19th Irish Film & Television Awards

{{Short description|2023 Irish award ceremony}}

{{Use Irish English|date=June 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 19

| award = Irish Film & Television Awards

| date = 7 May 2023

| site = Dublin Royal Convention Centre

| host = Deirdre O'Kane

| producer =

| director =

| best_film = The Banshees of Inisherin

| best_direction = Frank Berry

| best_direction_film = Aisha

| best_actor = Paul Mescal

| best_actor_film = Aftersun

| best_actress = Bríd Ní Neachtain

| best_actress_film = Róise & Frank

| most_wins = Bad Sisters (4)

| most_nominations = {{Plainlist|

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| channel = RTÉ

| duration =

| ratings =

| last = 18th

| next = 20th

}}

The 19th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards, also called the IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2023 or the 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards,{{efn|It was the 19th ceremony, but the 20th anniversary of the awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.ifta.ie/news/ifta-23.php |title=The 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony (May 7th, 2023) |publisher=IFTA |access-date=8 May 2023}}}} took place on 7 May 2023 and was hosted by Deirdre O'Kane in the new Dublin Royal Convention Centre, situated on Ship Street, close to Dublin Castle.{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2023/05/07/iftas-2023-a-good-night-for-banshees-and-bad-sisters-at-film-and-tv-awards/ |title=IFTAs 2023: Another good night for 'Banshees' as Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon take home awards |last=Clarke |first=Donald |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ifta.ie/news/winners23.php |title=IFTA Awards 2023: Full List of Winners |publisher=IFTA |access-date=8 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/irish-film-tv-awards-2023-winners-bad-sisters-the-banshees-of-inisherin-1235358990/ |title=Irish Film & TV Awards Winners: 'Bad Sisters' & 'The Banshees of Inisherin' Sweep Top Honors |last=Ntim |first=Zac |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=8 May 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023}} It honoured Irish films and television drama released between 1 January 2022 and 11 March 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.ifta.ie/awards/rulesandguidelines.pdf |title=IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2023: RULES & GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS |publisher=IFTA |access-date=8 May 2023}} The nominations were announced on 6 March 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2023/03/07/irish-film-television-awards-2023-the-banshees-of-inisherin-and-aisha-top-nominations/ |title=Irish Film & Television Awards 2023: 'The Banshees of Inisherin' and 'Aisha' top nominations |last=Clarke |first=Donald |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=7 March 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ifta.ie/news/nominations-23.php |title=2023 IFTA Nominees Announced |publisher=IFTA |access-date=8 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/global/ifta-nominations-2023-list-1235544167/ |title=Irish Film, TV Nominations 2023: 'The Banshees of Inisherin', 'Bad Sisters' Lead with Most Nods |last=Yossman |first=K.J. |work=Variety |date=6 March 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307000401/https://variety.com/2023/awards/global/ifta-nominations-2023-list-1235544167/ |archive-date=7 March 2023 |url-status=live}}

Rising Star nominees were announced on 25 April 2023, ahead of the ceremony.{{Cite news |title=Five Irish Story Makers nominated for the Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star Award 2023 |date=2023-04-25 |url=https://www.screenireland.ie/news/five-irish-story-makers-nominated-for-the-screen-ireland-ifta-rising-star-award-2023 |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=Screen Ireland}} RTÉ broadcast the ceremony and highlights from the IFTA Red Carpet; the awards ceremony and back stage were also distributed to over 120 news channels worldwide.

Film

File:Paul Mescal, 2023 Dublin International Film Festival.jpg, Best Actor in a Lead Role winner]]

File:Kerry Condon during an interview in 2022 (cropped).jpg, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner]]

File:BansheesBFI131022 (19 of 22) (52448312588) (cropped).jpg, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner]]

=Best Film=

=Best Director=

=Best Script=

  • Frank Berry – Aisha (winner)
  • Shane Crowley – God's Creatures
  • Ailbhe Keogan – Joyride
  • Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
  • Conor McMahon – Let the Wrong One In
  • Rachael Moriarty and Peter Murphy – Róise & Frank

=Best Actress in a Lead Role=

=Best Actor in a Lead Role=

=Best Actress in a Supporting Role=

=Best Actor in a Supporting Role=

=Best George Morrison Feature Documentary=

  • The Artist & The Wall of Death
  • The Ghost of Richard Harris
  • How to Tell a Secret
  • Million Dollar Pigeons
  • North Circular
  • Nothing Compares (winner)

=Best Live Action Short=

  • Call Me Mommy
  • Don't Go Where I Can't Find You
  • An Irish Goodbye (winner)
  • Lamb
  • Wednesday's Child
  • You're Not Home

=Best Animated Short=

  • Candlelight
  • Dagda's Harp
  • Red Rabbit
  • Soft Tissue (winner)

Television

File:Sharon Horgan, Trending Report (cropped).jpg, Best Actress in a Lead Role winner]]

File:Stephen Rea.jpg, Best Actor in a Lead Role winner]]

File:BAFTA 2007 (387030334).jpg, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner]]

File:Ciarán Hinds in 2022.jpg, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner]]

=Best Drama=

=Best Director=

=Best Script=

=Best Actress in a Lead Role=

=Best Actor in a Lead Role=

=Best Actress in a Supporting Role=

=Best Actor in a Supporting Role=

Craft

=Best Cinematography=

  • Eleanor Bowman – How to Tell a Secret
  • Suzie Lavelle – Conversations with Friends
  • Piers McGrail – It Is In Us All (winner)
  • Peter Robertson – Vikings: Valhalla
  • Cathal Watters – The Dry

=Best Costume Design=

=Best Editing=

=Best Hair & Make-Up=

  • Dumebi Anozie and Liz Byrne – Aisha
  • Eileen Buggy and Sharon Doyle – Mr. Malcolm's List
  • Orla Carroll, Lynn Johnston, and Dan Martin – The Banshees of Inisherin
  • Morna Ferguson and Lorri Ann King – The Wonder
  • Tom McInerney and Joe Whelan – Vikings: Valhalla (winner)

=Best Original Score=

=Best Production Design=

  • Ray Ball – Mr. Malcolm's List
  • Tamara Conboy – Aisha (winner)
  • Tom Conroy – Vikings: Valhalla
  • Mark Geraghty – Bad Sisters
  • Padraig O'Neill – Róise & Frank

=Best Sound=

  • Ben Baird and Hugh Fox – The Wonder
  • Niall Brady, Steve Fanagan, and Derek Hehir – Conversations with Friends
  • Chris Burdon, Johnathan Rush, Joakim Sundström, and Simon Willis – The Banshees of Inisherin
  • Adrian Conway, Aza Hand, and Alan Scully – The Sparrow (winner)
  • Hugh Fox, Michelle McCormack, and Brendan Rehill – Aisha

=Best VFX=

  • Ed Bruce and Jim O'Hagan – Marlowe
  • Ed Bruce and Jim O'Hagan – Stranger Things
  • Paul Byrne and Simon Hughes – The Banshees of Inisherin
  • Donal Nolan – The Woman King (winner)

International

=Best International Film=

=Best International Actor=

=Best International Actress=

Special

=Screen Ireland Rising Star Award=

=The Irish Academy's Industry Lifetime Achievement Award=

  • Costume designer Joan Bergin (for her outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry, across both film and television)

Notes

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See also

References

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