Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for the 2023 IFTA Awards
Date Posted: March 8, 2023
Congratulations to the Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated for this year’s Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards. Projects made in Northern Ireland and homegrown talent feature heavily across the 25 categories in Film and Drama.
Northern Ireland Screen funded projects are nominated across 13 categories. Conversations with Friends received seven nominations, including Best Drama, Director (Drama) and Script (Drama). Kathryn Ferguson’s Nothing Compares has been nominated for three awards, Derry Girls received two nominations for its final episode and Seána Kerslake is nominated for Lead Actress (Film) for her role in Ballywalter. Tom Berkeley and Ross White’s short film An Irish Goodbye is nominated for Live-Action Short Film and JAM Media’s Candlelight is nominated for Animation Short Film.
The Northern Ireland acting talent that received nominations are Liam Neeson, Conleth Hill, Stephen Rea, Roisin Gallagher, Kerr Logan and Michael Smiley.
Academy CEO, Áine Moriarty said: “What an exciting time right now for the Irish screen industry. This superb line-up of Nominees in the running for Irish Academy Awards, showcases to the world the high calibre of acting, filmmaking and storytelling we have in this country. The Irish Academy is proud to acknowledge and reward their great work and we look forward to celebrating their achievements at the Ceremony”.
Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media said: “I would like to congratulate all of the Nominees and IFTA on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary. This is a really exciting time for the Film and TV Industry and the IFTA awards night on 7th May will be a night full of glamour, excitement, and most importantly, a celebration of the incredible talent we are so lucky to have in this country.”
The upcoming 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony, hosted by Deirdre O’Kane, will take place on Sunday 7th May at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. This milestone 20th Anniversary Ceremony will see the Irish Academy welcome guests from all around the world for a great gathering of industry peers in Dublin, to mark this incredible year for the Irish screen industry. RTÉ will broadcast the ceremony, and highlights from the IFTA Red Carpet, the awards ceremony and back stage will also be distributed to over 120 news channels worldwide.
The Northern Ireland projects and talent nominated include:
LEAD ACTOR – FILM
Liam Neeson – Marlowe
LEAD ACTRESS – FILM
Seána Kerslake – Ballywalter
BEST DRAMA
Conversations with Friends
Derry Girls: The Agreement (Extended Special)
DIRECTOR – DRAMA
Conversations with Friends – Lenny Abrahamson
Severance – Aoife McArdle
SCRIPT – DRAMA
Conversations with Friends – Mark O’Halloran
Derry Girls: The Agreement (Extended Special) – Lisa McGee
Top Boy – Ronan Bennett
LEAD ACTOR – DRAMA
Conleth Hill – Holding
Stephen Rea – The English
Kerr Logan – North Sea Connection
LEAD ACTRESS – DRAMA
Alison Oliver – Conversations with Friends
Roisin Gallagher – The Dry
SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMA
Michael Smiley – Bad Sisters
Tommy Tiernan – Conversations with Friends
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Nothing Compares
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
An Irish Goodbye
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Candlelight
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Conversations with Friends – Suzie Lavelle
SOUND
Conversations with Friends
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Nothing Compares – Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley
EDITING
Nothing Compares – Mick Mahon
Click HERE to view the full list of nominations.
