13th Irish Film & Television Awards

The 13th IFTA Film & Drama Awards took place at the Mansion House on 9 April 2016 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2015. Deirdre O'Kane hosted the film awards ceremony.

Film Awards
The nominations for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards were announced on 14 March 2016.

Film categories

 * Best Film
 * Brooklyn
 * My Name Is Emily
 * Room
 * Sing Street
 * The Survivalist
 * Viva


 * Director in Film
 * Lenny Abrahamson - Room
 * Paddy Breathnach - Viva
 * John Carney - Sing Street
 * John Crowley - Brooklyn
 * Stephen Fingleton - The Survivalist


 * Script Film
 * John Carney - Sing Street
 * Emma Donoghue - Room
 * Simon Fitzmaurice - My Name Is Emily
 * Mark O'Halloran - Viva
 * Johnny O'Reilly - Moscow Never Sleeps


 * Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
 * Colin Farrell - The Lobster
 * Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
 * Domhnall Gleeson - Ex Machina
 * Barry Keoghan - Mammal
 * Martin McCann - The Survivalist


 * Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
 * Eva Birthistle - Swansong
 * Ruth Bradley - Pursuit
 * Orla Brady - The Price of Desire
 * Evanna Lynch - My Name Is Emily
 * Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn


 * Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film
 * Sean T. Ó Meallaigh - The Callback Queen
 * Jack Reynor - Sing Street
 * Domhnall Gleeson - Brooklyn
 * Owen Roe - Pursuit
 * Michael Smiley - My Name Is Emily


 * Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film
 * Jane Brennan - Brooklyn
 * Gemma-Leah Devereux -  Get Up and Go
 * Olwen Fouéré - The Survivalist
 * Siobhan O'Kelly - An Klondike
 * Ger Ryan - The Callback Queen


 * George Morrison Feature Documentary
 * A Doctor's Sword - Bob Jackson and Gary Lennon
 * The Land of the Enlightened - Morgan Bushe and Bart Van Langendonck
 * Mom and Me - Ken Wardrop
 * Older Than Ireland - Alex Fegan, Garry Walsh and Colm Nicell
 * The Queen of Ireland - Ailish Bracken, Katie Holly and Conor Horgan


 * Short Film
 * Change in the Weather
 * Ernestine and Kit
 * The Great Wide Open
 * How Was Your Day?
 * Love is a Sting
 * Stutterer


 * Animation
 * A Coat Made Dark - Jack O'Shea
 * Geist - Daniel Spencer
 * Tea with the Dead - Susan Broe
 * Unhinged - Tom Caulfield

International categories

 * International Film sponsored by American Airlines
 * The Revenant
 * Spotlight
 * Mad Max: Fury Road
 * Ex Machina


 * International Actor
 * Matt Damon - The Martian
 * Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
 * Jacob Tremblay - Room
 * Bryan Cranston - Trumbo


 * International Actress
 * Brie Larson - Room
 * Cate Blanchett -Carol
 * Rachel Griffiths - Mammal
 * Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years

Television Drama categories

 * Best Drama
 * An Klondike
 * Game of Thrones
 * Penny Dreadful
 * Rebellion
 * Vikings


 * Director Drama
 * Anthony Byrne - Ripper Street
 * Neasa Hardiman - Happy Valley
 * Daithí Keane - An Klondike
 * Brian Kirk - Penny Dreadful
 * Aisling Walsh - An Inspector Calls


 * Script Drama
 * Marcus Fleming - An Klondike
 * Lisa McGee - Indian Summers
 * Billy Roche - Clean Break
 * Colin Teevan - Rebellion


 * Actor in a Lead Role in Drama
 * Barry Ward - Rebellion
 * Dara Devaney - An Klondike
 * Colin Farrell - True Detective
 * Aidan Turner - Poldark
 * Stephen Rea - Dickensian


 * Actress in a Lead Role Drama
 * Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
 * Ruth Bradley - Rebellion
 * Elaine Cassidy - No Offence
 * Sarah Greene - Rebellion
 * Catherine Walker - Critical


 * Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama
 * Ned Dennehy - Dickensian
 * Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones
 * Moe Dunford - Vikings
 * Robert O'Mahoney - An Klondike
 * Stephen Rea - War and Peace


 * Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama
 * Michelle Fairley - Rebellion
 * Sarah Greene - Penny Dreadful
 * Paula Malcomson - Ray Donovan
 * Ruth Negga - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Victoria Smurfit - Once Upon a Time