The 9th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 11 February 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), honouring Irish film and television released in 2011.[ 1]
It was hosted by Irish actor Simon Delaney .[ 1] [ 2]
The ceremony, hosted by the Academy on Saturday 11 February reached a record audience of 1.143 Million viewers* on RTÉ One, clocking up the highest number of Irish viewers to watch the Awards show.[ 3]
Among the winners at the Irish Film & Television Awards was Michael Fassbender , who picked up the Best Actor IFTA for his stark performance in Steve McQueen 's drama Shame . Speaking after receiving his IFTA, Michel said he was "humbled" and "honoured" to accept the accolade from the Irish Academy.
The Guard , Ireland's most successful independent Irish feature film,[ 1] [ 4] Fionnula Flanagan .
Irish Actress Fionnula Flanagan received the IFTA Lifetime Achievement award.[ 5]
The TV series Love/Hate [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Awards
Film categories
Film The Guard
Director in Film John Michael McDonagh — The Guard
Script Film John Michael McDonagh — The Guard
Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Michael Fassbender — Shame
Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film Saoirse Ronan — Hanna
Aoife Duffin — Behold the Lamb
Antonia Campbell Hughes — The Other Side of Sleep
Marcella Plunkett — Stella Days Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Chris O'Dowd — Bridesmaids
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film Fionnula Flanagan — The Guard
George Morrison Feature Documentary Award Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey — Lelia Doolan
'Knuckle '
Men of Arlington — Enda HughesOff the Beaten Track — Dieter AunerSpecial Irish Language Award Corp + Anam – Paddy Hayes
Mobs Cheanada — Dathai KeaneRay McAnally – M'Athair — Brian ReddinSeacht Animation The Boy in the Bubble – Kealan O'Rourke
23 Degrees 5 Minutes — Darragh O'ConnellThe Last Train — Alex SherwoodOrigin — James StaceyPhilips Short Film Award Foxes – Lorcan Finnegan
The Boy in the Bubble — Kealan O' RourkeCluck — Michael LavelleDownpour — Claire DixThe Shore Terry George
International categories
International Film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
International Actor Ryan Gosling — Drive
International Actress Glenn Close — Albert Nobbs
Television Drama categories
Best Drama – In Association with BAI Love/Hate
Director – Television Drama David Caffrey — Love/Hate
Writer – Television Drama Stuart Carolan — Love/Hate
Actor in a Lead Role – Television Aidan Gillen — Love/Hate
Diarmuid de Faoite — Corp + Anam
Chris O'Dowd — The Crimson Petal and the White (TV miniseries) David Pearse — Trivia Actress in a Lead Role – Television Ruth Negga — Shirley
Actor in a Supporting Role – Television Tom Vaughan-Lawlor — Love/Hate
Actress in a Supporting Role – Television Denise McCormack — Love/Hate
Costume Design Consolata Boyle — The Iron Lady
Director of Photography Seamus McGarvey — We Need to Talk About Kevin
Seamus Deasy — Neverland
Suzie Lavelle — The Other Side of Sleep
Robbie Ryan — Wuthering Heights Editing Isobel Stephenson — Love/Hate
M.A.C Make-up & Hair Lorraine Glynn/ Lynn Johnson — Albert Nobbs
Original Score Brian Byrne — Albert Nobbs
Darragh O'Toole — Ballymun Lullaby
Stephen McKeon — Legends of Valhalla: Thor
Ray Harman — Love/Hate Production Design Anna Rackard – Stella Days
Sound Albert Nobbs — Brendan Deasy, Niall Brady, Michelle Cunniffe, Steve Fanagan
Game of Thrones Love/Hate The Guard
Director – Television Gary Keane – The Writing in the Sky
Director of Photography – Television Peter Robertson – Waterways
Richard Kendrick — Two for the Road
Michael O'Donovan — The Writing in the Sky
Kieron Skyne — Departure Day Editing – Television Ray Roantree – The Ashes of 9/11
Sound – Television The Writing in the Sky – Killian Fitzgerald, Aza Hand
Horslips – Rotha Mór an tSaoil MasterChef Ireland Punky — Emma Butt
Television categories
Children's/Youth Programme The Importance of Being Whatever – Martina Niland, David Collins
OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory — Noleen GoldingPunky The Amazing World of Gumball — Anne Tweedy, Peter LewisCurrent Affairs/News Prime Time Investigates: The Home Care Scandal — Adrian Lydon
Prime Time Investigates: Carry on Regardless — Bill MaloneThe Frontline: The Presidential Debate — Michael HughesState Visit to Ireland of Queen Elizabeth II — John O'ReganDocumentary Series Waterways — Stephen Rooke
The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne — Roger ChildsMobs Cheanada — Dathai KeaneThe Tenements — Jane KellyDocumentary The Blood of the Travellers — Liam McGrath
Father Ted: Small, Far Away – The World of Father Ted — Faye HillRay McAnally — Brian ReddinThe Irish of 9/11 — Maurice SweeneyEntertainment Programme Mrs. Brown's Boys — Brendan O'Carroll , Justin Healy
Factual Programme The Only Viking in the Village – Anne Heffernan, Bernadine Carraher'
Secret Millionaire — Ronan O. MuirthileStory of Ireland — Mike ConnollyThe Belfast Blitz — Andrea McCartneyReality Programme ICA Bootcamp – Independent Pictures
Sports Eamon Coughlan – Man on a Mission – Motive Television
Frank O'Farrell – The Shadow of Busby — Sean DoylePilgrims – The Irish at Cheltenham — Maurice SweeneyRory's Major Breakthrough — Stephen WatsonRTÉ Guide Best TV Moment of the Year Shamrock Rovers Europa League Qualifying Goal – Setanta Ireland
References
External links
Awards Ceremonies Years indicate the years of release, not the date of the ceremony; e.g. "2008" indicates a ceremony that took place in 2009, honouring films and television released in 2008.