Normal People leads the way in Irish Film & TV Awards nominations
Line of Duty, Bloodlands and Bridgerton can win big this year 👇
Last updated 15th Jun 2021
The nominations for the 2021 Irish Film & Television Awards have been announced, and BBC's Normal People scooped an impressive 15 nominations...not too bad!
Paul Mescal is up for Best Actor for his portrayal of Connell Waldron in the series, which saw him pick up a BAFTA just a few weeks ago.
Co-stars Desmond Eastwood and Fionn O’Shea are up for Best Supporting Actor. Mescal's on-screen mum Sarah Greene has also been nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
There's stiff local competition in the Best Actor category this year. Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar and Bloodlands' James Nesbitt are also nominated for 'Best Actor in a Leading Role'.
Northern Irish film Wildfire is also recognised this year, with late actress Nika McGuigan up for Best Actress in a Lead Film.
Coming-of-age comedy Dating Amber received eight nominations, and the drama Herself received four.
We'll find out who comes out on top for the 2021 IFTA Awards virtually this year. The show will be broadcast on Virgin Media One on Sunday 4th July.
Check out the full list of IFTAs 2021 nominees:
Best film
- Broken Law
- Dating Amber
- Herself
- Vivarium
- Wildfire
- Wolfwalkers
Director film
- Cathy Brady - Wildfire
- David Freyne - Dating Amber
- Lorcan Finnegan - Vivarium
- Paddy Slattery - Broken Law
- Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart - Wolfwalkers
Script film
- Cathy Brady - Wildfire
- Clare Dunne, Malcolm Campbell - Herself
- David Freyne - Dating Amber
- Paddy Slattery - Broken Law
- Will Collins - Wolfwalkers
Lead actor film
- Ciarán Hinds - The Man In The Hat
- Fionn O’Shea - Dating Amber
- Gabriel Byrne - Death of a Ladies Man
- Moe Dunford - Knuckledust
- Tristan Heanue - Broken Law
Lead actress film
- Clare Dunne - Herself
- Jessie Buckley - I’m Thinking of Ending Things
- Lola Petticrew - Dating Amber
- Nika McGuigan - Wildfire
- Nora-Jane Noone - Wildfire
Supporting actor film
- Barry Ward - Dating Amber
- Brian Gleeson - Death of a Ladies Man
- Colm Meaney - Pixie
- Conleth Hill - Herself
- Ned Dennehy - Undergods
Supporting actress film
- Ally Ni Chiarain - Broken Law
- Kathy Kiera Clarke - A Bend in the River
- Molly McCann - Herself
- Saoirse Ronan - Ammonite
- Sharon Horgan - Dating Amber
Best drama
- Blood - Season 2
- Dead Still
- Line of Duty - Season 6
- Normal People
- Smother
- Vikings - Season 6
Director drama
- DathaĂ Keane - Smother
- Dearbhla Walsh - Fargo
- Imogen Murphy - Dead Still
- Lenny Abrahamson - Normal People
- Steve St. Leger - Vikings - Season 6
Script drama
- Declan Lawn & Adam Patterson - The Salisbury Poisonings
- John Morton - Dead Still
- Kate O’Riordan - Smother
- Lisa McGee - The Deceived
- Sally Rooney - Normal People
Lead actor drama
- Adrian Dunbar - Line of Duty - Season 6
- Brendan Gleeson - The Comey Rule
- James Nesbitt - Bloodlands
- Michael Smiley - Dead Still
- Paul Mescal - Normal People
Lead actress drama
- Aisling Franciosi - Black Narcissus
- Catherine Walker - The Deceived
- Dervla Kirwan - Smother
- Eve Hewson - Behind Her Eyes
- Niamh Algar - Raised By Wolves
Supporting actor drama
- Andrew Scott - His Dark Materials
- Colm Meaney - Gangs of London
- Desmond Eastwood - Normal People
- Éanna Hardwicke - Smother
- Fionn O’Shea - Normal People
Supporting actress drama
- Fiona Shaw - Killing Eve
- Gemma-Leah Devereux - Smother
- Nicola Coughlan - Bridgerton
- Sarah Greene - Normal People
- Seána Kerslake - Smother
Feature documentary
- Breaking Out
- Finding Jack Charlton
- Henry Glassie: Field Work
- Phil Lynott: Songs for While I’m Away
- The 8th
- Tomorrow is Saturday
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