The 17th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards took place in July 2021. The ceremony honoured Irish films and television drama released between 1 February 2020 and 31 May 2021.
The nominees were announced on 15 June 2021. Normal People received an unprecedented fifteen nominations. At the ceremony in July 2021, Normal People won nine prizes.
Film Best film
Broken Law Dating Amber Herself Vivarium Wildfire Wolfwalkers (winner)
Director Cathy Brady – Wildfire (winner) David Freyne – Dating Amber Lorcan Finnegan – Vivarium Paddy Slattery – Broken Law Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart – Wolfwalkers
Script Cathy Brady – Wildfire Clare Dunne and Malcolm Campbell – Herself (winner) David Freyne – Dating Amber Paddy Slattery – Broken Law Will Collins – Wolfwalkers
Actress in a leading role
Jessie Buckley – I'm Thinking of Ending Things Clare Dunne – Herself Lola Petticrew – Dating Amber Nika McGuigan – Wildfire (posthumous) (winner) Nora-Jane Noone – Wildfire
Actor in a leading role
Ciarán Hinds – The Man In The Hat Fionn O'Shea – Dating Amber Gabriel Byrne – Death of a Ladies' Man (winner) Moe Dunford – Knuckledust Tristan Heanue – Broken Law
Actress in a supporting role
Ally Ní Charáin – Broken Law Kathy Kiera Clarke – A Bend in the River Molly McCann – Herself Saoirse Ronan – Ammonite Sharon Horgan – Dating Amber (winner)
Actor in a supporting role
Barry Ward – Dating Amber (winner) Brian Gleeson – Death of a Ladies' Man Colm Meaney – Pixie Conleth Hill – Herself Ned Dennehy – Undergods
George Morrison Feature Documentary
Breaking Out (winner) Finding Jack Charlton Henry Glassie: Field Work Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away The 8th Tomorrow is Saturday
Short film – Live action
Five Letters to the Stranger Who Will Dissect My Brain Flicker Kathleen Was Here My Other Suit Is Human Rough (winner) The Invisible Boy
Animated short
Gunter Falls in Love Her Song (winner) The Dead Hands of Dublin The Voyage Zog and the Flying Doctors
Rising Star Award Nicola Coughlan (Actor — Bridgerton) Cathy Brady (Director/Writer — Wildfire) Clare Dunne (Actor/Writer — Herself) Eve Hewson (Actor — Behind Her Eyes) Paddy Slattery (Director/Producer/Writer — Broken Law)
Television drama Drama
Blood, series 2 (Channel 5 / Virgin Media One) Line of Duty, series 6 (BBC One) Normal People (RTÉ One / BBC Three) (winner) Dead Still (Acorn TV) Smother (RTÉ One) Vikings, series 6 (History [Canada])
Director Dearbhla Walsh – Fargo Dathaí Keane – Smother Imogen Murphy – Dead StillLenny Abrahamson – Normal People (winner) Steve St. Leger – Vikings
Script Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn – The Salisbury Poisonings Kate O'Riordan – Smother Lisa McGee – The Deceived John Morton – Dead Still Sally Rooney – Normal People (winner)
Actress in a leading role
Niamh Algar – Raised by Wolves Aisling Franciosi – Black Narcissus Dervla Kirwan – Smother (winner) Eve Hewson – Behind Her Eyes Catherine Walker – The Deceived
Actor in a leading role
Adrian Dunbar – Line of Duty James Nesbitt – Bloodlands Brendan Gleeson – The Comey Rule Michael Smiley – Dead Still Paul Mescal – Normal People (winner)
Actress in a supporting role
Fiona Shaw – Killing Eve Gemma-Leah Devereux – Smother Nicola Coughlan – Bridgerton Sarah Greene – Normal People (winner) Seána Kerslake – Smother
Actor in a supporting role Andrew Scott – His Dark Materials Colm Meaney – Gangs of London Desmond Eastwood – Normal People Éanna Hardwicke – Smother Fionn O'Shea – Normal People (winner)
Craft Score
Aza Hand – Son (winner) Colm Mac Con Iomaire – A Bend in the River John McPhillips – Smother Stephen Rennicks – Normal People Ray Harman – Blood
Editing
Colin Campbell – Here are the Young Men Gráinne Gavigan – Dead Still Nathan Nugent – Normal People Tony Cranstoun – Vivarium Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Misbehaviour (winner)
Production Design
John Leslie – Son Lucy van Lonkhuyzen – Normal People (winner) Philip Murphy – Vivarium Ray Ball – Sea Fever Tamara Conboy – Herself
Cinematography
Cathal Watters – Smother Ciaran Tanham – Dead Still James Mather – Here are the Young Men Kate McCullough – Normal People (winner) Suzie Lavelle – Normal People
Costume
Aisling Wallace Byrne – Here are the Young Men Joan O'Clery – Dating Amber Leonie Prendergast – Gretel & Hansel (winner) Lorna Marie Mugan – Normal People Triona Lillis – Smother
Makeup & Hair
Jennie Readman and Niamh O'Loan – Vivarium Linda Gannon Foster and Jennifer Hegarty – Dead Still Linda Gannon Foster and Liz Byrne – Gretel & Hansel (winner) Sandra Kelly and Sharon Doyle – Normal People Siobhan Harper-Ryan – I Hate Suzie
Sound Design
Aza Hand and Patrick Drummond – Son Hugh Fox, Fionán Higgins & Mark Henry – Smother Kieran Horgan & Brendan Rehill – Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away Patrick Drummond, Aza Hand, Katie O'Mahony & Adrian Conway – Here are the Young Men Steve Fanagan, Niall Brady & Niall O Sullivan – Normal People (winner)
VFX
Jim O’Hagan and Ed Bruce – WandaVision Ed Bruce – Shadow and Bone Ed Bruce – Kidding (winner)
References
External links Awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy official website