Congratulations to the winners of the IFTA Awards 2025
Posted: 17th February 2025
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the winners of the IFTA Awards 2025, which took place in Dublin last Friday and aired on RTÉ One last Saturday evening. Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland was proud to support the 2025 ceremony, and is delighted to congratulate all of its winners, including the Screen Ireland supported projects Small Things Like These (winner of 3 awards: Best Film, Script - Film and Lead Actor - Film), Kneecap (which also took home 3 awards: Director - Film, Casting, Costume Design, Editing) The Flats (winner of the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award), The Apprentice (winner of the Hair & Make Up Award) and Fréwaka / Fréamhacha (wiinner of the Original Music Award).
We are also delighted to congratulate Anthony Boyle, breakout star of Say Nothing and Masters of the Air, who was announced as the 2025 Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland IFTA Rising Star.
Find the full list of winners below.
- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Colm Meaney
- SCREEN IRELAND - IFTA RISING STAR: Anthony Boyle
- BEST FILM: Small Things Like These
- DIRECTOR - FILM: Rich Peppiatt - Kneecap
- SCRIPT - FILM: Enda Walsh - Small Things Like These
- LEAD ACTOR - FILM: Cillian Murphy - Small Things Like These
- LEAD ACTRESS - FILM: Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun
- SUPPORTING ACTOR - FILM: Brían F. O'Byrne - Conclave
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM: Saoirse Ronan - Blitz
- COIMISIÚN NA MEÁN BEST DRAMA: Bad Sisters
- DIRECTOR - DRAMA: Dearbhla Walsh - Bad Sisters
- SCRIPT - DRAMA: Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters
- LEAD ACTOR - DRAMA: Colin Farrell - The Penguin
- LEAD ACTRESS - DRAMA: Lola Petticrew - Say Nothing
- SUPPORTING ACTOR - DRAMA: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Say Nothing
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS - DRAMA: Hazel Doupe - Say Nothing
- BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: Conclave
- BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR: Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
- BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS: Demi Moore - The Substance
- GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY: The Flats
- LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM: Clodagh
- ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Dembaya
- CASTING: Carla Stronge - Kneecap
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Robbie Ryan - Bird
- COSTUME DESIGN: Zjena Glamocanin - Kneecap
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Susie Cullen - Abigail
- HAIR & MAKE-UP: Sandra Kelly, Tom McInerney - The Apprentice
- SOUND: Aza Hand, Hugo Parvery - Oddity
- ORIGINAL MUSIC: Die Hexen - Fréwaka
- EDITING: Julian Ulrichs & Chris Gill - Kneecap
- VFX: Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry - Shögun
The Irish Academy Awards are funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán.