| 5th Irish Film & Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 February 2008 |
| Site | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
| Hosted by | Ryan Tubridy |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Garage |
| Best Actor | Pat Shortt Garage |
| Best Actress | Aisling O'Sullivan The Clinic |
| Most awards | Kings (5) |
| Most nominations | Kings (14) |
The 5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards took place on 17 February 2008 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2007.
Film
Film
International Film
Director Film
Script Film
Actor in a Lead Role Film
Actor in a Supporting Role Film
- Brendan Conroy – Kings
- Donal O'Kelly – Kings
- Conor J. Ryan – Garage
- Don Wycherley – Speed Dating
Actress in a Supporting Role Film
- Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
- Elaine Cassidy – And When Did You Last See Your Father
- Anne Marie Duff – Garage
- Gail Fitzpatrick – Strength and Honour
International Actor
Television
Single Drama / Drama Serial
- The Running Mate
- Damage
- My Boy Jack
- Prosperity
Drama Series / Soap
- The Tudors
- The Clinic
- Ros na Rún
- Single-Handed
Director Television
- Lenny Abrahamson – Prosperity
- Brian Kirk – The Tudors
- Paul Mercier – Aifric
- Declan Recks – The Running Mate
Script Television
- Mark O'Halloran – Prosperity
- Marcus Fleming – The Running Mate
- Daniel O'Hara – Paddy C.Courtney – Paddywhackery
- Aisling Walsh – Damage
Actor in a Lead Role Television
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
- Denis Conway – The Running Mate
- Michael Gambon – Celebration
- Don Wycherley – The Running Mate
Actor in a Supporting Role Television
- Nick Dunning – The Tudors
- Leroy Harris – Prosperity
- Eamonn Hunt – The Running Mate
- Gary Lydon – The Clinic
Actress in a Lead Role Film/Television
- Aisling O'Sullivan – The Clinic
- Clíona Ní Chiosáin – Aifric
- Fionnula Flanagan – Brotherhood
- Bríd Ní Neachtáin – Cré na Cille
- Siobhan Shanahan – Prosperity
Actress in a Supporting Role Television
- Maria Doyle Kennedy – The Tudors
- Dawn Bradfield – The Clinic
- Fionnula Flanagan – Paddywhackery
- Amy Huberman – The Clinic
Craft
Costume Design
- Joan Bergin – The Tudors
- Maggie Donnelly – Kings
- Lorna Marie Mugan – My Boy Jack
- Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – Becoming Jane
Director of Photography
- Seamus McGarvey – Atonement
- PJ Dillon – Kings
- Seamus McGarvey – Atonement
- Peter Robertson – Garage
- Ciaran Tanham – Northanger Abbey
Editing
- Dermot Diskin – Kings
- Stephen O'Connell – Damage
- Isobel Stephenson – Garage
- Gareth Young – The Running Mate
Hair & Makeup
- Jennifer Hegarty, Dee Corcoran – The Tudors
- Kings – Muriel Bell, Pamela Smyth
- My Boy Jack – Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
- Prosperity – Tom McInerney, Sandra Kelly
Original Score
- Pol Brennan – Kings
- Jim Lockhart – Cré na Cille
- Stephen McKeon – The Running Mate
- Stephen Rennicks – Garage
Production Design
- Tom Conroy – The Tudors
- David Craig – Kings
- Tom Mc Cullagh – Closing the Ring
- Padraig O'Neill – Garage
Sound
- Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver – Kings
- Becoming Jane – Nick Adams, Tom Johnson, Mervyn Moore
- Garage – Niall Brady, John Fitzgerald, Robert Flanagan
- My Boy Jack – Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin, Nikki Moss
Other television
Children's / Youth Programme
Current Affairs Programme
- Prime Time Investigates – Not Seen, Not Heard
- Election 2007 – Results Coverage
- Time Investigates – Buyer Beware
- Prime Time Investigates – Not Seen, Not Heard
- Spotlight: The Pitbull Sting
Documentary Series
- The Hospice
- Imeacht Na N'Iarlaí /Flight of The Earls
- Mobs Mheirceá
- Scannal
- Surgeons
Single Documentary
- At Home with the Clearys
- Arts Lives: The Undertaking
- Bloody Sunday – A Derry Diary
- Get Collins
- Ireland's Nazis
- Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten
Entertainment
Factual Entertainment
- Diarmuid's Pony Kids
- Families in Trouble
- Hector – Mo Rogha San Oz
- No Experience Required
News Programme
- BBC Newsline
- Nuacht RTÉ/TG4
- RTÉ News
- TV3 News @ 5.30
Sport
- Tall, Dark & Ó hAilpín
- 20 Moments That Shook Irish Sport
- Red Mist
- Rugby World Cup 2007
- Six Nations: Ireland's v England
Other awards
Special Irish Language Award
- Kings
- Aifric
- Cré na Cille
- Paddywhackery
Irish Film Board Rising Star 2008
- Saoirse Ronan – Actress
- Cecelia Ahern – Writer
- Mark Mahon – Producer
- Martin McCann – Actor
- Marian Quinn – Director
Animation
- Skunk Fu!
- Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly's History of Ireland
- The Ugly Duckling and Me
- Wobblyland
Short Film
- New Boy
- Deep Breaths
- Hesitation
- No Regrets
- The Wednesdays
Pantene People's Choice Award for Best International Actress
Sony Bravia TV Personality of the Year
- Kathryn Thomas – RTÉ
- Stephen Nolan
- Michelle Doherty – Channel 6
- Kathy Hoffman – City Channel
- Paul Dempsey – Setanta Sports
- Síle Ní Bhraonáin – TG4
- Lorraine Keane – TV3
- Julian Simmons – UTV
Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema
References
- "Rhys Myers drama dominates IFTAs". Irish Examiner. 17 February 2008.
- "Russo for the IFTAs - Movie News • Movies.ie - Irish Cinema Site". 11 February 2008.
- "Kings, Garage rule IFTAs". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema.
- "Dublin prepares for IFTA's". Breaking News. 17 February 2008.
- "Irish Film and Television Awards: 2008". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
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