The 15th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards took place at the Mansion House on 15 February 2018 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television drama released in 2017. Deirdre O'Kane hosted the film awards ceremony. Rising Star Award nominees were announced the day before the ceremony, on 14 February.
The Irish Film and Television Academy announced the nomination for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards. Winners are denoted by bold letters.
Film Feature film Michael Inside Cardboard Gangsters Handsome Devil The Killing of a Sacred Deer Maudie Song of Granite
Director Aisling Walsh – Maudie Frank Berry – Michael Inside John Butler – Handsome Devil Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mark O Connor – Cardboard Gangsters
Scriptwriter Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Frank Berry – Michael Inside Stephen Burke – Maze John Butler – Handsome Devil Nick Kelly – The Drummer and The Keeper
Actor in a leading role John Connors – Cardboard Gangsters Colin Farrell – The Killing of a Sacred Deer Dafhyd Flynn – Michael Inside Fionn O'Shea – Handsome Devil Tom Vaughan-Lawlor – Maze
Actress in a leading role Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird Sarah Bolger – Halal Daddy Ann Skelly – Kissing Candice
Actor in a supporting role Barry Keoghan – The Killing of a Sacred Deer Jacob McCarthy – The Drummer and The Keeper Andrew Scott – Handsome Devil Fionn Walton – Cardboard Gangsters Barry Ward – Maze
Actress in a supporting role Victoria Smurfit – The Lears Niamh Algar – The Drummer and The Keeper Sarah Carroll – The Limit Of Deirdre O Kane – Halal Daddy Fionna Hewitt Twamley – Cardboard Gangsters
George Morrison Feature Documentary The Farthest The 34th A Cambodian Spring No Stone Unturned The Silver Branch
Short film – Live action Wave Cry Rosa For You Lily The Secret Market The Tattoo Time Traveller
Animated short film Late Afternoon An Beal Bocht Angela's Christmas Departure
Craft Original music Stephen McKeon – Pilgrimage Ray Harman – The Farthest Stephen Rennicks – Maze John Gerard Walsh – The Drummer and The Keeper
Editing Una Ni DhonghaIle – Three Girls Tony Cranstoun – The Farthest Dermot Diskin – Peaky Blinders Tadhg O Sullivan – Song of Granite
Production Design John Hand – Maudie Stephen Daly – Into the Badlands Joe Fallover – The Lodgers Mark Geraghty – Vikings
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey – The Greatest Showman Tom Comerford – Pilgrimage Richard Kendrick – Song of Granite Cathal Watters – Peaky Blinders
Costume Design Consolata Boyle – Victoria and Abdul Sarajane Ffrench O Carroll – The Lodgers Susan O Connor Cave – Vikings Leonie Prendergast – Pilgrimage
Make Up/Hair Clare Lambe & Sevlene Roddy – Into the Badlands Julie-Ann Ryan & Niamh Glynn – The Cured Lorraine Glynn & Sonya Dolan – The Man Who Invented Christmas Dee Corcoran & Tom McInerney – Vikings
Sound Steve Fanagan, Kieran Horgan – The Farthest Ronan Hill, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters – Game of Thrones Karl Merren, Brendan Deasy – Into the Badlands Marco Dolle, Steve Munro, Garret Farrel – Maudie
VFX Tailored Films & Bowsie Workshop – The Lodgers Tim Chauncey – The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King Ian Benjamin Kenny, Enda O Connor – The Farthest Ed Bruce & Nicholas Murphy, Screenscene – Game of Thrones
International categories International film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Dunkirk Lady Bird The Shape of Water
International actor Ethan Hawke – Maudie Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
International actress Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Sally Hawkins – Maudie Sally Hawkins – The Shape of Water Nicole Kidman – The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Television drama Drama Game of Thrones Acceptable Risk Line of Duty Paula Striking Out Vikings
Director Dearbhla Walsh – Fargo David Caffrey – Peaky Blinders Rob Quinn – Ackley Bridge Steve Saint Leger – Vikings
Scriptwriter Conor McPherson – Paula Ronan Bennett – Gunpowder Malcolm Campbell – Ackley Bridge Antoine O Flatharta – Grace Harte
Actor in a leading role Cillian Murphy – Peaky Blinders Richard Dormer – Rellik Adrian Dunbar – Line Of Duty Brendan Gleeson – Mr. Mercedes Chris O'Dowd – Get Shorty
Actress in a leading role Caitriona Balfe – Outlander Elaine Cassidy – Acceptable Risk Denise Gough – Paula Amy Huberman – Striking Out Ruth Negga – Preacher
Actor in a supporting role Liam Cunningham – Game of Thrones Moe Dunford – Vikings Aidan Gillen – Game of Thrones Owen McDonnell – Paula Jason O'Mara – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Actress in a supporting role Charlie Murphy – Peaky Blinders Angeline Ball – Acceptable Risk Eva Birthistle – The Last Kingdom Jessie Buckley – Taboo Genevieve O’Reilly – Tin Star
Special Rising Star Jacob McCarthy (Actor — A.P. Bio, The Drummer & the Keeper, Pria) Jessie Buckley (Actor — Beast, The Last Post, Taboo) Dafhyd Flynn (Actor — Day Out, I Used to Live Here, Michael Inside) Fionn O'Shea (Actor — The Aftermath, Handsome Devil, Hang Ups, The Siege of Jadotville) Ann Skelly (Actor — Kissing Candice, Playground, Rebellion, Red Rock)
References
External links 2018 Awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy official website