THE GUARD, Michael Fassbender, Saoirse Ronan: Irish Film Award Winners 2012 (Alt Film Guide)

Steve Montgomery | Feb 11, 2012 |

Brendan Gleeson, The Guard

THE GUARD, Glenn Close, Ryan Gosling Win: Irish Film Awards 2012



Film Categories

Best Film
Albert Nobbs, Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn, Glenn Close
Charlie Casanova, Terry McMahon
Stella Days, Jackie Larkin, Leslie McKimm
* The Guard, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Cark, Flora Fernandez Marengo

Best Director
Rebecca Daly, The Other Side of Sleep
* John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Terry McMahon, Charlie Casanova
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Stella Days

Best Screenplay
John Banville, Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
* John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Terry McMahon, Charlie Casanova
Antoine O'Flaherta, Stella Days

Best Actor
* Michael Fassbender, Shame
Brendan Gleeson, The Guard
Ciarán Hinds, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Martin Sheen, Stella Days

Best Actress
Aoife Duffin, Behold the Lamb
Antonia Campbell Hughes, The Other Side of Sleep
Marcella Plunkett, Stella Days
* Saoirse Ronan, Hanna

Best Supporting Actor
Liam Cunningham, The Guard
Brendan Gleeson, Albert Nobbs
Ciarán Hinds, The Debt
* Chris O'Dowd, Bridesmaids

Best Supporting Actress
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Albert Nobbs
* Fionnula Flanagan, The Guard
Brenda Fricker, Albert Nobbs
Amy Huberman, Stella Days

Best George Morrison Feature Documentary Award
* Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey, Lelia Doolan
Knuckle, Ian Palmer
Men of Arlington, Enda Hughes
Off the Beaten Track, Dieter Auner

Best Special Irish Language Award
* Corp + Anam, Paddy Hayes
Mobs Cheanada, Dathai Keane
Ray McAnally – M'Athair, Brian Reddin
Seacht, Colin O'Donnell

Best Animation
23 Degrees 5 Minutes, Darragh O'Connell
* The Boy in the Bubble, Kealan O'Rourke
The Last Train, Alex Sherwood
Origin, James Stacey

Best Short Film Award
The Boy in the Bubble, Kealan O' Rourke
Cluck, Michael Lavelle
Downpour, Claire Dix
* Foxes, Lorcan Finnegan
The Shore, Terry George

Best International Categories
Best International Film
Bridesmaids
Drive
Senna
* Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy directed by Tomas Alfredson

Best International Actor
Don Cheadle, The Guard
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
* Ryan Gosling, Drive
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Best International Actress
* Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Kirsten Wiig, Bridesmaids

Best Television Drama categories
Best Drama
Corp + Anam, Paddy Hayes
Game of Thrones, Mark Huffam
* Love/Hate, Suzanne McAuley, Steve Matthews
The Borgias, Neil Jordan, James Flynn

Best Director
* David Caffrey, Love/Hate
Neil Jordan, The Borgias
Brian Kirk, Game of Thrones
Daniel O'Hara, Being Human

Best Writer
Neil Jordan, The Borgias
* Stuart Carolan, Love/Hate
Ronan Bennett, Hidden
Daire Mac Con Iomaire, Corp + Anam

Best Actor in a Lead Role
Diarmuid de Faoite, Corp + Anam
* Aidan Gillen, Love/Hate
Chris O'Dowd, The Crimson and the White Petal
David Pearse, Trivia

Best Actress in a Lead Role
Maria Doyle Kennedy, Corp + Anam
Michele Fairley, Game of Thrones
* Ruth Negga, Shirley
Aisling O'Sullivan, Raw

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Brendan Coyle, Downton Abbey
Aidan Gillen, Game of Thrones
Robert Sheehan, Misfits
* Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Love/Hate

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Eva Birthistle, Strike Back
Bronagh Gallagher, The Field of Blood
* Denise McCormack, Love/Hate
Ruth Negga, Misfits


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