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Irish Film and Television Awards: 2008

IFTA Award

Date:	17 February
Location:	Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

Best Film


Winner:
	Garage (2007) - Ed Guiney
Other Nominees:
	Becoming Jane (2007) - Douglas Rae; James Flynn (IV) Closing the Ring (2007) - Jo Gilbert (II); Richard Attenborough Kings (2007/I) - Jackie Larkin; Tom Collins (IV) Shrooms (2007) - Paddy McDonald; Robert Walpole

Best International Actor


Winner:
	There Will Be Blood (2007) - Daniel Day-Lewis
Other Nominees:
	Atonement (2007) - James McAvoy Das Leben der Anderen (2006) - Ulrich M�he Michael Clayton (2007) - George Clooney

Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film


Winner:
	Garage (2007) - Pat Shortt
Other Nominees:
	Jindabyne (2006) - Gabriel Byrne Kings (2007/I) - Colm Meaney Speed Dating (2007/I) - Hugh O'Conor Sunshine (2007) - Cillian Murphy

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film


Winner:
	Kings (2007/I) - Brendan Conroy
Other Nominees:
	Garage (2007) - Conor Ryan (IV) Kings (2007/I) - Donal O'Kelly Speed Dating (2007/I) - Don Wycherley

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film


Winner:
	Atonement (2007) - Saoirse Ronan
Other Nominees:
	And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) - Elaine Cassidy Garage (2007) - Anne-Marie Duff Strength and Honour (2007) - Gail Fitzpatrick (I)

Best Director of Photography


Winner:
	Atonement (2007) - Seamus McGarvey
Other Nominees:
	Garage (2007) - Peter Robertson (II) Kings (2007/I) - P.J. Dillon Northanger Abbey (2007) (TV) - Ciar�n Tanham

Best Director for Film


Winner:
	Garage (2007) - Leonard Abrahamson
Other Nominees:
	Boy A (2007) - John Crowley (III) Cré na Cille (2007) - Robert Quinn (I) Kings (2007/I) - Tom Collins (IV) Shrooms (2007) - Paddy Breathnach

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007) - Joan Bergin
Other Nominees:
	Becoming Jane (2007) - Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh Kings (2007/I) - Maggie Donnelly My Boy Jack (2007) (TV) - Lorna Marie Mugan

Best Sound


Winner:
	Kings (2007/I) - Ken Galvin; Ronan Hill; Dominic Weaver (I)
Other Nominees:
	Becoming Jane (2007) - Nick Adams (II); Tom Johnson (I); Mervyn Moore Garage (2007) - Niall Brady; John Fitzgerald (IV); Robert Flanagan (VII) My Boy Jack (2007) (TV) - Brendan Deasy; Ken Galvin; Nicky Moss (I)

Best Editing


Winner:
	Kings (2007/I) - Dermot Diskin
Other Nominees:
	"The Running Mate" (2007) - Gareth Young (I) Damage (2007) (TV) - Stephen O'Connell (III) Garage (2007) - Isobel Stephenson

Best Original Score


Winner:
	Kings (2007/I) - Pol Brennan
Other Nominees:
	"The Running Mate" (2007) - Stephen McKeon Cré na Cille (2007) - Jim Lockhart (II) Garage (2007) - Stephen Rennicks

Best Short Film


Winner:
	New Boy (2007)
Other Nominees:
	Deep Breaths (2007) Hesitation (2007) No Regrets in the West (2007) The Wednesdays (2007)

Best Documentary Series


Winner:
	"The Hospice" (2007)
Other Nominees:
	"Imeacht Na N'Iarlaí" (2007) "Mobs Mheiriceá" (2007) "Scannál" (2004) "Surgeons" (2007)

Best Single Documentary


Nominees:
	"Ireland's Nazis" (2007) Bloody Sunday: A Derry Diary (2007) (TV) Get Collins (2007) Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)

Best Entertainment


Winner:
	"The Podge and Rodge Show" (2006)
Other Nominees:
	"Dan & Becs" (2007) "Killinaskully" (2003) "Naked Camera" (2005)

Best Hair & Make-Up


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007) - Jennifer Hegarty (I); Dee Corcoran
Other Nominees:
	"Prosperity" (2007) - Tom McInerney; Sandra Kelly (I) Kings (2007/I) - Muriel Bell; Pamela Smyth My Boy Jack (2007) (TV) - Morna Ferguson; Lorraine Glynn

Best Production Design


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007) - Tom Conroy (II)
Other Nominees:
	Closing the Ring (2007) - Tom McCullagh Garage (2007) - Padraig O'Neill Kings (2007/I) - David Craig (VIII)

Best Children's/Youth Programme


Winner:
	"Aifric" (2006)
Other Nominees:
	"Skunk Fu!" (2007) "The Café" (2004) "Trí Shúle an Chait" (2006)

Best Current Affairs Programme


Nominees:
	"Election 2007 - Results Coverage" (2007) "Spotlight" (2000) - For "The Pitbull Sting".

Best Drama Series/Soap


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007)
Other Nominees:
	"Ros na Rún" (1996) "Single-Handed" (2007) "The Clinic" (2003)

Best News Programme


Winner:
	"BBC Newsline" (1996)
Other Nominees:
	"Nuacht TG4" (1996) "RT� News" (????) "TV3 News" (????)

Best Animation


Winner:
	"Skunk Fu!" (2007)
Other Nominees:
	"The Ugly Duckling and Me!" (2006) "Wobblyland" (2007) Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly's History of Ireland (2007)

Best Sports Programme


Winner:
	Tall, Dark and Ó hAilpín (2007) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	"Rugby World Cup 2007" (2007) 20 Moments That Shook Irish Sport (2007) (TV) Red Mist (2007) (TV)

Best Factual Entertainment


Winner:
	"Diarmuid's Pony Kids" (2007)
Other Nominees:
	"Families in Trouble" (2006) "No Experience Required" (2006) Hector: Mo Rogha San Oz (2007) (TV)

Best International Film


Winner:
	Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
Other Nominees:
	Atonement (2007) La môme (2007) The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Best Script for Film


Winner:
	Garage (2007) - Mark O'Halloran
Other Nominees:
	Battle in Seattle (2007) - Stuart Townsend Boy A (2007) - Mark O'Rowe Kings (2007/I) - Tom Collins (IV)

Best Single Drama/Drama Serial


Winner:
	"The Running Mate" (2007)
Other Nominees:
	"Prosperity" (2007) Damage (2007) (TV) My Boy Jack (2007) (TV)

Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007) - Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Other Nominees:
	"The Running Mate" (2007) - Denis Conway "The Running Mate" (2007) - Don Wycherley Celebration (2006) (TV) - Michael Gambon

Best Actress in a Lead Role in Film/Television


Winner:
	"The Clinic" (2003) - Aisling O'Sullivan
Other Nominees:
	"Aifric" (2006) - Cliona N� Chios�in "Brotherhood" (2006) - Fionnula Flanagan "Prosperity" (2007) - Siobhan Shanahan Cré na Cille (2007) - Br�d N� Neachtain

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007) - Nick Dunning (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Prosperity" (2007) - Leroy Harris "The Clinic" (2003) - Gary Lydon "The Running Mate" (2007) - Eamonn Hunt

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Television


Winner:
	"The Tudors" (2007) - Maria Doyle Kennedy
Other Nominees:
	"Paddywhackery" (2007) - Fionnula Flanagan "The Clinic" (2003) - Dawn Bradfield "The Clinic" (2003) - Amy Huberman

Best Director for Television


Winner:
	"Prosperity" (2007) - Leonard Abrahamson
Other Nominees:
	"Aifric" (2006) - Paul Mercier (II) "The Running Mate" (2007) - Declan Recks "The Tudors" (2007) - Brian Kirk (III)

Best Script for Television


Winner:
	"Prosperity" (2007) - Mark O'Halloran
Other Nominees:
	"Paddywhackery" (2007) - Daniel O'Hara (I); Paddy C. Courtney "The Running Mate" (2007) - Marcus Fleming Damage (2007) (TV) - Aisling Walsh (I)

Audience Award

Best International Actress


Winner:
	P.S. I Love You (2007) - Hilary Swank
Other Nominees:
	Atonement (2007) - Keira Knightley Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - Cate Blanchett The Brave One (2007) - Jodie Foster

TV Personality of the Year


Winner:
	Kathryn Thomas (II)
Other Nominees:
	Paul Dempsey Michelle Doherty Kathy Hoffman Lorraine Keane Stephen Nolan (I) S�le N� Bhraon�n Julian Simmons

Special Irish Language Award


Winner:
	Kings (2007/I)
Other Nominees:
	"Aifric" (2006) - Miche�l � Domhnaill "Paddywhackery" (2007) Cré na Cille (2007)

Rising Star Award


Winner:
	Saoirse Ronan (actress)
Other Nominees:
	Cecelia Ahern (writer) Mark Mahon (producer) Martin McCann (I) (actor) Marian Quinn (director)

Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema


Awarded to:
	Mel Gibson (I)