IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress – TV Drama
Irish television industry award
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The IFTA Award for Supporting Actress – Drama is an award presented annually by the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA). It has been presented since the 3rd Irish Film & Television Awards ceremony in 2005 to an Irish actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role on television. For the first and second ceremonies, supporting performances for film and television were combined into one category.
| IFTA Award for Supporting Actress – Drama | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) |
| First award | 2003 |
| Most recent winner | Alison Oliver, Task (2026) |
| Website | ifta |
The record for most wins is four, held by Maria Doyle Kennedy. The record for most nominations is five, held by Ruth Negga. Alison Oliver is the award's most recent winner, for her role in Task.
Eligibility
The award is exclusively open to Irish actresses. The rules define an Irish person as follows:
- Born in Ireland (32 counties) or
- Have Irish Citizenship or
- Be full-time resident in Ireland (minimum of 3 years)[1]
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Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as the year of television. The first three ceremonies were held at the end of the year, but since the 4th Irish Film & Television Awards the ceremonies have generally been held the following year. As there was no ceremony in 2019, the 16th Irish Film & Television Awards covered a period of two years.[2]
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
|---|
2000s
| Year | Actress | Programme | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003[a] (1st) |
Ruth McCabe ‡ | Any Time Now | [3] |
| 2004[a] (2nd) |
Susan Lynch | Bodies | [4] |
| Rachel Pilkington | The Clinic | ||
| 2005 (3rd) |
Eileen Walsh ‡ | Pure Mule | [5] |
| Eva Birthistle | The Baby War | ||
| Tina Kellegher | Showbands | ||
| Eleanor Methven | Love is the Drug | ||
| 2006 (4th) |
Ruth Bradley ‡ | Stardust | [6] |
| Leigh Arnold | The Clinic | ||
| Gemma Craven | |||
| Tina Kellegher | Showbands | ||
| 2007 (5th) |
Maria Doyle Kennedy ‡ | The Tudors | [7] |
| Dawn Bradfield | The Clinic | ||
| Fionnula Flanagan | Paddywhackery | ||
| Amy Huberman | The Clinic | ||
| 2008 (6th) |
Maria Doyle Kennedy ‡ | The Tudors | [8] |
| Orla Brady | Mistresses | ||
| Hilda Fay | Whistleblower | ||
| Amy Huberman | The Clinic | ||
| 2009 (7th) |
Sarah Bolger ‡ | The Tudors | [9] |
| Dawn Bradfield | Pure Mule: The Last Weekend | ||
| Amy Huberman | The Clinic | ||
| Tatiana Ouliankina | Belonging to Laura |
2010s
2020s
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals have received two or more Supporting Actress awards:
| Wins | Actress | Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Maria Doyle Kennedy | 4 |
| 2 | Sarah Greene | 3 |
| Charlie Murphy | ||
| Ruth McCabe | 2 |
The following individuals have received two or more Supporting Actress nominations:
Notes
- For the first two ceremonies, supporting performances for film and television were combined into one category. Only nominees from television are included in this list.