distribution)
International Actress
Annette Benning - The Kids are All Right (Universal)
Helena Bonham-Carter - The King's Speech (The Weinstein Company)
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone (Artificial Eye)
Natasha Petrovic - As If I Am Not There (Octagon Films)