Nominees Announced for IFTA 2010

Nominees Announced for IFTA 2010

The five shortlisted Best Feature Film nominees for 2010 are Zanita Film's 'Eamon', Treasure Entertainment's 'The Eclipse', 'Ondine' from Octagon Films, Cartoon Saloon's 'The Secret of Kells' and 'Zonad' from Element Pictures.

The category of Director Film comprises of five heavyweight Irish directors, namely Neil Jordan for 'Ondine', Conor McPherson for 'The Eclipse', John and Kieran Carney for their film 'Zonad' and Jim Sheridan for 'Brothers'. John and Kieran Carney and Neil Jordan are also hoping for a win in the Script Film category which sees nods for Margaret Corkery (Eamon) and writing duo Billy Roche Conor McPherson (The Eclipse).

In the lead film acting group the nominees include Colin Farrell for his role in 'Ondine', first time IFTA nominee, Darren Healy, for 'Savage', Ciarn Hinds for his part in 'The Eclipse', Stephen Rea for 'Nothing Personal', Janice Byrne for her work on 'Zonad', Amy Kirwan for 'Eamon', Jade Yourell for 'Happy Ever Afters' and Saoirse Ronan for her role in 'The Lovely Bones'.

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The shortlisted international films are 'Avatar', 'The Hurt Locker', 'Let the Right One In' and 'UP' with nods for the acting prowess of Marion Cotillard for 'Nine', Penlope Cruz for 'Broken Embraces', Anna Kendrick for 'Up In The Air', Meryl Streep for 'It's Complicated', Sam Rockwell for 'Moon', Vincent Cassell for 'Mesrine: Killer Instinct', Robert Downey Jr. for 'Sherlock Holmes' and Stanley Tucci for 'The Lovely Bones'.

Four feature documentaries, specifically Niall McKay's 'The Bass Player: A Song for Dad', Morgan Bushe's 'Colony', Andrew Freedman's Justin Smith Womens Jersey 'His Hers' and www.official49ersnflauthentic.com/WOMENS-MIKE-IUPATI-JERSEY.html Alan Gilsenan's 'The Yellow Bittern: The Life and Times of Liam Clancy' will all compete for the George Morrison Feature Documentary prize at the awards ceremony.

Where Irish talent on television is concerned Irish television drama continues to deliver variety, entertainment and quality for home audiences with productions from Irish broadcasters RT, TV3, TG4 and BBC NI included in the shortlist for the Single Drama/Drama Serial category sees nominations for Accomplice Television's 'Belonging to Laura', BBC Northern Ireland's 'Best: His Mother's Son', Octagon Films / Left Bank Pictures' 'Father Son', Big Fish Film's 'Five Minutes of Heaven' and Great Western Films' 'Rsa na Gaillimhe'.

The shortlisted projects in the Drama Series/Soap group include Parallel Films' 'The Clinic', RT's 'Fair City', Accomplice Television's 'Pure Mule: The Last Weekend', EO Telefs/Tyrone Productions' 'Ros na Rn' and World 2000 Entertainment's 'The Tudors'.

The Director Television category features the helming talents of Ciaran Donnelly for 'The Tudors', Thaddeus O'Sullivan for 'Churchill: Into the Storm', Robert Quinn for 'Rsa na Gaillimhe' and Declan Recks for 'Pure Mule: The Last Weekend' whereas the Script Television category sees nods for the late Frank Deasy for 'Father Son', Frank McGuinness for 'A Short Stay in Switzerland', Eugene O'Brien for 'Pure Mule: The Last Weekend' and James Phelan for 'Rsa na Gaillimhe'. drama 'Harpers Island' and Brendan Gleeson for 'Churchill: Into the Storm' alongside Liam Neeson for 'Five Minutes Vernon Davis Elite Jersey of Heaven', Jonathan Rhys Meyers for 'The Tudors', Ruth Bradley for 'Rsa na Gallimhe', 'Michelle Fairley for 'Best: His Mother's Son' and Charlene McKenna for 'Pure Mule: The Last Weekend'.

Pat Kenny's new series 'The Frontline' features in the Current Affairs category with 'Prime Time Investigates Travellers On the Edge', 'Spotlight: Stem Cell Tourists' and 'Paul Williams' Investigates', a probing insight into the Shell to Sea campaign. The Entertainment group sees 2009 winner 'The Apprentice' in the spotlight once again with 'The All Ireland Talent Show', 'The Savage Eye' and Xpos's tribute to Boyzone star Stephen Gately also nominated.

Other shortlisted titles include: 'Grand Slam Journey', which follows the Irish rugby team's six nations 2009 season; a profile of one of Ireland's most notorious murders in 'Killers: O'Reilly', 'Seamus Heaney: Out Of The Marvellous', which allowed unprecedented access into the Irish poet's life and 'The Forgotten Irish', which looks at the lives of a generation of people who emigrated to the UK in the post war era.

ine Moriarty, CEO of the Irish Film and Television Academy reflected on the impressive list of nominees, enthusing: "It's a tremendous lineup of strong, diverse Irish production for IFTA 2010 and the Nominees' showcase of work reinforces the fact that Ireland has a superb resource of creative talent, despite the difficult Irish economic year and the knock on effect to our creative industries. The Academy is proud to give due recognition to home grown Irish talent for their creative achievements both at home and abroad. Best of luck to all the Nominees and we look forward to a great industry celebration at the 7th annual IFTA Awards Ceremony."

The Irish Film Television Awards will take place at the Burlington Justin Smith Elite Jersey Hotel, Dublin. The Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on 20th February 2010.

Following on from the success of the Awards in 2009, this year's Awards ceremony promises to be a highly prestigious and glamorous event with a host of film stars, TV personalities, directors, producers and distinguished guests in attendance to celebrate the undisputed talent that exists within the film and television industries in Ireland and around the globe.