The 11th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 5 April 2014 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2013. The nominations were announced on 27 February 2014. The Awards Ceremony took place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Road Dublin, and was broadcast on RTÉ One at 9.45pm. The Annual Irish Film & Television Awards are the highlight of Ireland’s entertainment and cultural calendar celebrating the very best of Irish screen talent across film and television. Guests in attendance included Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Jamie Dornan, Steve Coogan, Will Forte, Jeremy Irons, Fionnula Flanagan, Brendan Gleeson, Neil Jordan, Amy Huberman, Colm Meaney, Jack Reynor, Killian Scott, Eva Birthistle, Victoria Smurfit and Outstanding Contribution Honorary Award Winner President Michael D Higgins.
Simon Delaney and Laura Whitmore co-hosted the event.
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, received an honorary award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Irish film and television industry.
The big winners on the night were the films Calvary, Byzantium, and Philomena, which all picked up three awards each. Calvary took the highest accolade, Best Film, along with Best Actor for Brendan Gleeson and Best Script for its writer-director John Michael McDonagh. The touching true story Philomena won the award for Best International Film and Actress (for Judi Dench), along with Costume Design for Consolata Boyle. Philomena Lee, whose true life story inspired the film, was in attendance at the Ceremony. Vampire horror film Byzantium’s awards included the prestigious Best Director for Neil Jordan, Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan, and Makeup & Hair.
Awards Awards were presented in 42 categories.
Film categories Film Byzantium- Alan Moloney, Stephen Woolley, Parallel Films, Number 9 Films Calvary - James Flynn, Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez Marengo, Octagon Films, Reprisal Films Run & Jump - Tamara Angie, David Collins, Martina Niland, Samson Films The Sea - David Collins, Samson Films The Stag - Robert Walpole, Rebecca O'Flanagan, Treasure Entertainment
Director in Film The Stag - John Butler Byzantium - Neil Jordan Calvary - John Michael McDonagh The Last Days on Mars - Ruairi Robinson
Script Film John Banville - The Sea Ailbhe Keogan - Run & Jump John Michael McDonagh - Calvary John Butler and Peter McDonald - The Stag
Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Brendan Gleeson - Calvary Domhnall Gleeson - About Time Ciarán Hinds - The Sea Andrew Scott - The Stag
Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Antonia Campbell-Hughes - 3096 Days Jane McGrath - Black Ice Saoirse Ronan - Byzantium Kelly Thornton - Life's A Breeze
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Sinéad Cusack - The Sea Fionnula Flanagan - Life's A Breeze Amy Huberman - The Stag Orla O'Rourke - Calvary
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Colin Farrell - Saving Mr. Banks Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave Edward MacLiam - Run & Jump Peter McDonald - The Stag
George Morrison Feature Documentary Award Broken Song - Zucca Films Here Was Cuba - Crossing the Line Films Natan - Screenworks The Summit - Image Now Films Special Irish Language Award1916: Seachtar Dearmadta An Ceoldráma Scúp Páidí Ó Sé – Rí an Pharóiste
Animation Doc McStuffins - Brown Bag Henry Hugglemonster - Brown Bag The Octonauts - Brown Bag Tilly & Friends - Jam Media
Philips Short Film Award The Last Days Of Peter Bergmann - Fastnet Films The Missing Scarf - Belly Creative Rubaí - Magamedia SLR - Stigma Films
International categories International Film sponsored by American Airlines 12 Years a Slave Gravity Philomena The Wolf of Wall Street
International Actor Leonardo DiCaprio — The Wolf of Wall Street Michael Douglas — Behind the Candelabra Chiwetel Ejiofor — 12 Years a Slave Matthew McConaughey — Dallas Buyers Club
International Actress Amy Adams — American Hustle Cate Blanchett — Blue Jasmine Sandra Bullock — Gravity Judi Dench — Philomena
Television Drama categories Best Drama – In Association with the BAI The Fall Game of Thrones Love/Hate Quirke - "Elegy For April" Vikings
Writer – Television Drama Stuart Carolan - Love/Hate Neil Jordan - The Borgias Nick Vincent Murphy & Chris O'Dowd - Moone Boy Conor McPherson - Quirke ("Elegy For April")
Director – Television Drama David Caffrey - Love/Hate Ciaran Donnelly - Vikings Ian Fitzgibbon - Moone Boy Thaddeus O'Sullivan - Amber
Actor in a Lead Role – Television Gabriel Byrne - Quirke ("Elegy For April") Jamie Dornan - The Fall Chris O'Dowd - Moone Boy Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Love/Hate
Actress in a Lead Role – Television Eva Birthistle - Amber Charlie Murphy - Love/Hate Mary Murray - Love/Hate Deirdre O'Kane - Moone Boy
Actor in a Supporting Role – Television Peter Coonan - Love/Hate Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones Aidan Gillen - Game of Thrones Allen Leech - Downton Abbey
Actress in a Supporting Role – Television Elaine Cassidy - The Paradise Caoilfhionn Dunne - Love/Hate Michelle Fairley - Game of Thrones Victoria Smurfit - Dracula
Craft/Technical categories (Film/TV Drama) Costume Design Joan Bergin - Vikings Consolata Boyle - Philomena Lorna Marie Mugan - Ripper Street Leonie Prendergast - Moone Boy
Director of Photography PJ Dillon - Ripper Street Kate McCullough - Here Was Cuba Ruairi O'Brien - The Fall Robbie Ryan - Philomena
Editing Úna Ní Dhonghaíle - Ripper Street Nathan Nugent - Run & Jump Emer Reynolds - Here Was Cuba Nick Emerson, Jake Roberts - Starred Up
Make-up & Hair Sponsored by M·A·C Byzantium Ripper Street The Fall Vikings
Original Score Liam Bates - Earthbound Patrick Cassidy - Calvary David Holmes - The Fall Nick Seymour - The Summit
Production Design Tom Conroy - Vikings Mark Geraghty - Ripper Street Tom McCullough - The Fall Donal Woods - Downton Abbey
Sound Ronan Hill - Game of Thrones Here Was Cuba Last Days on Mars Ripper Street
Craft/Technical categories (Television) Director – Television Colm Bairéad - An Ceoldráma Tom Johnson - Áine Lawlor: Facing Cancer Anna Rodgers - Somebody to Love Maurice Sweeney - John Sheahan: A Dubliner
Director of Photography — Television Barry Donnellan - Secrets of the Irish Landscape Ronan Fox - John Sheahan: A Dubliner Richard Kendrick - In Good Hands The Power of Metal John Murray - The Secret Life of the Shannon
Editing – Television Mick Mahon - John Sheahan: A Dubliner Mick Mahon - We Got Game Emer Reynolds - The Secret Life of the Shannon Ray Roantree - Looking After No. 1 Sound – Television 1916: Seachtar Dearmadta John Sheahan: A Dubliner R.O.G. The Secret Life of the Shannon
Television categories Children's/Youth Programme An Ceoldráma Doc McStuffins Octonauts Punky
Current Affairs/News Breach of Trust (RTÉ) Inside Irish Nationwide (Animo for RTÉ) Spotlight - Housing: Whatever It Takes (BBC NI) Tonight with Vincent Browne (TV3)
Documentary Danny Boy: The Ballad that Bewitched the World Donal Walsh - My Story The Disappeared The Scholarship - Class of 2018
Documentary Series 1916: Seachtar Dearmadta Bliain in Árainn Mhór The Estate John Lonergan's Circus
Entertainment Programme Irish Pictorial Weekly The Late Late Show Moone Boy Mrs. Brown's Boys
Factual Programme John Sheahan: A Dubliner Nationwide Seamus Heaney - Postscript - Iarscríbhinn The Zoo
Reality Programme Dúshlán 1881 - Living the Eviction The Great Irish Bake Off Jockey Eile Operation Transformation
Sports Batmen Páidí Ó Sé - Rí an Pharóiste R.O.G: The Ronan O'Gara Documentary We Got Game
Special Rising Star Award Jamie Dornan (Actor — The Fall, New Worlds, Once Upon a Time, Racing Hearts) John Butler (Director/Writer — Immaturity for Charity, The Stag, Your Bad Self) Peter Coonan (Actor — Get Up & Go, King of the Travellers Love/Hate, Stalker) Steph Green (Director/Writer — New Boy, Run & Jump)
Honorary Award IFTA Outstanding Contribution to the Film and TV Industry Award Michael D. Higgins
References
External links Official Site