The 13th IFTA Film & Drama Awards took place at the Mansion House on 9 April 2016 in Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2015. Deirdre O'Kane hosted the film awards ceremony.
Film Awards
The nominations for the IFTA Film & Drama Awards were announced on 14 March 2016.
Film categories
Best Film
Brooklyn
My Name Is Emily
Room
Sing Street
The Survivalist
Viva
Director in Film
Lenny Abrahamson - Room
Paddy Breathnach - Viva
John Carney - Sing Street
John Crowley - Brooklyn
Stephen Fingleton - The Survivalist
Script Film
John Carney - Sing Street
Emma Donoghue - Room
Simon Fitzmaurice - My Name Is Emily
Mark O'Halloran - Viva
Johnny O'Reilly - Moscow Never Sleeps
Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
Colin Farrell - The Lobster
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
Domhnall Gleeson - Ex Machina
Barry Keoghan - Mammal
Martin McCann - The Survivalist
Actress in a Lead Role in a Feature Film
Eva Birthistle - Swansong
Ruth Bradley - Pursuit
Orla Brady - The Price of Desire
Evanna Lynch - My Name Is Emily
Saoirse Ronan - Brooklyn
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film
Sean T. Ó Meallaigh - The Callback Queen
Jack Reynor - Sing Street
Domhnall Gleeson - Brooklyn
Owen Roe - Pursuit
Michael Smiley - My Name Is Emily
Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film
Jane Brennan - Brooklyn
Gemma-Leah Devereux - Get Up and Go
Olwen Fouéré - The Survivalist
Siobhan O'Kelly - An Klondike
Ger Ryan - The Callback Queen
George Morrison Feature Documentary
A Doctor's Sword - Bob Jackson and Gary Lennon
The Land of the Enlightened - Morgan Bushe and Bart Van Langendonck
Mom and Me - Ken Wardrop
Older Than Ireland - Alex Fegan, Garry Walsh and Colm Nicell
The Queen of Ireland - Ailish Bracken, Katie Holly and Conor Horgan
Short Film
Change in the Weather
Ernestine and Kit
The Great Wide Open
How Was Your Day? Love is a Sting Stutterer
Animation
A Coat Made Dark - Jack O'Shea
Geist - Daniel Spencer
Tea with the Dead - Susan Broe
Unhinged - Tom Caulfield
International categories
International Film sponsored by American Airlines
The Revenant
Spotlight
Mad Max: Fury Road
Ex Machina
International Actor
Matt Damon - The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant
Jacob Tremblay - Room
Bryan Cranston - Trumbo
International Actress
Brie Larson - Room
Cate Blanchett -Carol
Rachel Griffiths - Mammal
Charlotte Rampling - 45 Years
Television Drama categories
Best Drama
An Klondike
Game of Thrones
Penny Dreadful
Rebellion
Vikings
Director Drama
Anthony Byrne - Ripper Street
Neasa Hardiman - Happy Valley
Daithí Keane - An Klondike
Brian Kirk - Penny Dreadful
Aisling Walsh - An Inspector Calls
Script Drama
Marcus Fleming - An Klondike
Lisa McGee - Indian Summers
Billy Roche - Clean Break
Colin Teevan - Rebellion
Actor in a Lead Role in Drama
Barry Ward - Rebellion
Dara Devaney - An Klondike
Colin Farrell - True Detective
Aidan Turner - Poldark
Stephen Rea - Dickensian
Actress in a Lead Role Drama
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Ruth Bradley - Rebellion
Elaine Cassidy - No Offence
Sarah Greene - Rebellion
Catherine Walker - Critical
Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama
Ned Dennehy - Dickensian
Liam Cunningham - Game of Thrones
Moe Dunford - Vikings
Robert O'Mahoney - An Klondike
Stephen Rea - War and Peace
Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama
Michelle Fairley - Rebellion
Sarah Greene - Penny Dreadful
Paula Malcomson - Ray Donovan
Ruth Negga - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Victoria Smurfit - Once Upon a Time
