Michael Bolton Cillian Murphy's Small Things Like These and the Kneecap movie is among the movies nominated for awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards (Ifta). The movie based on the Belfast rap group Kneecap has 17 nominations, including best film, best actor and directror categories. Tim Mielants’s Small Things Like These, a much-admired Claire Keegan adaptation featuring Cillian Murphy, is in second place with 10 nominations. Kathleen Is Here with seven, and Spilt Milk and The Apprentice, both with four. Say Nothing, the tale of the Troubles derived from a Patrick Radden Keefe book, has the most nominations for a drama series with 10. Winners will be revealed during the 22nd annual IFTA Awards Ceremony, which takes place on 14 February, at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre.

IFTA Awards 2025

Best Film

Kathleen Is Here King Frankie Kneecap Small Things Like These Spilt Milk The Apprentice

Director - Film

Eva Birthistle - Kathleen Is Here John Crowley - We Live in Time Brian Durnin - Spilt Milk Damian McCarthy - Oddity Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor - Baltimore Rich Peppiatt- Kneecap

Script - Film

Eva Birthistle - Kathleen Is Here Cara Loftus - Spilt Milk Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor - Baltimore Rich Peppiatt - Kneecap Stephen Shields - Abigail Enda Walsh - Small Things Like These

Lead Actor - Film

Peter Coonan - King Frankie Paul Mescal - Gladiator II Cillian Murphy - Small Things Like These Naoise Ó Caireallain - Kneecap J.J. Ó Dochartaigh - Kneecap Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh - Kneecap

Lead Actress - Film

Carolyn Bracken - Oddity Jessie Buckley - Wicked Little Letters Hazel Doupe - Kathleen Is Here Saoirse Ronan - The Outrun Eileen Walsh - Small Things Like These Alisha Weir - Abigail

Supporting Actor - Film

Peter Coonan - Kathleen Is Here Michael Fassbender - Kneecap Barry Keoghan - Bird Brían F. O'Byrne - Conclave Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Baltimore Steve Wall - Oddity

Supporting Actress - Film

Zara Devlin - Small Things Like These Clare Dunne - Kathleen Is Here Fionnuala Flaherty - Kneecap Simone Kirby - Kneecap Saoirse Ronan - Blitz Jessica Reynolds - Kneecap

Drama Categories

Best Drama Bad Sisters Say Nothing The Dry Bodkin Blue Lights Crá

Director - Drama

Paddy Breathnach - The Dry Brian Kirk - The Day of the Jackal Michael Lennox - Say Nothing Lisa Mulcahy - Sanctuary Hannah Quinn - The Boy That Never Was Dearbhla Walsh - Bad Sisters

Script - Drama

Baz Ashmawy - Faithless Ronan Bennett - The Day of the Jackal Nancy Harris - The Dry Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters Adam Patterson, Declan Lawn - Blue Lights Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer - Say Nothing

Lead Actor - Drama

Anthony Boyle - Say Nothing Colin Farrell - The Penguin Michael Fassbender - The Agency Ciarán Hinds - The Dry Andrew Scott - Ripley Aidan Turner - Rivals

Lead Actress - Drama

Elaine Cassidy - Sanctuary Nicola Coughlan - Bridgerton Siobhán Cullen - Bodkin Roisin Gallagher- The Dry Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters Lola Petticrew - Say Nothing

Supporting Actor - Drama

Anthony Boyle - Masters of the Air Liam Cunningham - 3 Body Problem Michael Smiley - Bad Sisters Tom Vaughan-Lawlor - Say Nothing Chris Walley - Bodkin David Wilmot - Bodkin

Supporting Actor - Drama

Siobhán Cullen - The Dry Hazel Doupe - Say Nothing Eve Hewson - Bad Sisters Ruth Negga - Presumed Innocent Fiona Shaw - Bad Sisters Victoria Smurfit - Rivals

International Film Award Categories

Best International Film

Anora Conclave Dune Part Two The Brutalist The Outrun The Substance

Best International Actor

Adrien Brody - The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain Ralph Fiennes - Conclave Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice Denzel Washington - Gladiator II

Best International Actress

Cynthia Erivo - Wicked Angelina Jolie - Maria Mikey Madison - Anora Demi Moore - The Substance Florence Pugh - We Live in Time Emily Watson - Small Things Like These

Other Award Categories

George Morrison Feature Documentary

Face Down: The Disappearance of Thomas Niedermayer Don't Forget to Remember Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story The Flats Mrs Robinson Brendan Gleeson's Farewell to Hughes's

Live - Action Short Film

Clodagh Farmers!? Room Taken Turnaround Two Mothers We Beg to Differ Wife of the Future Wrecker

Animated Short Film

Dembaya Every Other Weekend Homebird Nightpay

Casting

Baltimore - Emma Gunnery Bodkin - Louise Kiely Kneecap - Carla Stronge Say Nothing - Lucy Amos, Nina Gold Small Things Like These - Maureen Hughes

Cinematography

Bird – Robbie Ryan Fréwaka – Narayan Van Maele Kneecap – Ryan Kernaghan Say Nothing – Stephen Murphy The Penguin – Darran Tiernan

Costume design

Abigail – Gwen Jeffares Hourie House of the Dragon – Caroline McCall Kneecap – Zjena Glamocanin Spilt Milk – Gwen Jeffares Hourie Vikings Valhalla – Susan O’Connor-Cave

Production design

Abigail – Susie Cullen Bodkin – Paki Smith Kneecap – Nicola Moroney The Tourist – Philip Murphy Vikings Valhalla – Tom Conroy

Hair and make-up

Abigail – Linda Gannon, Liz Byrne Kneecap – Liz Boston Small Things Like These – Lorraine Glynn, Lynn Johnston The Apprentice – Sandra Kelly, Tom McInerney Vikings Valhalla – Joe Whelan, Tom McInerney

Sound

Abigail – Hugh Fox Blackshore – John ‘Bob’ Brennan, Mark Henry, Fionan Higgins Kneecap – Aza Hand, Brendan Rehill, Chris Woodcock Oddity – Aza Hand, Hugo Parvery Small Things Like These – Hugh Fox, Senjan Jansen

Original Music

Fréwaka – Die Hexen The Apprentice – David Holmes The Dry – Sarah Lynch The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh – Eimear Noone, Craig Stuart Garfinkle The Song Cycle – Ray Harman

Editing

Bad Sisters – Derek Holland Kathleen Is Here – Colin Campbell Kneecap – Julian Ulrichs & Chris Gill Paddington in Peru – Úna Ní Dhonghaíle Say Nothing – Edel McDonnell

VFX

3 Body Problem – Ed Bruce, Liam Neville Bodkin – John Kennedy, Lisa Maher Sanctuary – Dan Cullen Shögun – Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry