The 9th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 11 February 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), honouring Irish film and television released in 2011.
It was hosted by Irish actor Simon Delaney. The Show was broadcast on RTÉ One Television on the night.
The ceremony, hosted by the Academy on Saturday 11 February reached a record audience of 1.143 Million viewers* on RTÉ One, clocking up the highest number of Irish viewers to watch the Awards show.
Among the winners at the Irish Film & Television Awards was Michael Fassbender, who picked up the Best Actor IFTA for his stark performance in Steve McQueen's drama Shame. Speaking after receiving his IFTA, Michel said he was "humbled" and "honoured" to accept the accolade from the Irish Academy.
The Guard, Ireland's most successful independent Irish feature film, won four film Awards on the night; Best Film, Director, Screenwriter and Supporting Actress Fionnula Flanagan.
Irish Actress Fionnula Flanagan received the IFTA Lifetime Achievement award.
The TV series Love/Hate won seven awards including Best Drama and Best Director.
Awards
Film categories Film The Guard — Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Cark, Flora Fernandez Marengo Albert Nobbs — Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Glenn Close Charlie Casanova — Terry McMahon Stella Days — Jackie Larkin, Leslie McKimm
Director in Film John Michael McDonagh — The Guard Rebecca Daly — The Other Side of Sleep Terry McMahon — Charlie Casanova Thaddeus O'Sullivan — Stella Days
Script Film John Michael McDonagh — The Guard John Banville, Glenn Close — Albert Nobbs Terry McMahon — Charlie Casanova Antoine O'Flaherta — Stella Days
Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Michael Fassbender — Shame Brendan Gleeson — The Guard Ciarán Hinds — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Martin Sheen — Stella Days
Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Saoirse Ronan — Hanna Aoife Duffin — Behold the Lamb Antonia Campbell Hughes — The Other Side of Sleep Marcella Plunkett — Stella Days
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Chris O'Dowd — Bridesmaids Liam Cunningham — The Guard Brendan Gleeson — Albert Nobbs Ciarán Hinds — The Debt
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Fionnula Flanagan — The Guard Maria Doyle Kennedy — Albert Nobbs Brenda Fricker — Albert Nobbs Amy Huberman — Stella Days
George Morrison Feature Documentary Award Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey — Lelia Doolan 'Knuckle' — Ian Palmer Men of Arlington — Enda Hughes Off the Beaten Track — Dieter Auner
Special Irish Language Award Corp + Anam – Paddy Hayes Mobs Cheanada — Dathai Keane Ray McAnally – M'Athair — Brian Reddin Seacht — Colin O'Donnell
Animation The Boy in the Bubble – Kealan O'Rourke 23 Degrees 5 Minutes — Darragh O'Connell The Last Train — Alex Sherwood Origin — James Stacey
Philips Short Film Award Foxes – Lorcan Finnegan The Boy in the Bubble — Kealan O' Rourke Cluck — Michael Lavelle Downpour — Claire Dix The Shore — Terry George
International categories International Film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Bridesmaids Drive Senna
International Actor Ryan Gosling — Drive Don Cheadle — The Guard Leonardo DiCaprio — J. Edgar Gary Oldman — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
International Actress Glenn Close — Albert Nobbs Meryl Streep — The Iron Lady Tilda Swinton — We Need to Talk About Kevin Kristen Wiig — Bridesmaids
Television Drama categories Best Drama – In Association with BAI Love/Hate — Suzanne McAuley, Steve Mattews Corp + Anam — Paddy Hayes Game of Thrones — Mark Huffam The Borgias — Neil Jordan, James Flynn Director – Television DramaDavid Caffrey — Love/Hate Neil Jordan — The Borgias Brian Kirk — Game of Thrones Daniel O'Hara — Being Human
Writer – Television Drama Stuart Carolan — Love/Hate Neil Jordan — The Borgias Ronan Bennett — Hidden Daire Mac Con Iomaire — Corp + Anam
Actor in a Lead Role – Television Aidan Gillen — Love/Hate Diarmuid de Faoite — Corp + Anam Chris O'Dowd — The Crimson Petal and the White (TV miniseries) David Pearse — Trivia
Actress in a Lead Role – Television Ruth Negga — Shirley Maria Doyle Kennedy — Corp + Anam Michelle Fairley — Game of Thrones Aisling O'Sullivan — Raw
Actor in a Supporting Role – Television Tom Vaughan-Lawlor — Love/Hate Brendan Coyle — Downton Abbey Aidan Gillen — Game of Thrones Robert Sheehan — Misfits
Actress in a Supporting Role – Television Denise McCormack — Love/Hate Eva Birthistle — Strike Back Bronagh Gallagher — The Field of Blood Ruth Negga — Misfits
Craft/Technical categories (Film/TV Drama) Costume Design Consolata Boyle — The Iron Lady Joan Bergin — Camelot Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh — Neverland Lorna Marie Mugan — Treasure Island
Director of Photography Seamus McGarvey — We Need to Talk About Kevin Seamus Deasy — Neverland Suzie Lavelle — The Other Side of Sleep Robbie Ryan — Wuthering Heights
Editing Isobel Stephenson — Love/Hate Dermot Diskin — Stella Days Tony Kearns — Charlie Casanova Úna Ní Dhonghaíle — Doctor Who
M.A.C Make-up & Hair Lorraine Glynn/ Lynn Johnson — Albert Nobbs Dee Corcoran/Tom Mc Inerney — Camelot Ailbhe Lemass/Lorraine Glynn — Neverland Joni Galvin/Eileen Buggy — Stella Days
Original Score Brian Byrne — Albert Nobbs Darragh O'Toole — Ballymun Lullaby Stephen McKeon — Legends of Valhalla: Thor Ray Harman — Love/Hate
Production Design Anna Rackard – Stella Days Tom Conroy — Camelot Stephen Daly — Love/Hate John Paul Kelly — The Guard
Sound Albert Nobbs — Brendan Deasy, Niall Brady, Michelle Cunniffe, Steve Fanagan Game of Thrones — Ronan Hill, Sound Post Production Team Love/Hate — Brendan Deasy, Mark Henry, Fiadhnait McCann The Guard — Robert Flanagan, Michelle Cuniffe, Niall Brady
Craft/Technical categories (Television) Director – Television Gary Keane – The Writing in the Sky Liz Gill — A Story with Me in It Lynda McQuaid — MasterChef Ireland Kieron J. Walsh — The Savage Eye
Director of Photography – Television Peter Robertson – Waterways Richard Kendrick — Two for the Road Michael O'Donovan — The Writing in the Sky Kieron Skyne — Departure Day
Editing – Television Ray Roantree – The Ashes of 9/11 Ailbhe Gaffney — MasterChef Ireland Mick Mahon — The Writing in the Sky Emer Reynolds — Broken Tail
Sound – Television The Writing in the Sky – Killian Fitzgerald, Aza Hand — Sam Horgan MasterChef Ireland — Trevor Cunningham Punky — Emma Butt
Television categories Children's/Youth Programme The Importance of Being Whatever – Martina Niland, David Collins OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory — Noleen Golding Punky — Gerard O'Rourke The Amazing World of Gumball — Anne Tweedy, Peter Lewis
Current Affairs/News Prime Time Investigates: The Home Care Scandal — Adrian Lydon Prime Time Investigates: Carry on Regardless — Bill Malone The Frontline: The Presidential Debate — Michael Hughes State Visit to Ireland of Queen Elizabeth II — John O'Regan
Documentary Series Waterways — Stephen Rooke The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne — Roger Childs Mobs Cheanada — Dathai Keane The Tenements — Jane Kelly
Documentary The Blood of the Travellers — Liam McGrath Father Ted: Small, Far Away – The World of Father Ted — Faye Hill Ray McAnally — Brian Reddin The Irish of 9/11 — Maurice Sweeney
Entertainment Programme Mrs. Brown's Boys — Brendan O'Carroll, Justin Healy Hardy Bucks — Mike Cockayne MasterChef Ireland — Larry Bass The Savage Eye — Sideline Productions
Factual Programme The Only Viking in the Village – Anne Heffernan, Bernadine Carraher' Secret Millionaire — Ronan O. Muirthile Story of Ireland — Mike Connolly The Belfast Blitz — Andrea McCartney
Reality Programme ICA Bootcamp – Independent Pictures Celebrity Bainisteoir — Fiona Looney Head Chef — Billy McGrath The Apprentice — Larry Bass
Sports Eamon Coughlan – Man on a Mission – Motive Television Frank O'Farrell – The Shadow of Busby — Sean Doyle Pilgrims – The Irish at Cheltenham — Maurice Sweeney Rory's Major Breakthrough — Stephen Watson
RTÉ Guide Best TV Moment of the Year Shamrock Rovers Europa League Qualifying Goal – Setanta Ireland
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