The 13th IFTA Film & Drama Awards took place at the Mansion House on 9 April 2016 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2015. Deirdre O'Kane hosted the film awards ceremony. Irish Film Board Rising Star nominees were announced a week prior to the ceremony, on 31 March.
Film Awards The nominations for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards were announced on 14 March 2016.
Film categories Best Film Brooklyn My Name Is Emily Room Sing Street The Survivalist Viva
Director in Film Lenny Abrahamson - Room Paddy Breathnach - Viva John Carney - Sing Street John Crowley - Brooklyn Stephen Fingleton - The Survivalist
Script Film John Carney - Sing Street Emma Donoghue - Room Simon Fitzmaurice - My Name Is Emily Mark O'Halloran - Viva Johnny O'Reilly - Moscow Never Sleeps
Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Colin Farrell - The Lobster Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs Domhnall Gleeson - Ex Machina Barry Keoghan - Mammal Martin McCann - The Survivalist
Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Eva Birthistle - Swansong Ruth Bradley - Pursuit Orla Brady - The Price of Desire Evanna Lynch - My Name Is Emily Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Sean T. Ó Meallaigh - The Callback Queen Jack Reynor - Sing Street Domhnall Gleeson - Brooklyn Owen Roe - Pursuit Michael Smiley - My Name Is Emily
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Jane Brennan - Brooklyn Gemma-Leah Devereux - Get Up and Go Olwen Fouéré - The Survivalist Siobhan O'Kelly - An Klondike Ger Ryan - The Callback Queen
George Morrison Feature Documentary A Doctor's Sword - Bob Jackson and Gary Lennon The Land of the Enlightened - Morgan Bushe and Bart Van Langendonck Mom and Me - Ken Wardrop Older Than Ireland - Alex Fegan, Garry Walsh and Colm Nicell The Queen of Ireland - Ailish Bracken, Katie Holly and Conor Horgan
Short Film Change in the Weather Ernestine and Kit The Great Wide Open How Was Your Day? Love is a Sting Stutterer
Animation A Coat Made Dark - Jack O'Shea Geist - Daniel Spencer Tea with the Dead - Susan Broe Unhinged - Tom Caulfield
International categories International Film sponsored by American Airlines The Revenant Spotlight Mad Max: Fury Road Ex Machina
International Actor Matt Damon - The Martian Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant Jacob Tremblay - Room Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
International Actress Brie Larson - Room Cate Blanchett -Carol Rachel Griffiths - Mammal Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Television Drama categories Best Drama An Klondike Game of Thrones Penny Dreadful Rebellion Vikings
Director Drama Anthony Byrne - Ripper Street Neasa Hardiman - Happy Valley Daithí Keane - An Klondike Brian Kirk - Penny Dreadful Aisling Walsh - An Inspector Calls
Script Drama Marcus Fleming - An Klondike Lisa McGee - Indian Summers Billy Roche - Clean Break Colin Teevan - Rebellion
Actor in a Lead Role in Drama Barry Ward - Rebellion Dara Devaney - An Klondike Colin Farrell - True Detective Aidan Turner - Poldark Stephen Rea - Dickensian
Actress in a Lead Role Drama Caitriona Balfe - Outlander Ruth Bradley - Rebellion Elaine Cassidy - No Offence Sarah Greene - Rebellion Catherine Walker - Critical
Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama Ned Dennehy - Dickensian Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones Moe Dunford - Vikings Robert O'Mahoney - An Klondike Stephen Rea - War and Peace
Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama Michelle Fairley - Rebellion Sarah Greene - Penny Dreadful Paula Malcomson - Ray Donovan Ruth Negga - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Victoria Smurfit - Once Upon a Time
Special awards Rising Star Award Stephen Fingleton (Director/Writer — Magpie, The Survivalist) Rebecca Daly (Director/Writer — Mammal, The Other Side of Sleep) Alex Fegan (Documentarian — The Irish Pub, Man Made Men, Older Than Ireland) Barry Ward (Actor — The Fall, Jimmy's Hall, Pursuit, Rebellion, The Truth Commissioner)
Lifetime Achievement IFTA Outstanding Contribution to Cinema Award Liam Neeson
Irish Diaspora Award Roma Downey
References
External links 2016 Nominations Official Site