8th Irish Film & Television Awards
2011 Irish film and television awards
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The 8th Irish Film & Television Awards were held on 12 February 2011 in the Convention Centre, Dublin.[1][2][3]
| 8th Irish Film & Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 February 2011 |
| Site | Convention Centre Dublin |
| Hosted by | Simon Delaney |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | As If I Am Not There |
| Best Actor | Martin McCann Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne |
| Best Actress | Amy Huberman Rewind |
| Most awards | As If I Am Not There (3) The Tudors (3) |
| Most nominations | Love/Hate (10) |
It was hosted by actor Simon Delaney and honoured Irish film and television released in 2010.[4] The Awards show was broadcast live on RTÉ One television in Ireland.[5]
Irish producer Morgan O'Sullivan was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award.[6] The Bosnian war drama As If I Am Not There won the best film, script and director awards. Martin McCann scooped the lead actor award for his performance in Swansong – Story of Occi Byrne while Amy Huberman received the lead actress award for Rewind.[7] Pierce Brosnan and Saoirse Ronan both won awards for their supporting roles in the international features The Ghost and The Way Back respectively, while Stephen Rea and Ruth McCabe received IFTAs for their performances in the television drama Single Handed. In television drama, the fourth and final season of The Tudors was named best drama series/soap which followed awards for the series' craft team in costume design Joan Bergin and make-up and Hair. Live Aid biopic When Harvey Met Bob received the IFTA for single drama/ drama serial and its star Domhnall Gleeson was announced the winner of the rising star award and lead actor television awards. In the international categories, David Fincher's The Social Network won the IFTA for international film with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning for best international actor. Annette Bening received the international actress award for her performance in The Kids Are All Right. The Republic of Telly's premiere of the Rubberbandits' Horse Outside took the people's choice award for best TV moment of the year.[8][9] The late Gerry Ryan was honoured when his daughter accepted an award on his behalf for Operation Transformation, which won Best Factual Programme.[10][11][12]
Awards
Awards in Film
Best Film
- As If I Am Not There (Winner)
- Perrier's Bounty
- Sensation
- Swansong
- The Runway
Director in Film
- Juanita Wilson – As If I Am Not There (Winner)
- PJ Dillon – Rewind
- Tom Hall – Sensation
- Ian Power – The Runway
Script Film
- Juanita Wilson- As If I Am Not There (Winner)
- Will Collins – My Brothers
- Conor McDermottroe – Swansong – Story of Occi Byrne
- Mark O'Rowe – Perrier's Bounty
Actor in a lead role – Film
- Martin McCann – Swansong – Story of Occi Byrne (Winner)
- Colm Meaney – Parked
- Cillian Murphy – Perrier's Bounty
- Liam Neeson – Chloe
Actor in a Supporting Role – Film
- Pierce Brosnan – The Ghost (Winner)
Actress in a Supporting Role – Film
- Saoirse Ronan – The Way Back (Winner)
- Kerry Condon – The Runway
- Marcella Plunkett – Swansong – Story of Occi Byrne
- Eileen Walsh – Snap
Feature Documentary
- The Pipe (Winner)
- Burma Soldier
- Pyjama Girls
- What We Leave in Our Wake
International Categories
Best International Film
International Actor
- Jesse Eisenberg- The Social Network (Winner)
International Actress
- Annette Bening – The Kids are Alright (Winner)
- Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
- Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
- Natasha Petrovic – As If I Am Not There
Television Drama Categories
Single Drama / Drama Serial
- When Harvey Met Bob (Winner)
- MO
- Na Cloigne
- The Silence
- Wild Decembers
Drama Series / Soap
- The Tudors (Winner)
- Love/Hate
- RAW
- Ros na Rún
- Single-Handed
Director Television
- Dearbhla Walsh – The Silence (Winner)
- David Caffrey – Love/Hate
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan – Single-Handed
- Robert Quinn – Na Cloigne
Writer Television
- Stuart Carolan- Love/Hate (Winner)
- Darach Ó Scolaí & Lauren Mackenzie – Na Cloigne
- Lisa McGee – RAW
- Hilary Reynolds – Fair City
Actor in a Lead Role – Television
- Domhnall Gleeson – When Harvey Met Bob (Winner)
- Owen McDonnell – Single-Handed
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
- Robert Sheehan – Love/Hate
Actor in a Supporting Role – Television
- Stephen Rea – Single Handed (Winner)
- Brian Gleeson – Love/Hate
- Seán McGinley – Wild Decembers
- Eamon Morrissy – Fair City
Actress in a Supporting Role – Television
- Ruth McCabe – Single-Handed (Winner)
Craft / Technical Categories
Costume Design
- Joan Bergin – The Tudors (Winner)
- Consolata Boyle – Tamara Drewe
- Joan O'Cleary – Swansong – Story of Occi Byrne
- Susan Scott – Cup Cake
Director of Photography
- PJ Dillon – The Runway (Winner)
- Tim Fleming – As If I Am Not There
- Donal Gilligan – Love/Hate
- Owen McPolin – The Silence
Editing
- Emer Reynolds – My Brothers (Winner)
- Dermot Diskin – Love/Hate
- Guy Montgomery – Parked
- Nathan Nugent – As If I Am Not There
Make Up & Hair
- Tom McInerney, Dee Corcoran – The Tudors (Winner)
- Gill Brennan – Swansong – Story of Occi Byrne
- Caroline McCurdy – Na Cloigne
- Louise Myler – Parked
Original Score
- Ray Harman – Na Cloigne (Winner)
- Niall Byrne – Parked
- Lance Hogan – Lapland Odyssey
- Gary Lightbody & Jacknife Lee – My Brothers
Production Design
- Ray Ball – The Runway
- Tamara Conboy – Sensation
- Tom Conroy – The Tudors
- Susie Cullen – The Silence
Sound
- Karl Merren, Ken Galvin, Peter Blayney – The Silence
- Daniel Birch, Robert Flanagan – Circus Fantasticus
- Robert Flanagan, Michelle Cunniffe, Fiadhnait McCann – Essential Killing
- Patrick Hanlon, Ken Galvin, Niall Brady – Rewind
Television Categories
Children's / Youth Programme
- Big City Park (Winner)
- The Octonauts
- Primary School Musical
- Seacht
Current Affairs
Documentary Series
- Freefall: The Night The Banks Failed (Winner)
- 1916 Seachtar na Cásca
- Ireland's Greatest
- The Truth about Travellers
Documentary
- Voices From The Grave (Winner)
- Children in Charge: Ireland's Young Carers
- TK Whitaker – Seirbhíseach an Stait
- Vanished in the Mountains: Ireland's Missing Women
Entertainment Programme
- Your Bad Self (Winner)
- The Apprentice
- Feirm Factor
- The Model Scouts
Factual Programme
- Operation Transformation (Winner)
- Ireland AM
- Reeling in the Years
- The Eagles Return
Sports Programme
- In Sunshine Or in Shadow
- Graeme McDowell's Major Moment
- Gualainn le Gualainn
- World Cup Live
Other Categories
There was a single award for lead actress; the Irish Film and Television Academy claimed that they had "not received sufficient submissions" to have separate awards.[13]
Actress in a lead role – Film/TV
- Amy Huberman- Rewind (Winner)
- Ruth Bradley – Love/Hate
- Orla Brady – Mistresses
- Sarah Flood – Fair City
- Charlene McKenna – RAW
Short Film
- Small Change (Winner)
- Deep End Dance
- Noreen
- Pentecos
Rising Star Award
- Domhnall Gleeson
- Antonia Campbell Hughes
- Ian Power
- Juanita Wilson
Special Irish Language Award
- 1916 Seachtar na Cásca
- An Crisis
- Na Cloigne
- Ros na Rún
Animation
- The External World
- Anam an Amhráin
- Head Space
- The Octonauts
Outstanding Contribution to Industry
- Morgan O'Sullivan[14]