The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the winners of the IFTA Awards 2025, which took place tonight in Dublin and will air on Saturday night on RTÉ One. The 22nd anniversary of the IFTA Awards was a star-studded affair with host Kevin McGahern at the helm.
The ceremony took place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre and will be broadcast on RTE One this Saturday 15th February at 10.55pm.
The evening featured appearances by high-profile talent, including Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan, Andrew Scott, Ruth Negga, Nicola Coughlan, Sharon Horgan, Kneecap, Liam Cunningham, Chris O’Dowd, Caitriona Balfe, Patrick Gibson and Alison Oliver, among many others.
Small Things Like These won the top award for Best Film, while Cillian Murphy, who won the Oscar for Best Actor last year, also took home the award for Actor in a Lead Role for his performance in the film, on which he was also a producer. Enda Walsh won Best Screenplay for adapting Claire Keegan’s acclaimed book.
Saoirse Ronan was a big winner, taking home two awards for Actress in a Lead Role and Actress in a Supporting Role for her roles in The Outrun and Blitz, respectively.
Irish language hit Kneecap was a big winner across categories including Best Director for filmmaker Rich Peppiatt; as well as Costume Design; Editing and the award for Casting, which was presented to Carla Stronge, in the first year of the awards celebrating Irish Casting Directors.
Iconic Irish actor Colm Meaney was presented with the Irish Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award, for his outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry, across both film and television.
Anthony Boyle, breakout star of Say Nothing and Masters of the Air, was announced as the 2025 Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland IFTA Rising Star.
On the Drama side, Bad Sisters was a big winner, taking home Best Drama, Director Drama for Dearbhla Walsh, and Script Drama for creator and star Sharon Horgan.
Say Nothing also won a number of key awards, including Actress in a Lead Role for Lola Petticrew, Actress in a Supporting Role for Hazel Doupe, and Actor in a Supporting Role for Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
Colin Farrell picked up Actor in a Leading Role (Drama) for his performance in Batman spin-off series The Penguin.
Actor in a Supporting Role (Film) was awarded to Brían F. O’Byrne for his performance in Vatican-set drama Conclave.
Conclave also won two International awards, for International Film and International Actor for Ralph Fiennes. Meanwhile, International Actress went to Demi Moore in The Substance.
The George Morrison Feature Documentary Award went to The Flats, with Best Cinematography awarded to Robbie Ryan for his work on Bird.
Best Live Action Short Film was awarded to Clodagh, while Dembaya won Best Animated Short.
Ed Bruce and Andrew Barry won VFX for Shōgun, with Sandra Kelly and Tom McInerney winning Hair & Makeup for their work on Irish-produced film The Apprentice about the early career of Donald Trump.
It was a big night for horror, with the award for Original Music going to Die Hexen for Fréwaka, while Susie Cullen won in the Production Design category for Abigail; and Aza Hand and Hugo Parvery won Sound for Oddity.
The Irish Academy Awards are funded by Screen Ireland and Coimisiún na Meán.
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FULL LIST OF WINNERS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Colm Meaney
SCREEN IRELAND - IFTA RISING STAR
Anthony Boyle
FILM CATEGORIES
BEST FILM
Small Things Like These
DIRECTOR - FILM
Rich Peppiatt- Kneecap
SCRIPT - FILM
Enda Walsh - Small Things Like These
LEAD ACTOR - FILM
Cillian Murphy - Small Things Like These
LEAD ACTRESS - FILM
Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun
SUPPORTING ACTOR - FILM
Brían F. O'Byrne - Conclave
SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM
Saoirse Ronan - Blitz
DRAMA CATEGORIES
COIMISIÚN NA MEÁN BEST DRAMA
Bad Sisters
DIRECTOR - DRAMA
Dearbhla Walsh - Bad Sisters
SCRIPT - DRAMA
Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters
LEAD ACTOR - DRAMA
Colin Farrell - The Penguin
LEAD ACTRESS - DRAMA
Lola Petticrew - Say Nothing
SUPPORTING ACTOR - DRAMA
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Say Nothing
SUPPORTING ACTRESS - DRAMA
Hazel Doupe - Say Nothing
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD CATEGORIES
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Conclave
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Demi Moore - The Substance
OTHER AWARD CATEGORIES
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
The Flats
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
Clodagh
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dembaya
CRAFT CATEGORIES
CASTING
Kneecap - Carla Stronge
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bird - Robbie Ryan
COSTUME DESIGN
Kneecap - Zjena Glamocanin
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Abigail - Susie Cullen
HAIR & MAKE-UP
The Apprentice - Sandra Kelly, Tom McInerney
SOUND
Oddity - Aza Hand, Hugo Parvery
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Fréwaka - Die Hexen
EDITING
Kneecap - Julian Ulrichs & Chris Gill
VFX
Shögun - Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry
Slán go fóill.