The 14th IFTA Film & Drama Awards took place at the Mansion House on 8 April 2017 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television drama released in 2016. Deirdre O'Kane hosted the film awards ceremony. Rising Star Award nominees were announced prior to the ceremony, on 24 March 2017.

Film Awards The nominations for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards were announced by the Irish Film and Television Academy. Winners are denoted by bold letters.

Film categories Best Film A Date for Mad Mary Love & Friendship The Journey The Secret Scripture The Siege of Jadotville Tomato Red The Young Offenders

George Morrison Feature Documentary Mattress Men It's Not Yet Dark In Loco Parentis Bobby Sands: 66 Days Atlantic

Best Short Film Second to None Define Intervention Don't Forget the Bread The Lost Letter

Best Director Richie Smyth - The Siege of Jadotville Peter Foott - The Young Offenders Jim Sheridan - The Secret Scripture Darren Thornton - A Date for Mad Mary

Script Film Peter Foott - The Young Offenders Kevin Brodbin - The Siege of Jadotville Darren Thornton and Colin Thornton - A Date for Mad Mary Juanita Wilson - Tomato Red

Lead Actress Ruth Negga - Loving Caoilfhionn Dunne - In View Seana Kerslake - A Date for Mad Mary Aisling Loftus - Property of the State Catherine Walker - A Dark Song

Lead Actor Colm Meaney - The Journey Jamie Dornan -The Siege of Jadotville Michael Fassbender - The Light Between Oceans Alex Murphy - The Young Offenders Mark O'Halloran - History's Future

Best Supporting Actor Jason O'Mara - The Siege of Jadotville Colin Farrell - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Brendan Gleeson - Trespass Against Us Ciaran Hinds - Bleed for This Chris Walley - The Young Offenders

Best Supporting Actress Charleigh Bailey - A Date for Mad Mary Susan Lynch - Bad Day for the Cut Simone Kirby - Notes on Blindness Hilary Rose - The Young Offenders Fiona Shaw - Out of Innocence

Craft Best Original Score Brian Byrne - The Secret Scripture David Holmes - The Fall Steve Lynch - An Klondike Patrick Cassidy - Smalltown

Best Editing Nick Emerson - I Am Not a Serial Killer Colin Campbell - The Young Offenders Dermot Diskin - The Secret Scripture Úna Ní Dhonghaíle - The Crown

Best Production Design Derek Wallace - The Secret Scripture Mark Geraghty - Vikings Mark Kelly - An Klondike Anna Rackard - Love & Friendship

Best Cinematography Seamus McGarvey - Nocturnal Animals Piers McGrail - Tomato Red Robbie Ryan - American Honey Cathal Watters - An Klondike

Best Costume Design Consolata Boyle - Florence Foster Jenkins Joan Bergin - The Secret Scripture Triona Lillis - An Klondike Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh - Love & Friendship

Best Make Up/Hair Vikings An Klondike Love & Friendship Wrecking the Rising

Best Sound Tomato Red The Siege of Jadotville Game of Thrones Without Name

Best VFX The Siege of Jadotville Black Sails Ripper Street Game of Thrones

International categories International Film Moonlight Hacksaw Ridge La La Land Manchester by the Sea

International Actor Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling - La La Land Denzel Washington - Fences

International Actress Emma Stone - La La Land Amy Adams - Arrival Viola Davis - Fences Natalie Portman - Jackie

Television Drama categories Drama Vikings An Klondike The Fall Game of Thrones Smalltown Striking Out

Director Drama Dathai Keane - An Klondike Anthony Byrne - Ripper Street Ciaran Donnelly - Vikings Neasa Hardiman - Z: The Beginning of Everything

Script Drama James Phelan - Wrecking the Rising Gerard Barrett - Smalltown Barry Devlin - My Mother and Other Strangers Marcus Fleming - An Klondike

Actor in a Lead Role in Drama Cillian Murphy - Peaky Blinders Dara Devaney - An Klondike James Nesbitt - The Secret Aidan Turner - Poldark Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Trial of the Century

Actress in a Lead Role in Drama Amy Huberman - Striking Out Caitriona Balfe - Outlander Elaine Cassidy - No Offence Anne Marie Duff - Murder: The Lost Weekend Ruth Negga - Preacher

Supporting Actor in a Drama Ned Dennehy - An Klondike Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones Moe Dunford - Vikings Andrew Scott - The Hollow Crown Robert Sheehan - Fortitude

Supporting Actress in a Drama Charlie Murphy - Happy Valley Ruth Bradley - HUM∀NS Sinead Cusack - Call the Midwife Dominique McElligott - House of Cards Charlene McKenna - Ripper Street

Special Rising Star Award Patrick Gibson Peter Foott Barry Keoghan Seána Kerslake

Lifetime Achievement Award Michael Gambon (a unique and beloved Irish talent who has entertained and won the hearts and minds of audiences far and wide)

References

External links IFTA FILM & DRAMA NOMINEES 2017 at the Irish Film and Television Academy official website