Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Nominations: ‘Kneecap’ Dominates with 10 Nods
Nominations have been revealed for the 2025 Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards where the Oscar-shortlisted Irish comedy Kneecap dominated with 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and for the trio of lead actors who play themselves in the film.
The Cillian Murphy drama Small Things Like These has nods including Best Screenplay, Lead Actor for Murphy, and Best Film among its six mentions. Other Best Film nominees include Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, Kathleen is Here (six nominations), King Frankie, and Spilt Milk.
Paul Mescal also received a Best Actor nomination for his role in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II alongside Murphy, the Kneecap trio and Peter Coonan for King Frankie.
In Best Actress, Saoirse Ronan is nominated for The Outrun alongside Carolyn Bracken for Oddity, Jessie Buckley for Wicked Little Letters, Hazel Doupe for Kathleen Is Here, Eileen Walsh for Small Things Like These, and Alisha Weir for Abigail.
In the International categories, Best Film nominees are: Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, The Outrun, and The Substance.
For Best International Actor the nominees, including several Oscar hopefuls, are: Adrien Brody for The Brutalist, Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown, Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain, Ralph Fiennes for Conclave, Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice, and Denzel Washington for Gladiator II.
For Best International Actress we have: Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Angelina Jolie for Maria, Mikey Madison for Anora, Demi Moore for The Substance, Florence Pugh for We Live in Time, and Emily Watson for Small Things Like These.
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will hand out its awards on February 14 at a ceremony at the Royal Convention Centre in Dublin.
Here is the complete set of nominations.
BEST FILM
The Apprentice
Kathleen Is Here
King Frankie
Kneecap
Small Things Like These
Spilt Milk
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
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
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