THE 2016 NOMINATIONS
BEST FILM
Brooklyn
My Name is Emily
Room
Sing Street
The Survivalist
Viva
DIRECTOR 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 FLM
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 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 FILM
Domhnall Gleeson - Brooklyn
Sean T O Meallaigh – The Callback Queen
Owen Roe - Pursuit
Jack Reynor – Sing Street
Michael Smiley – My Name is Emily
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN FILM
Jane Brennan – Brooklyn
Gemma-Leah Devereux – Get Up and Go
Olwen Fouere – The Survivalist
Siobhan O’Kelly – An Klondike
Ger Ryan – The Callback Queen
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
A Doctor’s Sword
The Land of the Enlightened
Mom & Me
Older than Ireland
The Queen of Ireland
ANIMATION SHORT
A Coat Made Dark
Geist
Tea with the Dead
Unhinged
SHORT FILM
Change in the Weather
Ernestine and Kit
The Great Wide Open
How Was Your Day?
Love is a Sting
Stutterer
DRAMA
An Klondike
Game Of Thrones
Penny Dreadful
Rebellion
Vikings
DIRECTOR DRAMA
Anthony Byrne – Ripper Street
Neasa Hardiman – Happy Valley
Dathai 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
Dara Devaney – An Klondike
Colin Farrell – True Detective
Aidan Turner – Poldark
Stephen Rea – Dickensian
Barry Ward – Rebellion
ACTRESS INA LEAD ROLE IN DRAMA
Caitriona Balfe - Outlander
Ruth Bradley – Rebellion
Elaine Cassidy – No Offence
Sarah Greene – Rebellion
Catherine Walker - Critical
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN DRAMA
Liam Cunningham – Game of Thrones
Ned Dennehy – Dickensian
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 – Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Victoria Smurfit – Once Upon a Time
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Seamus Deasy – My Name is Emily
PJ Dillon -Vikings
Robbie Ryan – Slow West
Cathal Watters – Viva
COSTUME DESIGN
Joan Bergin – Vikings
Alison Byrne – Rebellion
Tiziana Corvisieri – Sing Street
Triona Lillis – An Klondike
EDITING
Mick Mahon – The Queen of Ireland
Nathan Nugent – Room
Stephen O’Connell – Viva
Emer Reynolds – My Name is Emily
MAKE UP & HAIR Sponsored By M.A.C
An Klondike
Brooklyn
Sing Street
Vikings
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Gary Clark & John Carney – Sing Street
Stephen McKeon – My Name is Emily
Stephen Rennicks – Room
Stephen Rennicks – Viva
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Tom Conroy – Legend
Padraig O’Neill - An Klondike
Paki Smith – Viva
Derek Wallace - Rebellion
SOUND
The Hallow
My Name is Emily
Room
Sing Street
VFX
Brooklyn (Windmill Lane)
The Frankenstein Chronicles (Screen Scene)
Ghosthunters – On Icy Trails (Egg)
Ripper Street (Screen Scene)
INTERNATIONAL FILM
The Revenant
Spotlight
Mad Max Fury Road
Ex Machina
INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Bryan Cranston – Trumbo
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Matt Damon – The Martian
Jacob Tremberly – Room
INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - Carol
Rachel Griffith - Mammal
Brie Larson - Room
Charlotte Rampling – 45 Years
Press Release:
"The countdown begins for the Irish film industry’s biggest night of the year, acknowledging and rewarding the industry’s great work and achievements in this Golden Age of Irish Cinema, at the annual Awards Ceremony taking place at the Round Room of the Mansion House on Saturday 9th April 2016. The Ceremony & Red Carpet will be broadcast primetime on TV3 and highlight and news clips will be distributed worldwide.
The Lord Mayor will welcome the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins along with 500 guests from across the world of Film & Drama, all coming together to celebrate the continued great work and success of Ireland’s home industry. The Irish Academy will also welcome Liam Neeson to Dublin to celebrate his Outstanding Contribution to Cinema and will also welcome Roma Downey who will receive the Inaugural Irish Diaspora Award.
Nominations are announced in all categories and have been shortlisted by Irish Academy Members alongside a specialist Jury panel of industry experts from around the world"