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