Irish Academy Awards 2005

FILM AWARDS

Best Film
Mickybo & Me
The Mighty Celt
* Pavee Lackeen
Tara Road
Trouble with Sex

Best Director
Anthony Byrne — Short Order
Fintan Connolly — Trouble with Sex
* Terry George — Hotel Rwanda
Perry Ogden — Pavee Lackeen

Best Actor
Gabriel Byrne - Wah-Wah
Cillian Murphy - Red Eye
* Liam Neeson - Kinsey
Aidan Quinn - Convicted

Best Actress
Andrea Corr - The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Jillian Bradbury - Winter’s End
Winnie Maughan - Pavee Lackeen
* Renee Weldon - Trouble with Sex

Best Supporting Actor
David Kelly - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
* Sean McGinley - On a Clear Day
Cillian Murphy - Batman Begins
Tagdh Murphy - Boy Eats Girl

Best Supporting Actress
* Charlotte Bradley - The Boys & Girl From County Clare
Nora Jane Noone - The Descent
Deirdre O’ Kane - Boy Eats Girl
Tatianna Ouliankina - Short Order

Best Screenplay
Anthony Byrne - Short Order
Pearse Elliott - The Mighty Celt
* Terry George and Keir Pearson - Hotel Rwanda
Terry Loane - Mickybo & Me

Best Cinematography
Seamus Deasy - The Mighty Celt
Brendan Galvin - Flight of the Phoenix
* Seamus Mc Garvey - Sahara
Owen Mc Polin - Trouble with Sex

Best Music
Niall Byrne - Short Order
Niall Byrne - Trouble with Sex
* Gregory Magee - Winter’s End
Fiachra Trench - The Boys & Girl From County Clare

Best Production Design
Laurent Mellet & Steven Kingston — Trouble with Sex
Tom Mc Cullagh - Mickybo & Me
Anna Rackard - Boy Eats Girl
* Eleanor Wood & Laura Bowe - Short Order

Best Costume Design
Susan Scott - Boy Eats Girl
Marian Smyth - Trouble with Sex
* Hazel Webb-Crozier - Mickybo & Me
Judith Williams - Short Order

Best Short Fiction
George — Rory Bresnihan & John Butler
Jellybaby — Ronan and Rob Burke
Ouch — Ken Wardrop
* Six Shooter — Martin McDonagh

Best Animation
Agricultural Report — Barley Films
* Cúilín Dualach — Cartoon Saloon
Dick Terrapin — Vinegar Hill Productions
Not There Yet – Monster Animation

Breakthrough Talent
Daniel O’Hara - Fluent Dysphasia
Terry Loane - Mickybo & Me
Martin McDonagh - Six Shooter
* Perry Ogden - Pavee Lackeen

TV AWARDS

Best TV Drama / Drama Series
* Love Is the Drug — Saffron Pictures / RTÉ
Murphy’s Law — Tiger Aspect Productions / BBC NI
Pure Mule — Accomplice Television / RTÉ
Showbands — Parallel Films / RTÉ

Best Director TV Drama / Drama Series
Fingersmith — Aisling Walsh
* Pure Mule — Declan Recks
Pure Mule — Charlie Mc Carthy
Shameless — Dearbhla Walsh

Best Actor
Allen Leech - Love Is the Drug
Finbar Lynch — Proof 2
* Tom Murphy - Pure Mule
James Nesbitt - Murphy’s Law

Best Actress
* Dawn Bradfield — Pure Mule
Elaine Cassidy — Fingersmith
Anne Marie Duff — Shameless
Aisling O’ Sullivan — The Clinic

Best Supporting Actor
Garrett Lombard - Pure Mule
* Gary Lydon - The Clinic
John Lynch - The Baby War
Chris O’Dowd - The Clinic

Best Supporting Actress
Eva Birthistle - The Baby War
Tine Kellegher - Showbands
Eleanor Methevan — Love Is the Drug
* Eileen Walsh — Pure Mule

Best Documentary in the English Language
Haughey — Mint Productions / RTÉ
* John McGahern: A Private World — Hummingbird Productions Ltd. / RTÉ
Macintyre’s Underworld: Gangsters – Extreme Productions / TV3
My Name Is Paul – BBC NI

Best Documentary in the Irish Language
An Bathadh Mór – Vertigo Films
* Concerto Chaitlín Maude — EO Teilifís
Cosc Ar Ghnéas — Louis Marcus Productions
Iran: An Bealach In Airde — Crossing The Line Films Ltd

Best Current Affairs Program
* Prime Time Investigates: Home Truths - RTÉ
Prime Time Investigates: The Money Pit — RTÉ
Insight: When Hospitals Kill - UTV
Spotlight: Dirty Secrets - BBC

Best News Program
* BBC Newsline — BBC
Nuacht TG4 – TG4
RTÉ News – RTÉ
Sky News Ireland — Sky News

Best Children’s / Youth Program
Go for It — Adare Productions / RTÉ
The Island of Inis Cool — Terraglyph — Telegael Teo / TG4
* Pic Me — Jam Media
What’s the Story? — Media Circus Ltd / RTÉ

Best Entertainment
Killinaskully - The Short Comedy Theatre Company / RTÉ
The Panel – Happy Endings / RTÉ
* Stew — Grand Pictures / RTÉ
Wild Trials — Crossing The Line Films / RTÉ

Best Lifestyle Program
Neelo KKK — Adare Productions / TG4
Mother Knows Best – Stopwatch Productions / RTÉ
The Snip – Power Pictures / RTÉ
* Show Me the Money — Independent Pictures / RTÉ

Best Sports Feature
Coach – Motive Productions
The Crossing – BBC
Final Words: Hurling ‘04 — RTÉ
* Marooned — Motive Productions

FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS

Best Editing in Film / TV Drama
J. Patrick Duffner - Short Order
* Emer Reynolds - Shameless
Ray Roantree - Trouble with Sex
Ben Yates - Love Is the Drug

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

People’s Choice Awards

O2 TV Personality Of The Year Award
* Mark Cagney — TV3
Aoife Ní Thuairisg — TG4
Stephen Nolan — BBC
Gráinne Seoige — Sky News Ireland
Pat Shortt — RTÉ

AIB Best Irish Film
Adam & Paul
Headrush
* Inside I’m Dancing
Mickybo & Me

International Actor
Christian Bale — Batman Begins
Johnny Depp - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Brad Pitt — Mr. & Mrs. Smith
* Mickey Rourke — Sin City

Best International Film
Batman Begins
* Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Crash
Sin City

Best International Actress
* Gillian Anderson — The Mighty Celt
Drew Barrymore — The Perfect Catch
Dakota Fanning — War of the Worlds
Natalie Portman — Garden State

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient – David Kelly

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