RTE drama Kin leads the nominees for this year's Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Film and Drama Awards with 13 nominations.
In the film categories, An Cailín Ciúin and Belfast lead the shortlists with 10 nominations each.
The annual Irish awards ceremony recognises the best of the nation's talent on screen and production across film, TV drama, documentary and animation.
After bagging a record breaking seven nods at the Oscar's earlier this month, Kenneth Branagh's Belfast is nominated for best film, best director and script, with a lead actor nod for Jude Hill, supporting actor recognitions for Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan and a supporting actress nod for Caitríona Balfe, as well as craft nominations.
There were other leading contenders in film, with comedy flick Deadly Cuts following with seven nods, Sci-Fi feature Swan Song picking up six nominations and Who We Love and You are Not My Mother both nabbing five nominations.
In drama, Vikings:Valhalla and Hidden Assets follow Kin, which has just been green lit for season two, in the competitive category, both earning seven nominations. RTE’s Smother received five nods.
The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) announced the 2022 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama on Tuesday morning.
Over the past few months, Irish Academy Members have been busy viewing, deliberating, and shortlisting the very best work from across great Irish films, dramas, performances, and craftsmanship.
Nominations have been shortlisted by Irish Academy Members alongside specialist Jury panels of industry experts from around the world.
The winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on Saturday 12 March, hosted by Deirdre O'Kane and airing on Virgin Media One.
The award winners will then be honoured at a "physical event" in Dublin in April.
Commenting on the list on Tuesday, IFTA Chief Executive, Áine Moriarty said: “What a spectacular line-up of Nominees who have been shortlisted for Irish Academy awards this year, after a record-breaking production year for the Irish industry. The work being recognised this year showcases to the world what our small but talented industry has to offer”
“It’s an incredible reflection of the high calibre of Irish talent, filmmaking and storytelling that we have in this country, at world-class standards. The Irish Academy is proud to acknowledge and reward their great achievements”.
Angeline Ball and Niamh Algar are both up for two awards in the leading actress shortlists - picking up nods in both the film and drama categories.
In the the Best Actress Film shortlist, Angeline is nominated for her role in the Irish comedy Deadly Cuts alongside Niamh for her role in Censor.
The stars will go up against newcomer Catherine Clinch is nominated in her breakout debut role as the titular ‘Quiet Girl’ in An Cailín Ciúin, Gemma-Leah Devereux for her performance in The Bright Side and Hazel Doupe in the terrifying You Are Not My Mother.
The Best Actress Drama category, meanwhile, sees Angeline nominated for her role as a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau in Hidden Assets and Niamh up for her role as an undercover officer in Channel 4’s Deceit.
They will go head to head with Clare Dunne as Amanda Kinsella in Kin, last year’s IFTA-winning Lead Actress in a Drama, Dervla Kirwan, who reprised her role in season two of Smother and Sinéad Keenan in Three Families.
In lead actor categories there are two nominations for Irish Speaking Roles with both Dónall Ó Héalai and Peter Coonan nominated for their roles in Foscadh and Doineann respectively.
Coonan also received two nominations himself, for Doineann in film and Hidden Assets in drama, as does Ciarán Hinds for Kin and Belfast.
The Best Actor Film Category sees Dónall Ó Héalai make the shortlist for his role in irish-language feature Foscadh which was Ireland’s entry for the Oscars’ International Feature Category, alongside Redemption of a Rogue’s Aaron Monaghan, newcomer Jude Hill as Buddy in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Moe Dunford for his performance in Nightride.
In drama, Aidan Gillen and Sam Keeley are both nominated for their performances in Kin where they play Frank Kinsella and Eric ‘Viking’ Kinsella respectively, Jimmy Nesbitt is nominated for his role as Detective Broome in the Global Netflix smash Stay Close, and Liam Cunningham for his role as Livius in Sky Atlantic’s Roman Epic Domina.
The Supporting Actress Film Category sees Caitríona Balfe nominated for her standout role in Belfast and Ruth Negga for her role as Clare in Passing after both missed out on an Oscar nod.
Thy are up against Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley for her role in The Lost Daughter, Amy-Joyce Hastings nominated for her role in the LGBTQ Drama Who We Love and Carrie Crowley in An Cailín Ciúin.
In the Supporting Actress Drama Category Hidden Assets stars Cathy Belton and Simone Kirby are nominated for their roles, Justine Mitchell is up for her role in RTE’s hit thriller Smother, Lola Petticrew for her role in Three Families, and Maria Doyle-Kennedy got the nod for her work in Kin.
In the Supporting Actor Film Category both Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan are nominated for their father and son roles in Belfast, Cillian O’Gairbhí for his role as the troublesome Dave in Foscadh, Dean Quinn for his work in Who We Love, And Tom Vaughan-Lawlor for The Bright Side.
The Supporting Actor Drama Category sees IFTA-Winner Andrew Scott nominated for his role in The Pursuit of Love, Ciarán Hinds and Emmet J Scanlan for their respective roles as Eamon Cunningham and Jimmy Kinsella in Kin, Owen McDonnell for his role as step-father Mark in Three Families; and Peter Coonan for his role as Fionn Brannigan in Hidden Assets.
The nominees for the George Morrison Feature Documentary Awards are Castro’s Spies which tells the incredible story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s and Love Yourself Today which centres around the music of Irish singer songwriter Damien Dempsey and his fans in an emotive celebration of modern spirituality and the power of music to heal.
Lyra an emotive, intimate portrait of the life and death of Belfast journalist Lyra Mckee and Pure Grit which is both a thrilling tale of extreme bareback horse racing, and an intimate love story, chronicling three years in the life of a young Native American racer, is also shortlisted.
The Dance about the creation, rehearsal and debut of Michael Keegan-Dolan's Mám also make the list, alongside, Young Plato, which charts the dream of a Headmaster, his dedicated, visionary team illustrates how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage children to see beyond the limitations of their own community.
FILM CATEGORIES
Best Film
An Cailín Ciúin
Belfast
Deadly Cuts
Swan Song
Who We Love
You Are Not My Mother
Director Fil
Benjamin Cleary - Swan Song
Colm Bairéad - An Cailín Ciúin
Graham Cantwell - Who We Love
Kate Dolan - You Are Not My Mother
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Script Film
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Philip Doherty - Redemption of a Rogue
Benjamin Cleary - Swan Song
Graham Cantwell & Katie McNeice - Who We Love
Kate Dolan - You Are Not My Mother
Lead Actor Film
Aaron Monaghan - Redemption of a Rogue
Dónall Ó Héalai - Foscadh
Jude Hill - Belfast
Moe Dunford - Nightride
Peter Coonan - Doineann
Lead Actress Film
Angeline Ball - Deadly Cuts
Catherine Clinch - An Cailín Ciúin
Gemma-Leah Devereux - The Bright Side
Hazel Doupe - You Are Not My Mother
Niamh Algar - Censor
Supporting Actor Film
Ciarán Hinds - Belfast
Cillian O Gairbhí - Foscadh
Dean Quinn - Who We Love
Jamie Dornan - Belfast
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - The Bright Side
Supporting Actress Film
Amy-Joyce Hastings - Who We Love
Caitríona Balfe - Belfast
Carrie Crowley - An Cailín Ciúin
Jessie Buckley - The Lost Daughter
Ruth Negga - Passing
Short Film
A White Horse
Best Foot Forward
Debutante
Harvest
Nothing to Declare
Scrap
Ship of Souls
Silence
The Colour Between
The Passion
Short Animation
Bardo
Da Humbug
Fall of the Ibis King
Memento Mori
DRAMA CATEGORIES
Best Drama
Hidden Assets
Kin
Smother
Vikings Valhalla
Director Drama
Ciaran Donnelly - The Wheel of Time
Dathaí Keane - Smother
Diarmuid Goggins - Kin
Hannah Quinn - Vikings: Valhalla
Lisa Mulcahy - Ridley Road
Script Drama
Declan Croghan - Vikings: Valhalla
Kate O'Riordan - Smother
Morna Regan - Hidden Assets
Peter McKenna - Hidden Assets
Peter McKenna - Kin
Lead Actor Drama
Aidan Gillen - Kin
Jimmy Nesbitt - Stay Close
Liam Cunningham - Domina
Sam Keeley - Kin
Lead Actress Drama
Angeline Ball - Hidden Assets
Clare Dunne - Kin
Dervla Kirwan - Smother
Niamh Algar - Deceit
Sinead Keenan - Three Families
Supporting Actor Drama
Andrew Scott - The Pursuit of Love
Ciaran Hinds - Kin
Emmet J Scanlan - Kin
Owen McDonnell - Three Families
Peter Coonan - Hidden Assets
Supporting Actress Drama
Cathy Belton - Hidden Assets
Justine Mitchell - Smother
Lola Petticrew - Three Families
Maria Doyle-Kennedy - Kin
Simone Kirby - Hidden Assets
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Cinematography
Burschi Wojnar - Redemption of a Rogue
James Mather - Kin
Kate McCullough - An Cailín Ciúin
Narayan Van Maele - You Are Not My Mother
Peter Robertson - Vikings: Valhalla
Editing
Dermot Diskin - Kin
John Murphy - An Cailín Ciúin
Nathan Nugent - Swan Song
Tony Cranstoun - Zone 414
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle - Belfast
Production Design
Derek Wallace - Kin
Emma Lowney - An Cailín Ciúin
Joe Fallover - Wolf
Tamara Conboy - Deadly Cuts
Tom Conroy - Vikings: Valhalla
Costume Design
Eimear Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh - Foundation
Kathy Strachan - Deadly Cuts
Louise Stanton - An Cailín Ciúin
Susan O'Connor Cave - Vikings: Valhalla
Susan Scott - Zone 414
Makeup and Hair
Sian Wilson - Belfast
Lyndsey Herron & Edwina Kelly - Deadly Cuts
Linda Gannon &Clare Lambe - Foundation
Eileen Buggy, Audrey Doyle, & Barrie Gower - The Green Knight
Dee Corcoran, Joe Whelan, &Thomas McInerney - Vikings: Valhalla
Sound
Aza Hand & Alan Scully - Boys From County Hell
John "Bob" Brennan, Fionan Higgins, Mark Henry, &
Andrew Kirwan - Smother
Karl Merren & Johnny Marshall - The Green Knight
Steve Fanagan - Swan Song
Steve Fanagan, John "Bob" Brennan, & Brendan Rehill - An Cailín Ciúin
Original Music
David Holmes - Kin
Die Hexen - You Are Not My Mother
Joseph Conlan - Who We Love
Stephen Rennicks - An Cailín Ciúin
Van Morrison - Belfast
VFX
Ed Bruce & Andrew Barry - Spider-Man: No Way Home
Ed Bruce & Andrew Barry - The Nevers
Ed Bruce & Manuel Martinez - Swan Song
Ed Bruce & Sam Johnston - The Book of Boba Fett
Kevin Cahill & Eric Saindon - The Green Knight
Full list of nominees here.
