The Irish Film and Television Awards took place last night - with Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan, Bad Sisters, Say Nothing and Small Things Like These amongst the big winners.
Cillian Murphy took home the Best Lead Actor - Film accolade for Small Things Like These, which also took home the biggest award of the night 'Best Film'.
The adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novel also picked up Best Screenplay for Enda Walsh.
The Cork actor Mr Muphy said there was a "great responsibility" in making this film.
"So many people read the book, it's on the curriculum, my son's doing the Leaving, so I think it's amazing that the book has been taken to heart so much in the country," he said.
"Then we just felt a great responsibility to be faithful to the book.
“There's people walking around who have this as a real lived experience and it's affected so many people across the country, so we felt a great deal of responsibility."
Saoirse Ronan on the red carpet ahead of the 22nd Irish Film & Television Academy Awards at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. 14/02/2025 Image: AlamySaoirse Ronan took home two gongs – Best Lead Actress - Film for The Outrun and Best Supporting Actress - Film for Blitz.
Bad Sisters also swept up a few major awards but none of the acting categories.
The highly lauded Kneecap film picked up four awards out of a total of 17 nominations – Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing and Best Casting.
Colin Farrell has been named Best Lead Actor in a drama for The Penguin – a series that saw Farrell completely transformed with special effects makeup.
The Best Actress – Drama gong went to Lola Petticrew for Say Nothing, which also saw wins for Best Supporting Actor – Drama (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) and Best Supporting Actress – Drama (Hazel Doupe).
The IFTAs also saw Colm Meaney take home the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Anthony Boyle claimed the IFTA Rising Award.
Sharon Horgan on the red carpet ahead of the 22nd Irish Film & Television Academy Awards at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. 14/02/2025 Image: AlamyFull list of IFTAs winners -
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Colm Meaney
- Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star: Anthony Boyle
Film Categories
- 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
Drama Categories
- 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
International Film Award Categories
- Best International Film: Conclave
- Best International Actor: Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
- Best International Actress: Demi Moore - The Substance
Other Award Categories
- George Morrison Feature Documentary: The Flats
- Live-Action Short Film: Clodagh
- Animated Short Film: Dembaya
Craft Categories
- Casting: Kneecap - Carla Stronge
- Cinematography: Bird - Robbie Ryan
- Costume Design: Kneecap - Zjena Glamocanin
- Production Design: Abigail - Susie Cullen
- Hair & Make-Up: The Apprentice - Sandra Kelly, Tom Mcinerney
- Sound: Oddity - Aza Hand, Hugo Parvery
- Original Music: Fréwaka - Die Hexen
- Editing: Kneecap - Julian Ulrichs & Chris Gill
- Vfx: Shögun - Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
Cillian Murphy on the red carpet ahead of the 22nd Irish Film and Television Awards at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. 14th February 2025 Image: Alamy
