The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2024 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 28 categories in Film & Drama.
IFTA said today, March 14, that over the past few months, Irish Academy Members have been busy viewing, deliberating, and shortlisting the very best work from across great Irish films, dramas, performances, and craftsmanship.
Nominations have been shortlisted by Irish Academy Members as well as specialist Jury panels of industry experts. Deloitte is the official vote scrutineer.
"Lies We Tell" has the most nominations heading into the 2024 IFTAs with 13, including Best Film.
Award winners will be announced at the 21st Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The Awards will be hosted for the first time by Emmy-winning broadcaster Baz Ashmawy,
This year’s Awards Ceremony will welcome Irish and International Guests from all around the world for a great gathering of industry peers, to mark the incredible achievements of the Irish screen industry, at home and abroad. Actors, Filmmakers, and International Guest Presenters will join in the celebrations and help give due recognition for Irish talent and storytelling, and to reward excellence in Film and TV Drama.
Last week, IFTA announced that legendary actor Stephen Rea will be presented with the Irish Academy Award for his Lifetime Achievement, and for his outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry.
Academy CEO, Áine Moriarty said on Thursday: “What an incredible showcase of Nominees shortlisted for Irish Academy Awards this year.
"Irish talents are proving themselves to be amongst the best in the world, both in front and behind the camera, delivering such high standards of acting, filmmaking, and storytelling.
"We in the Irish Academy, are proud to showcase this industry’s great work and to reward their achievements. Congratulations to all the Nominees - so well deserved!”
Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) nominations 2024
Film Categories
Best Film
- Double Blind
- Flora and Son
- Lies We Tell
- LOLA
- That They May Face The Rising Sun
- Verdigris
Director - Film
- Double Blind - Ian Hunt-Duffy
- Flora and Son - John Carney
- Lies We Tell - Lisa Mulcahy
- LOLA - Andrew Legge
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Pat Collins
- Verdigris - Patricia Kelly
Script - Film
- Double Blind - Darach McGarrigle
- Flora and Son - John Carney
- Lies We Tell - Elisabeth Gooch
- LOLA - Andrew Legge
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Éamon Little
- Verdigris - Patricia Kelly
Lead Actor - Film
- Andrew Scott - All Of Us Strangers
- David Wilmot - Lies We Tell
- Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
- Barry Keoghan - Saltburn
- Barry Ward - That They May Face The Rising Sun
- Pierce Brosnan - The Last Rifleman
Lead Actress - Film
- Jessie Buckley - Fingernails
- Eve Hewson - Flora and Son
- Saoirse Ronan - Foe
- Agnes O’Casey - Lies We Tell
- Bríd Brennan - My Sailor, My Love
- Geraldine McAlinden – Verdigris
Supporting Actor - Film
- Paul Mescal - All Of Us Strangers
- Diarmuid Noyes - Double Blind
- Chris Walley - Lies We Tell
- Kenneth Branagh - Oppenheimer
- Liam Carney - Sunlight
- Lalor Roddy - That They May Face The Rising Sun
Supporting Actress - Film
- Bronagh Gallagher - Dance First
- Catherine Walker - My Sailor, My Love
- Alison Oliver - Saltburn
- Ruth McCabe - That They May Face The Rising Sun
- Agnes O’Casey - The Miracle Club
- Maya O’Shea - Verdigris
Drama Categories
Best Drama
- Blue Lights
- Hidden Assets
- Kin
- Northern Lights
- Obituary
- The Woman in the Wall
Director - Drama
- Happy Valley - Fergus O’Brien
- Kin - Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor
- Kin - Kate Dolan
- Northern Lights - Tom Hall
- Obituary - John Hayes
- The Gone - Hannah Quinn
Script - Drama
- Blue Lights - Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson
- Hidden Assets - Peter McKenna
- Kin - Peter McKenna
- Northern Lights - Stephen Jones
- Obituary - Ray Lawlor
- The Woman in the Wall - Joe Murtagh
Lead Actor - Drama
- Martin McCann - Blue Lights
- Francis Magee - Kin
- Sam Keeley - Kin
- Michael Smiley - Obituary
- Éanna Hardwicke - The Sixth Commandment
- Daryl McCormack - The Woman in the Wall
Lead Actress - Drama
- Sharon Horgan - Best Interests
- Clare Dunne - Kin
- Niamh Algar - Malpractice
- Elva Trill - Northern Lights
- Siobhán Cullen - Obituary
- Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Supporting Actor - Drama
- Richard Dormer - Blue Lights
- Jared Harris - Foundation
- Aaron Monaghan - Hidden Assets
- Aidan Gillen - Kin
- Emmett J. Scanlan - Kin
- Simon Delaney - The Woman in the Wall
Supporting Actress - Drama
- Niamh Algar - Culprits
- Cathy Belton - Hidden Assets
- Maria Doyle Kennedy - Kin
- Danielle Galligan - Obituary
- Fionnula Flanagan - Sisters
- Hilda Fay - The Woman in the Wall
International Film Award Categories
Best International Film
- All Of Us Strangers
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
- The Holdovers
Best International Actor
- Ryan Gosling - Barbie
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Killers of the Flower Moon
- Bradley Cooper - Maestro
- Mark Ruffalo - Poor Things
- Willem Dafoe - Poor Things
- Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Best International Actress
- Margot Robbie - Barbie
- Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon
- Carey Mulligan - Maestro
- Annette Bening - Nyad
- Greta Lee - Past Lives
- Emma Stone - Poor Things
Other Award Categories
George Morrison Feature Documentary
- In The Shadow of Beirut
- Joan Baez: I Am A Noise
- Notes from Sheepland
- Stolen
- The Days of Trees
- The Deepest Breath
Live-Action Short Film
- Calf
- Mud Queen
- Sound & Colour
- The Golden West
- Two for the Road
- Waiting Day
Animated Short Film
- Nana Dee
- The Small Makings of a Storm
- The Presenter
- Wind & The Shadow
Craft Categories
Cinematography
- Double Blind - Narayan Van Maele
- Kin - JJ Rolfe
- Lies We Tell - Eleanor Bowman
- Poor Things - Robbie Ryan
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Richard Kendrick
Costume Design
- Double Blind - Gwen Jeffares Hourie
- Lies We Tell - Joanne O'Brien
- LOLA - Lara Campbell
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Louise Stanton
- The Pope’s Exorcist - Lorna Marie Mugan
Production Design
- A Haunting in Venice - John Paul Kelly
- Double Blind - Steve Kingston
- Lies We Tell - Caroline Hill
- LOLA - Ferdia Murphy
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Padraig O’Neill
Hair & Make-up
- Double Blind - Jennia Readman, Madonna Bambino
- Flora and Son - Lyndsey Herron, Barbara Conway
- Lies We Tell - Helen O'Connor, Aitana Silvana
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Sandra Dunne, Edwina Kelly
- The Pope’s Exorcist - Orla Carroll, Lynn Johnston
Sound
- Barbie - Nina Rice
- Double Blind - Brendan Rehill, Rob Moore, Peter Blayney
- Evil Dead Rise - Garret Farrell, Peter Albrechtsen, Myk Farmer
- Lies We Tell - Aza Hand, Damien Lynch, Peter Nicell
- Saltburn - Nina Rice, Nina Hartstone, Adam Scrivener
Original Music
- Double Blind - Die Hexen
- Flora and Son - Gary Clark, John Carney
- Lies We Tell - Aza Hand
- LOLA - Neil Hannon
- That They May Face The Rising Sun - Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley
Editing
- Double Blind - Colin Campbell
- Lies We Tell - Weronika Kaminska
- LOLA - Colin Campbell
- Still: A Michael J Fox Movie - Michael Harte
- The Last Rifleman - John Walters
VFX
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Kev Cahill, Diana Giorgiutti
- Evil Dead Rise - Liam Neville, Declan Boyle
- Paradise - Niall McEvoy, Liam Neville
- The Nevers - Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
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