The Irish Film and Television Awards for 2025 took place on Friday, with Irish screen stars arriving in Dublin to receive the awards and adulation of their peers.
Kneecap was the big winner for film on the night, taking home four awards including Best Director for Rich Peppiatt, but it was Small Things Like These that took home the honour for Best Film, which also saw Cillian Murphy awarded for Best Actor. Saoirse Ronan received awards for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for The Outrun and Blitz respectively, while Brian F. O’Byrne was acknowledged for his fantasically fun supporting turn in Conclave, the IFTA pick for Best International Film.
Old and new generations of Irish acting excellence were awarded, as Irish icon Colm Meaney was presented with the Irish Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, for his outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry, across both film and TV, while Anthony Boyle, breakout star of shows Say Nothing and Masters of the Air, was announced as the 2025 Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland IFTA Rising Star.
Check out the full list of winners from the 2025 IFTAs below.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Colm Meaney
SCREEN IRELAND – IFTA RISING STAR
Anthony Boyle
FILM CATEGORIES
BEST FILM
Small Things Like These
DIRECTOR – FILM
Rich Peppiatt- Kneecap
SCRIPT – FILM
Enda Walsh – Small Things Like These
LEAD ACTOR – FILM
Cillian Murphy – Small Things Like These
LEAD ACTRESS – FILM
Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
SUPPORTING ACTOR – FILM
Brían F. O’Byrne – Conclave
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FILM
Saoirse Ronan – Blitz
DRAMA CATEGORIES
COIMISIÚN NA MEÁN BEST DRAMA
Bad Sisters
DIRECTOR – DRAMA
Dearbhla Walsh – Bad Sisters
SCRIPT – DRAMA
Sharon Horgan – Bad Sisters
LEAD ACTOR – DRAMA
Colin Farrell – The Penguin
LEAD ACTRESS – DRAMA
Lola Petticrew – Say Nothing
SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMA
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor – Say Nothing
SUPPORTING ACTRESS – DRAMA
Hazel Doupe – Say Nothing
INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD CATEGORIES
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Conclave
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTOR
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS
Demi Moore – The Substance
OTHER AWARD CATEGORIES
GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
The Flats
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
Clodagh
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Dembaya
CRAFT CATEGORIES
CASTING
Kneecap – Carla Stronge
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Bird – Robbie Ryan
COSTUME DESIGN
Kneecap – Zjena Glamocanin
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Abigail – Susie Cullen
HAIR & MAKE-UP
The Apprentice – Sandra Kelly, Tom McInerney
SOUND
Oddity – Aza Hand, Hugo Parvery
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Fréwaka – Die Hexen
EDITING
Kneecap – Julian Ulrichs & Chris Gill
VFX
Shögun – Ed Bruce, Andrew Barry