The nominations for this year's IFTA awards have been announced, with a pair of very, very different films top of the pile.
Frank, Lenny Abrahamson's Frank Sidebottom-inspired dark comedy, and Patrick's Day, the hard-hitting indie hit written and directed by Terry McMahon, have each collected nine nods. Another film which has enjoyed huge success on the festival circuit, Glassland, is well represented with six nominations.
On the TV side, it's no surprise to see Love/Hate leading the way, level with Vikings on seven nominations; Game Of Thrones and The Fall also feature heavily.
The full list of hopefuls for the May 24 event are:
Best Film
Frank
Glassland
I Used to live here
Noble
Patrick’s Day
Song of the Sea
Director Film
Lenny Abrahamson — Frank
Gerard Barrett — Glassland
John Carney — Begin Again
Terry McMahon — Patrick’s Day
Script Film
Gerard Barrett — Glassland
Frank Berry — I Used to Live Here
Will Collins — Song of the Sea
Terry McMahon -Patrick’s Day
Actor in a Lead Role in Film
Moe Dunford — Patrick’s Day
Colin Farrell — Miss Julie
Michael Fassbender — Frank
Jack Reynor — Glassland
Actress in a Lead Role in Film
Tara Breathnach — A Nightingale Falling
Jordanne Jones — I Used to Live Here
Simone Kirby — Jimmy’s Hall
Deirdre O’Kane — Noble
Actor in a Supporting Role in Film
Domhnall Gleeson — Frank
Allen Leech — The Imitation Game
James Nesbitt — Gold
Andrew Scott — Pride
Actress in a Supporting Role in Film
Kerry Condon -Gold
Sinéad Cusack — Queen and Country
Sarah Greene — Noble
Catherine Walker — Patrick’s Day
George Morrison Feature Documentary
Blood Fruit — Ferndale Films
In A House That Ceased To Be — Atlantic Film Alliance
One Million Dubliners — Underground Films
Road — DoubleBand Films
Unbreakable- Ross Whitaker
Animation Short
An Ode to Love — Matthew Darragh
Fresh Cut Grass- Boulder Media
Somewhere Down the Line — Julien Regnard
The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting) — Paul Morris
Short Film
Boogaloo and Graham — Michael Lennox / Ronan Blaney / Brian Falconer
I Am Here - David Holmes
Rockmount — David Tynan
Skunky Dog — James Fitzgerald
Drama In Association with BAI
Charlie
The Fall Season 2
Game Of Thrones
Love/Hate 5
Vikings
Director Drama
David Caffrey — Love/Hate 5
Ciaran Donnelly — Vikings
Colm McCarthy — Peaky Blinders Series 2
Dearbhla Walsh — Penny Dreadful
Script Drama
Stuart Carolan — Love/Hate 5
Tom Collins/Eoin McNamee/Paul Walker -An Bronntanas
Colin Murphy — The Guarantee
Colin Teevan – Charlie
Actor in a Lead Role in Drama
Jamie Dornan — The Fall Series 2
Aidan Gillen — Charlie
Cillian Murphy — Peaky Blinders Series 2
Tom Vaughan Lawlor — Love/Hate 5
Actress in a Lead Role Drama
Caitriona Balfe — Outlander
Michelle Beamish — An Bronntanas (The Gift)
Maria Doyle Kennedy — Corp + Anam
Charlie Murphy — Love/Hate
Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama
John Connors — Love/Hate
Liam Cunningham — Game of Thrones
Stephen Rea — The Honourable Woman
Andrew Scott — Sherlock: His Last Vow
Actress in a Supporting Role in DramaCharlotte Bradley — An Bronntanas (The Gift)
Aisling Franciosi — The Fall Series 2
Charlie Murphy — The Village (Series 2)
Mary Murray -Love/Hate 5
Director Of Photography
PJ Dillon -Vikings
Michael Lavelle — Patrick’s Day
James Mather — Frank
Piers McGrail -Glassland
Costume Design
Joan Bergin — Vikings
Consolata Boyle — Miss Julie
Lorna Marie Mugan — Peaky Blinders
Eimear Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh -Jimmy’s Hall
Editing
Uná Ní Dhonghaíle -The Missing
Nathan Nugent — Frank
Emer Reynolds — One Million Dubliners
Emer Reynolds — Patrick’s Day
Make-Up & Hair Sponsored By M.A.C
All is by My Side
Frank
Ripper Street
Vikings
Original Score
Ray Harman — Patrick’s Day
David Holmes – ‘71
Stephen McKeon — Queen and Country
Stephen Rennicks – Frank
Production Design
Tom Conroy — Vikings
Mark Geraghty — Vikings
John Paul Kelly — The Theory of Everything
Donal Woods — Downton Abbey
Sound
The Canal
Frank
Game of Thrones
Patrick’s Day
International Film
‘71
Boyhood
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything
International Actor
Steve Carrell – Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhall – Nightcrawler
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
International Actress
Patricia Arquette — Boyhood
Toni Collette — Glassland
Jessica Chastain — Miss Julie
Julianne Moore — Still Alice