IFTA Nominees 2026

Film

Aontas – Starring: ART PARKINSON. Writer: SARAH GORDON

Christy – Executive Producer: YANN DEMANGE. Starring: HELEN BEHAN

Four Mothers – Starring: JAMES MCARDLE, NIAMH CUSACK

Saipan – Starring: STEVE COOGAN, NIALL MCNAMEE, ALICE LOWE

Steve – Starring: ROGER ALLAM, EMILY WATSON, ARALOYIN OSHUNREMI, ARCHIE FISHER, SIMBI AJIKAWO (LITTLE SIMZ), TUT NYUOT, BEN LLOYD-HUGHES

Director – Film

LORCAN FINNEGAN – The Surfer

Script – Film

SARAH GORDON – Aontas

Lead Actor – Film

STEVE COOGAN – Saipan

Lead Actress – Film

FIONA SHAW – Hot Milk

Best Drama

Blue Lights – Starring: KATHERINE DEVLIN, SIAN BROOKE, NIGEL O’NEILL, MICHAEL SHEA. Director: JACK CASEY

Leonard and Hungry Paul – Starring: HELEN BEHAN. Director: ANDREW CHAPLIN

Trespasses – Starring: GILLIAN ANDERSON, EMILY TAAFFE

The Walsh Sisters – Starring: JAY DUFFY

Wednesday S2 – Starring: EVIE TEMPLETON, CATHERINE ZETA JONES

The Young Offenders – Starring JENNIFER BARRY. Director: JAMIE JAY JOHNSON

Director – Drama

HUGH O’CONOR – Showkids

Lead Actor – Drama

AARON MONAGHAN – Hidden Assets

Lead Actress – Drama

NIAMH ALGAR – The Iris Affair

Supporting Actress – Drama

KATHERINE DEVLIN – Blue Lights

International Film

Hamnet – Starring: JOE ALWYN, EMILY WATSON, JACOBI JUPE, MATTHEW TENNYSON, OLIVIA LYNES

International Actor

JAMES MCARDLE – Four Mothers

George Morrison Feature Documentary

Testimony – Produced by: FARAH ABUSHWESHA

Redbreast Short Film Award

Nostalgie – Starring: AIDAN GILLEN

Cinematography

SEAMUS MCGARVEY – Die My Love

SUZIE LAVELLE – Severance

Costume Design

CONSOLATA BOYLE – Blue Moon