The Irish equivalent to the Oscars are fast approaching, and the nominations are out for the Feb 11th ceremony, which will be hosted by Simon Delaney. The IFTA’s cover the best in Irish Film and Television. For the full list of nominees click here. The film nom noms are below.
BEST FILM
Albert Nobbs
Charlie Casanova
Stella Days
The Guard
BEST DIRECTOR
Rebecca Daly - The Other Side Of Sleep, Fastnet Films
John Michael McDonagh - The Guard, Element Pictures
Terry McMahon - Charlie Casanova, Source Productions
Thaddeus O'Sullivan - Stella Days, Newgrange Pictures
SCRIPT
John Banville & Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs , Parallel Film and Television Productions Ltd
John Michael McDonagh - The Guard, Element Pictures
Terry McMahon - Charlie Casanova, Source Productions
Antoine O'Flatharta -Stella Days, Newgrange Pictures
ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard, Reprisal Films / Element Pictures
Ciarán Hinds - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Martin Sheen - Stella Days, Newgrange Pictures
ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE
Antonia Campbell Hughes - The Other Side Of Sleep, Fastnet Films
Aoife Duffin - Behold the Lamb, Dumbworld
Marcella Plunkett - Stella Days, Newgrange Pictures
Saoirse Ronan - Hanna, Universal
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Bridesmaids
Drive
Senna
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR FILM
Don Cheadle – The Guard
Leonardo DiCaprio – J Edgar
Ryan Gosling – Drive
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS FILM
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton – We Need to Talk About Kevin
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
