The 18th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, also called the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2022, took place in March 2022. The ceremony honours Irish films and television drama released between 1 January 2021 and 11 March 2022. Nominations were announced on 22 February 2022. The ceremony aired on Virgin Media One on 12 March 2022, hosted by Deirdre O'Kane. Rising Star nominees were announced on 4 March 2022, ahead of the ceremony.
Film Best film An Cailín Ciúin (winner) Belfast Deadly Cuts Swan Song Who We Love You Are Not My Mother
Director Colm Bairéad – An Cailín Ciúin (winner) Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Graham Cantwell – Who We Love Benjamin Cleary – Swan Song Kate Dolan – You Are Not My Mother Paddy Slattery – Broken Law
Script Kenneth Branagh – Belfast (winner) Graham Cantwell and Katie McNeice – Who We Love Benjamin Cleary – Swan Song Philip Doherty – Redemption of a Rogue Kate Dolan – You Are Not My Mother
Actress in a leading role Niamh Algar – Censor Angeline Ball – Deadly Cuts Catherine Clinch – An Cailín Ciúin (winner) Gemma-Leah Devereux – The Bright Side Hazel Doupe – You Are Not My Mother
Actor in a leading role Peter Coonan – Doineann Moe Dunford – Nightride (winner) Jude Hill – Belfast Aaron Monaghan – Redemption of a Rogue Dónall Ó Héalai – Foscadh
Actress in a supporting role Caitríona Balfe – Belfast Jessie Buckley – The Lost Daughter (winner) Carrie Crowley – An Cailín Ciúin Amy-Joyce Hastings – Who We Love Ruth Negga – Passing
Actor in a supporting role Jamie Dornan – Belfast Ciarán Hinds – Belfast (winner) Cillian Ó Gairbhí – Foscadh Dean Quinn – Who We Love Tom Vaughan-Lawlor – The Bright Side
George Morrison Feature Documentary Castro's Spies Love Yourself Today Lyra Pure Grit The Dance ''Young Plato (winner)Short film – Live action
A White Horse Best Foot Forward Debutante Harvest Nothing to Declare (winner) Scrap Ship of Souls Silence The Colour Between The Passion
Animated short Bardo Da Humbug Fall of the Ibis King (winner) Memento Mori
Television drama Drama
Hidden Assets (RTÉ One / BBC Four) KIN (RTÉ One) (winner) Smother, series 2 (RTÉ One) Vikings: Valhalla (Netflix)
Director Ciaran Donnelly – The Wheel of Time Dathaí Keane – Smother Diarmuid Goggins – KINHannah Quinn – Vikings: Valhalla (winner)Lisa Mulcahy – Ridley Road
Script Declan Croghan – Vikings: Valhalla Kate O'Riordan – Smother Morna Regan – Hidden Assets John Morton – Hidden Assets Peter McKenna – Hidden AssetsPeter McKenna – KIN (winner)Actress in a leading role
Angeline Ball – Hidden Assets Clare Dunne – KIN (winner) Dervla Kirwan – Smother Niamh Algar – Deceit Sinéad Keenan – Three Families
Actor in a leading role Aidan Gillen – KIN James Nesbitt – Stay Close Liam Cunningham – Domina Sam Keeley – KIN (winner)Actress in a supporting role
Cathy Belton – Hidden Assets Justine Mitchell – Smother Lola Petticrew – Three Families Maria Doyle Kennedy – KIN (winner) Simone Kirby – Hidden Assets
Actor in a supporting role Andrew Scott – The Pursuit of LoveCiarán Hinds – KIN (winner) Emmett J. Scanlan – KIN Owen McDonnell – Three Families Peter Coonan – Hidden Assets
Craft Original Music
David Holmes – KIN Die Hexen – You Are Not My Mother Joseph Conlan – Who We Love Stephen Rennicks – An Cailín Ciúin (winner)Van Morrison – Belfast
Editing
Dermot Diskin – KINJohn Murphy – An Cailín Ciúin (winner) Nathan Nugent – Swan Song Tony Cranstoun – Zone 414 Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Belfast
Production Design
Derek Wallace – KIN Emma Lowney – An Cailín Ciúin (winner) Joe Fallover – Wolf Tom Conroy – Vikings: Valhalla Tamara Conboy – Deadly Cuts
Cinematography
Burschi Wojnar – Redemption of a Rogue Kate McCullough – An Cailín Ciúin (winner) James Mather – KIN Narayan Van Maele – You Are Not My Mother Peter Robertson – Vikings: Valhalla
Costume Design
Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – Foundation Kathy Strachan – Deadly Cuts (winner) Louise Stanton – An Cailín Ciúin Susan O'Connor Cave – Vikings: Valhalla Susan Scott – Zone 414
Makeup & Hair
Sian Wilson – Belfast Lyndsey Herron & Edwina Kelly – Deadly Cuts Linda Gannon & Clare Lambe – FoundationEileen Buggy, Audrey Doyle, Barrie Gower – The Green Knight (winner)Dee Corcoran, Joe Whelan, Thomas McInerney – Vikings: Valhalla
Sound
Aza Hand & Alan Scully – Boys from County Hell John "Bob" Brennan, Fionán Higgins, Mark Henry, & Andrew Kirwan – Smother Karl Merren & Johnny Marshell – The Green Knight Steve Fanagan – Swan Song (winner) Steve Fanagan, John "Bob" Brennan, Brendan Rehill – An Cailín Ciúin
VFX
Ed Bruce & Andrew Barry – Spider-Man: No Way Home Ed Bruce & Andrew Barry – The Nevers Ed Bruce & Manuel Martinez – Swan Song Ed Bruce & Sam Johnston – The Book of Boba FettKevin Cahill & Eric Saindon – The Green Knight'' (winner)
Special Rising Star Colm Bairéad (Director/Writer — An Cailín Ciúin) Benjamin Cleary (Director/Writer — Swan Song) Kate Dolan (Director/Writer — You Are Not My Mother) Hazel Doupe (Actor — You Are Not My Mother) Sam Keeley (Actor — Kin)
See also 2021 in Irish television 2022 in Irish television 75th British Academy Film Awards 2022 British Academy Television Awards
References
External links Awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy official website