3rd Irish Film & Television Awards

3rd Irish Film & Television Awards
3rd Irish Film & Television Awards
Date	5 November 2005
Site	Royal Dublin Society
Hosted by	James Nesbitt
Highlights
Best Film	Pavee Lackeen
Best Actor	Liam Neeson; Kinsey
Best Actress	Renee Weldon; Trouble With Sex
Most awards	Pure Mule (5)
Most nominations	Pure Mule (8); Short Order (8); Trouble With Sex (8)

The 3rd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards was hosted by James Nesbitt on 5 November 2005 at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2005.^[1]^[2]

Awards in film

Best Film

Pavee Lackeen (Winner)
- Mickybo and Me
- The Mighty Celt
- Tara Road
- Trouble With Sex

Best Short Fiction Award

Martin McDonagh for Six Shooter (Winner)
- Rory Bresnihan & John Butler for George
- Ronan Burke and Rob Burke for Jellybaby
- Ken Wardrop for Ouch

Best Animation Award Winner

Cúilín Dualach (Winner)
- Agricultural Report
- Dick Terrapin
- Not There Yet

Best Director

Terry George for Hotel Rwanda (Winner)
- Anthony Byrne for Short Order
- Fintan Connolly for Trouble With Sex
- Perry Ogden for Pavee Lackeen

Best Cinematography

Seamus Deasy for The Mighty Celt (Winner)
- Brendan Galvin for The Flight of the Phoenix
- Seamus McGarvey for Sahara
- Owen McPolin for Trouble With Sex

Best Music

Gregory Magee for Winter's End (Winner)
- Niall Byrne for Short Order
- Niall Byrne for Trouble With Sex
- Fiachra Trench for The Boys & Girl From County Clare

Best Script

Anthony Byrne for Short Order (Winner)
- Pearse Elliott for The Mighty Celt
- Terry George for Hotel Rwanda
- Terry Loane for Mickybo and Me

Best Production Design

Eleanor Wood & Laura Bowe for Short Order (Winner)
- Laurent Mellet for Trouble With Sex
- Tom McCullagh for Mickybo and Me
- Anna Rackard for Boy Eats Girl

Best Costume Design

Hazel Webb-Crozier for Mickybo and Me (Winner)
- Susan Scott for Boy Eats Girl
- Marian Smyth for Trouble With Sex
- Judith Williams for Short Order

Awards across TV and film

Best Documentary in the English Language

John McGahern: A Private World (Winner)
- Macintyre's Underworld: Gangsters
- Haughey
- My Name Is Paul

Best Documentary in the Irish Language

Concerto – Do Chaitlín Maude (Winner)
- An Bathadh Mór
- Cosc Ar Ghnéas
- Iran: An Bealach In Airde

Best Editing in Film / TV Drama

Emer Reynolds for Shameless (Winner)
- J. Patrick Duffner for Short Order
- Ray Roantree for Trouble With Sex
- Ben Yates for Love Is the Drug

Best Sound in Film / TV Drama Award Winner

Philippe Faujas, Niall Brady & Ken Galvin for Pure Mule (Winner)
- Patrick Drummond, Tom Johnson, John Fitzgerald & Stuart Bruce for Boy Eats Girl
- Ray Cross, Nikki Moss, John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald & Peter Blayney for Short Order
- Karl Merre, Nicky Moss & Ken Galvinfod for Showbands

Awards in television

Best TV Drama / Drama Series

Love Is the Drug (Winner)
- Murphy's Law
- Pure Mule
- Showbands

Best Current Affairs Programme

Prime Time Investigates: "Home Truths" (Winner)
- Prime Time Investigates: "The Money Pit"
- Insight: "When Hospitals Kill"
- Spotlight: "Dirty Secrets"

Best News Programme

BBC Newsline (Winner)
- Nuacht TG4
- RTÉ News
- Sky News Ireland

Best Children's / Youth Programme

PicMe (Winner)
- GFI: Go For It
- The Island of Inis Cool
- What's The Story?

Best Entertainment Award Winner

Stew (Winner)
- Killinaskully
- The Panel
- Wild Trials

Best Lifestyle Programme

Show Me The Money (Winner)
- Neelo: "KKK"
- Mother Knows Best
- The Snip

Best Sports Feature

Marooned (Winner)
- Coach
- The Crossing
- Final Words: Hurling '04

Best Director TV Drama / Drama Series

Declan Recks for Pure Mule (Winner)
- Aisling Walsh for Fingersmith
- Charlie McCarthy for Pure Mule
- Dearbhla Walsh for Shameless

Awards in acting

Best Actor in Leading Role – Film

Liam Neeson for Kinsey (Winner)
- Gabriel Byrne for Wah-Wah
- Cillian Murphy for Red Eye
- Aidan Quinn for Convicted

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Film

Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex (Winner)
- Andrea Corr for The Boys & Girl From County Clare
- Jillian Bradbury for Winter's End
- Winnie Maughan for Pavee Lackeen
- Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film

David Kelly for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
- Seán McGinley for On a Clear Day
- Cillian Murphy for Batman Begins
- Tagdh Murphy for Boy Eats Girl

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film

Charlotte Bradley for The Boys & Girl From County Clare (Winner)
- Nora Jane Noone for The Descent
- Deirdre O'Kane for Boy Eats Girl
- Tatiana Ouliankina for Short Order

Best Actor – Television

Tom Murphy for Pure Mule (Winner)
- Allen Leech for Love Is the Drug
- Finbar Lynch for Proof 2
- James Nesbitt for Murphy's Law

Best Actress – Television

Dawn Bradfield for Pure Mule (Winner)
- Elaine Cassidy for Fingersmith
- Anne Marie Duff for Shameless
- Aisling O'Sullivan for The Clinic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television

Garrett Lombard for Pure Mule (Winner)
- Gary Lydon for The Clinic
- John Lynch for The Baby War
- Chris O'Dowd for The Clinic

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Television

Eileen Walsh for Pure Mule (Winner)
- Eva Birthistle for The Baby War
- Tine Kellegher for Showbands
- Eleanor Methevan for Love Is the Drug

People's Choice Awards

O₂ TV Personality of the Year

Mark Cagney (Winner)

AIB Best Irish Film

Inside I'm Dancing (Winner)
- Adam & Paul
- Headrush
- Mickybo and Me

Jameson Best International Film

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
- Batman Begins
- Crash
- Sin City

Avica Best International Actor

Mickey Rourke for Sin City (Winner)
- Christian Bale for Batman Begins
- Johnny Depp for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Brad Pitt for Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Pantene Best International Actress

Gillian Anderson for The Mighty Celt (Winner)
- Drew Barrymore for The Perfect Catch
- Dakota Fanning for War of the Worlds
- Natalie Portman for Garden State

Lifetime achievement award

Awarded to David Kelly

References

^ "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners 2005". Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
^ "Irish Film and Television Awards: 2005". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.

[1] "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners 2005". Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 13 January 2009.

[2] "Irish Film and Television Awards: 2005". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.

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Irish Film & Television Academy Awards
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