3rd Irish Film & Television Awards

The 3rd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards was hosted by James Nesbitt on 5 November 2005 at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2005.

Awards in film
Best Film
 * Pavee Lackeen (Winner)
 * Mickybo and Me
 * The Mighty Celt
 * Tara Road
 * Trouble With Sex

Best Short Fiction Award
 * Martin McDonagh for Six Shooter (Winner)
 * Rory Bresnihan & John Butler for George
 * Ronan Burke and Rob Burke for Jellybaby
 * Ken Wardrop for Ouch

Best Animation Award Winner
 * Cúilín Dualach (Winner)
 * Agricultural Report
 * Dick Terrapin
 * Not There Yet

Best Director
 * Terry George for Hotel Rwanda (Winner)
 * Anthony Byrne for Short Order
 * Fintan Connolly for Trouble With Sex
 * Perry Ogden for Pavee Lackeen

Best Cinematography
 * Seamus Deasy for The Mighty Celt (Winner)
 * Brendan Galvin for The Flight of the Phoenix
 * Seamus McGarvey for Sahara
 * Owen McPolin for Trouble With Sex

Best Music
 * Gregory Magee for Winter's End (Winner)
 * Niall Byrne for Short Order
 * Niall Byrne for Trouble With Sex
 * Fiachra Trench for The Boys & Girl From County Clare

Best Script
 * Anthony Byrne for Short Order (Winner)
 * Pearse Elliott for The Mighty Celt
 * Terry George for Hotel Rwanda
 * Terry Loane for Mickybo and Me

Best Production Design
 * Eleanor Wood & Laura Bowe for Short Order (Winner)
 * Laurent Mellet for Trouble With Sex
 * Tom McCullagh for Mickybo and Me
 * Anna Rackard for Boy Eats Girl

Best Costume Design
 * Hazel Webb-Crozier for Mickybo and Me (Winner)
 * Susan Scott for Boy Eats Girl
 * Marian Smyth for Trouble With Sex
 * Judith Williams for Short Order

Awards across TV and film
Best Documentary in the English Language
 * John McGahern: A Private World (Winner)
 * Macintyre's Underworld: Gangsters
 * Haughey
 * My Name Is Paul

Best Documentary in the Irish Language
 * Concerto – Do Chaitlín Maude (Winner)
 * An Bathadh Mór
 * Cosc Ar Ghnéas
 * Iran: An Bealach In Airde

Best Editing in Film / TV Drama
 * Emer Reynolds for Shameless (Winner)
 * J. Patrick Duffner for Short Order
 * Ray Roantree for Trouble With Sex
 * Ben Yates for Love Is the Drug

Best Sound in Film / TV Drama Award Winner
 * Philippe Faujas, Niall Brady & Ken Galvin for Pure Mule (Winner)
 * Patrick Drummond, Tom Johnson, John Fitzgerald & Stuart Bruce for Boy Eats Girl
 * Ray Cross, Nikki Moss, John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald & Peter Blayney for Short Order
 * Karl Merre, Nicky Moss & Ken Galvinfod for Showbands

Awards in television
Best TV Drama / Drama Series
 * Love Is the Drug (Winner)
 * Murphy's Law
 * Pure Mule
 * Showbands

Best Current Affairs Programme
 * Prime Time Investigates: "Home Truths" (Winner)
 * Prime Time Investigates: "The Money Pit"
 * Insight: "When Hospitals Kill"
 * Spotlight: "Dirty Secrets"

Best News Programme
 * BBC Newsline (Winner)
 * Nuacht TG4
 * RTÉ News
 * Sky News Ireland

Best Children's / Youth Programme
 * PicMe (Winner)
 * GFI: Go For It
 * The Island of Inis Cool
 * What's The Story?

Best Entertainment Award Winner
 * Stew (Winner)
 * Killinaskully
 * The Panel
 * Wild Trials

Best Lifestyle Programme
 * Show Me The Money (Winner)
 * Neelo: "KKK"
 * Mother Knows Best
 * The Snip

Best Sports Feature
 * Marooned  (Winner)
 * Coach
 * The Crossing
 * Final Words: Hurling '04

Best Director TV Drama / Drama Series
 * Declan Recks for Pure Mule (Winner)
 * Aisling Walsh for Fingersmith
 * Charlie McCarthy for Pure Mule
 * Dearbhla Walsh for Shameless

Awards in acting
Best Actor in Leading Role – Film
 * Liam Neeson for Kinsey (Winner)
 * Gabriel Byrne for Wah-Wah
 * Cillian Murphy for Red Eye
 * Aidan Quinn for Convicted

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Film
 * Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex (Winner)
 * Andrea Corr for The Boys & Girl From County Clare
 * Jillian Bradbury for Winter's End
 * Winnie Maughan for Pavee Lackeen
 * Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film
 * David Kelly for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
 * Seán McGinley for On a Clear Day
 * Cillian Murphy for Batman Begins
 * Tagdh Murphy for Boy Eats Girl

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film
 * Charlotte Bradley for The Boys & Girl From County Clare (Winner)
 * Nora Jane Noone for The Descent
 * Deirdre O'Kane for Boy Eats Girl
 * Tatiana Ouliankina for Short Order

Best Actor – Television
 * Tom Murphy for Pure Mule (Winner)
 * Allen Leech for Love Is the Drug
 * Finbar Lynch for Proof 2
 * James Nesbitt for Murphy's Law

Best Actress – Television
 * Dawn Bradfield for Pure Mule (Winner)
 * Elaine Cassidy for Fingersmith
 * Anne Marie Duff for Shameless
 * Aisling O'Sullivan for The Clinic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television
 * Garrett Lombard for Pure Mule (Winner)
 * Gary Lydon for The Clinic
 * John Lynch for The Baby War
 * Chris O'Dowd for The Clinic

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Television
 * Eileen Walsh for Pure Mule (Winner)
 * Eva Birthistle for The Baby War
 * Tine Kellegher for Showbands
 * Eleanor Methevan for Love Is the Drug

People's Choice Awards
O2 TV Personality of the Year
 * Mark Cagney (Winner)
 * Aoife Ní Thuairisg
 * Stephen Nolan
 * Gráinne Seoige
 * Pat Shortt

AIB Best Irish Film
 * Inside I'm Dancing (Winner)
 * Adam & Paul
 * Headrush
 * Mickybo and Me

Jameson Best International Film 
 * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
 * Batman Begins
 * Crash
 * Sin City

Avica Best International Actor
 * Mickey Rourke for Sin City (Winner)
 * Christian Bale for Batman Begins
 * Johnny Depp for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
 * Brad Pitt for Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Pantene Best International Actress
 * Gillian Anderson for The Mighty Celt (Winner)
 * Drew Barrymore for The Perfect Catch
 * Dakota Fanning for War of the Worlds
 * Natalie Portman for Garden State

Lifetime achievement award

 * Awarded to David Kelly