The 19th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, also called the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2023 or the 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards, took place on 7 May 2023 and was hosted by Deirdre O'Kane in the new Dublin Royal Convention Centre, situated on Ship Street, close to Dublin Castle. It honoured Irish films and television drama released between 1 January 2022 and 11 March 2023. The nominations were announced on 6 March 2023.
Rising Star nominees were announced on 25 April 2023, ahead of the ceremony. RTÉ broadcast the ceremony and highlights from the IFTA Red Carpet; the awards ceremony and back stage were also distributed to over 120 news channels worldwide.
Film
Best Film Aisha The Banshees of Inisherin (winner) God's Creatures Lakelands Róise & Frank The Wonder
Best Director Frank Berry – Aisha (winner) Antonia Campbell-Hughes – It Is In Us All Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin Conor McMahon – Let the Wrong One In Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy – Róise & Frank Emer Reynolds – Joyride
Best Script Frank Berry – Aisha (winner) Shane Crowley – God's Creatures Ailbhe Keogan – Joyride Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin Conor McMahon – Let the Wrong One In Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy – Róise & Frank
Best Actress in a Lead Role Zara Devlin – Ann Danielle Galligan – Lakelands Kelly Gough – Tarrac Seána Kerslake – Ballywalter Bríd Ní Neachtain – Róise & Frank (winner) Alisha Weir – Matilda the Musical
Best Actor in a Lead Role Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin Éanna Hardwicke – Lakelands Daryl McCormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Paul Mescal – Aftersun (winner) Liam Neeson – Marlowe Ollie West – The Sparrow
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Jessie Buckley – Women Talking Elaine Cassidy – The Wonder Kíla Lord Cassidy – The Wonder Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin (winner) Aisling Franciosi – God's Creatures Eileen Walsh – Ann
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Pierce Brosnan – Black Adam Colin Farrell – The Batman Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin (winner) Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin Paul Mescal – God's Creatures Andrew Scott – Catherine Called Birdy
Best George Morrison Feature Documentary The Artist & The Wall of Death The Ghost of Richard Harris How to Tell a Secret Million Dollar Pigeons North Circular Nothing Compares (winner)Best Live Action Short Call Me Mommy Don't Go Where I Can't Find You An Irish Goodbye (winner) Lamb Wednesday's Child You're Not Home
Best Animated Short Candlelight Dagda's Harp Red Rabbit Soft Tissue (winner)Television
Best Drama Bad Sisters (winner) Conversations with Friends Derry Girls: The Agreement The Dry Smother Vikings: Valhalla
Best Director Lenny Abrahamson – Conversations with Friends Paddy Breathnach – The Dry Dathaí Keane – Smother Aoife McArdle – Severance Dearbhla Walsh – Bad Sisters (winner) Laura Way – Maxine
Best Script Ronan Bennett – Top Boy Nancy Harris – The Dry Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters Lisa McGee – Derry Girls: The Agreement (winner) Mark O'Halloran – Conversations with Friends Kate O'Riordan – Smother
Best Actress in a Lead Role Caitríona Balfe – Outlander Roisin Gallagher – The Dry Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters (winner) Dervla Kirwan – Smother Siobhán McSweeney – Holding Alison Oliver – Conversations with Friends
Best Actor in a Lead Role Conleth Hill – Holding Kerr Logan – North Sea Connection Vinnie McCabe – The Noble Call Jason O'Mara – Smother Stephen Rea – The English (winner) Aidan Turner – The Suspect
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Eva Birthistle – Bad Sisters Anne-Marie Duff – Bad Sisters (winner) Brenda Fricker – Holding Sarah Greene – Bad Sisters Eve Hewson – Bad Sisters Genevieve O'Reilly – Andor
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Moe Dunford – The Dry Brian Gleeson – Bad Sisters Ciarán Hinds – The Dry (winner) Daryl McCormack – Bad Sisters Michael Smiley – Bad Sisters Tommy Tiernan – Conversations with Friends
Craft
Best Cinematography Eleanor Bowman – How to Tell a Secret Suzie Lavelle – Conversations with Friends Piers McGrail – It Is In Us All (winner) Peter Robertson – Vikings: Valhalla Cathal Watters – The Dry
Best Costume Design Joan Bergin – Disenchanted Consolata Boyle – Enola Holmes 2 (winner) Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – The Banshees of Inisherin Susan O'Connor Cave – Vikings: Valhalla Kathy Strachan – Aisha
Best Editing Colin Campbell – Aisha Tony Cranstoun – Nocebo Mick Mahon – Nothing Compares Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Death on the Nile Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa – Elvis (winner)Best Hair & Make-Up Dumebi Anozie and Liz Byrne – Aisha Eileen Buggy and Sharon Doyle – Mr. Malcolm's List Orla Carroll, Lynn Johnston, and Dan Martin – The Banshees of Inisherin Morna Ferguson and Lorri Ann King – The Wonder Tom McInerney and Joe Whelan – Vikings: Valhalla (winner)Best Original Score Irene Buckley and Linda Buckley – Nothing Compares Daithí – Lakelands Sarah Lynch – The Dry (winner) Colm Mac Con Iomaire – Róise & Frank Stephen Rennicks – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Best Production Design Ray Ball – Mr. Malcolm's List Tamara Conboy – Aisha (winner) Tom Conroy – Vikings: Valhalla Mark Geraghty – Bad Sisters Padraig O'Neill – Róise & Frank
Best Sound Ben Baird and Hugh Fox – The Wonder Niall Brady, Steve Fanagan, and Derek Hehir – Conversations with Friends Chris Burdon, Johnathan Rush, Joakim Sundström, and Simon Willis – The Banshees of Inisherin Adrian Conway, Aza Hand, and Alan Scully – The Sparrow (winner) Hugh Fox, Michelle McCormack, and Brendan Rehill – Aisha
Best VFX Ed Bruce and Jim O'Hagan – Marlowe Ed Bruce and Jim O'Hagan – Stranger Things Paul Byrne and Simon Hughes – The Banshees of Inisherin Donal Nolan – The Woman King (winner)International
Best International Film Aftersun All Quiet on the Western Front (winner) Elvis The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick
Best International Actor Austin Butler – Elvis (winner) Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick Cosmo Jarvis – It Is In Us All Felix Kammerer – All Quiet on the Western Front Josh O'Connor – Aisha Albrecht Schuch – All Quiet on the Western Front
Best International Actress Cate Blanchett – Tár'' (winner) Viola Davis – The Woman King Florence Pugh – The Wonder Emily Watson – God's Creatures Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans Letitia Wright – Aisha''
Special
Screen Ireland Rising Star Award Aoife McArdle (Director/Writer — Brave New World, Kissing Candice, Severance) Éanna Hardwicke (Actor — Lakelands, Normal People, The Sixth Commandment, Smother, The Sparrow) Kathryn Ferguson (Documentarian — Nothing Compares, Taking the Waters) Danielle Galligan (Actor — Every Five Miles, Kin, Lakelands, Shadow and Bone, Who We Love) Daryl McCormack (Actor — Bad Sisters; Good Luck to You, Leo Grande; Peaky Blinders; Pixie)
The Irish Academy's Industry Lifetime Achievement Award Costume designer Joan Bergin (for her outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry, across both film and television)
Notes
See also 2022 in Irish television 2023 in Irish television 76th British Academy Film Awards 2023 British Academy Television Awards
References
External links Awards at the Irish Film & Television Academy official website