THE IFTAS HAPPENED last night.
You won’t have a chance to see the ceremony on TV until next Monday night – but the event went ahead, following a long red carpet preamble, in Dublin’s Mansion House.
The awards are being split into two this year. Last night it was the ‘film and drama’ ceremony. The other TV awards being presented in October.
RTÉ pulled out of showing the bash in 2015, after last year’s ceremony was branded “embarrassing” by viewers. TV3 announced back in March that it was coming on board as broadcast partner.
On the night – the Love/Hate cast, and alumni of the gangland drama, were the big winners, claiming the following:
Aiden Gillen, who formerly played a mob boss in the hit show, won Best Lead Actor in a Drama for ‘Charlie’.
You’ll find the full list of winners on the IFTA site – but here’s a quick round-up of some of the main victors in the film category:
Veteran director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, The Boxer, In America, In the Name of the Father) also received the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Sean Bean.
The awards were presented by Caroline Morahan.
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