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

One Response to “Irish Academy Awards 2005”

1. Amanda walsh on October 12th, 2008 8:38 am

   Hi ,, my name is amanda i was one of the people featured on the mother knows best show in 2005,, which was nominated for an award,, im better known as mandy welsh and my mum pauline welsh,, the reason im writing is to find out if i could contact the producer of the show her name was pauline but i cant remember second name .
   id love to contact this person to thank them for all they have done,, since the show my life has changed for the better im more active and am proud to say that im working for an agency in commercial,, so if there is any way that you could pass this on to the team that we worked with id be so gratefull as id like to thank them for everything,,, amanda walsh

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