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IFTA Nominations 2020

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2020 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama, and we are delighted that a number of UA clients have been recognised.

 

BEST FILM 2019

Black ’47 Starring Sarah Greene

Float Like a Butterfly – With music by Stephen Warbeck  

Rosie – Directed by Paddy Breathnach, with Sarah Greene and Casting by Louise Kiely CDG

The Dig – Written by Stuart Drennan 

The Hole in the Ground – Starring James Cosmo and Casting by Louise Kiely CDG

 

BEST FILM 2020

Arracht – With Casting by Louise Kiely CDG

Ordinary Love – With sound design by Paul Davies

Calm with Horses – With Costume Design by Sharon Long

 

DRAMA

Blood –  Starring Diarmuid GogginsFiona Bell, Directed by Lisa Mulcahy and Casting by Louise Kiely CDG

Death and Nightingales – Starring Matthew Rhys and Valene Kane

Dublin Murders – Adapted by Sarah Phelps, and starring Sarah Greene, Ian Kenny, Barry O’Connor, Caoimhe O’Malley with sound design by Paul Davies, and Co-cast by Louise Kiely CDG

 

Vikings – Starring Georgia Hirst

 

ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE IN DRAMA

Richard Dormer – Fortitude

Andrew Scott – Black Mirror – Smithereens

 

ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE FILM

Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose

Aisling Franciosi – The Nightingale

Sarah Greene – Rosie

 

ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE IN DRAMA

Jessie Buckley – The Woman in White

Sarah Greene – Dublin Murders

 

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN DRAMA

Jessie Buckley – Chernobyl

 

DIRECTOR FILM

Paddy Breathnach – Rosie

 

DIRECTOR DRAMA

Lisa Mulcahy – Blood

 

The Academy is currently finalising plans for a bespoke virtual 2020 Awards Ceremony scheduled for September with full details to be announced shortly.