26/05/2015 - Lenny Abrahamson wins Best Director, Moe Dunford Best Actor and Deirdre O’Kane Best Actress

Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea [+see also:
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interview: Tomm Moore
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IFTA 2015 FILM WINNERS:

Best Film
Song of the Sea

Best Director
Lenny Abrahamson for Frank

Best Script
Terry McMahon for Patrick’s Day

Irish Film Board Rising Star
Sarah Greene

Best Lead Actor
Moe Dunford for Patrick’s Day

Best Lead Actress
Deirdre O’Kane for Noble

Best Supporting Actor
Domhnall Gleeson for Frank

Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Greene for Noble

George Morrison Feature Documentary
In A House That Ceased To Be

Best Animation Short
Somewhere Down The Line

Best Short Film
Rockmount

Best Director of Photography
James Mather for Frank

Best Editing
Emer Reynolds for One Million Dubliners

Best Original Score
Stephen McKeon for Queen and Country [+see also:
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interview: John Boorman
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Best Production Design
John Paul Kelly for The Theory of Everything [+see also:
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Best Sound
Patrick’s Day

Best International Film
Boyhood

Best International Actor
Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything

Best International Actress
Julianne Moore for Still Alice