2nd Irish Film & Television Awards

2nd Irish Film & Television Awards
2nd Irish Film & Television Awards
Date	30 October 2004
Site	James Nesbitt
Hosted by	Burlington Hotel, Dublin
Highlights
Best Film	Omagh
Best Actor	Gerard McSorley; Omagh
Best Actress	Eva Birthistle; Ae Fond Kiss…
Most awards	Freeze Frame (3)
Most nominations	Adam & Paul (8)
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The 2nd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards were hosted by James Nesbitt on 30 October 2004 at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2004.^[1]^[2]

Awards in film

Best Irish Film – Jury Award

Omagh (Winner)
- Adam & Paul
- Blind Flight
- Inside I'm Dancing
- Man About Dog

Best Director

Lenny Abrahamson for Adam & Paul (Winner)
- Paddy Breathnach for Man About Dog
- Alan Gilsenan for Timbuktu
- Damien O'Donnell for Inside I'm Dancing
- Pete Travis for Omagh

Best Cinematography

Mark Garrett for Freeze Frame (Winner)
- Cian de Buitlear for Man About Dog
- PJ Dillon for Timbuktu
- Donal Gilligan for Omagh
- Peter Robertson for Inside I'm Dancing

Best Music

Ray Harman for Timbuktu (Winner)
- Go Blimps Go for The Halo Effect
- Stephen McKeon for Blind Flight
- Stephen Rennicks for Adam & Paul
- Kevin Shields for Lost in Translation

Best Script

Jeffrey Caine for Inside I'm Dancing (Winner)
- Lance Daly for The Halo Effect
- Pearse Elliott for Man About Dog
- Guy Hibbert & Paul Greengrass for Omagh
- Mark O'Halloran for Adam & Paul

Best Editing

Emer Reynolds for Timbuktu (Winner)
- Dermot Diskin for Man About Dog
- Kevin Lavelle for Starfish
- Mairead McIvor for Capital Letters
- Isobel Stephenson for Adam & Paul

Best Production Design

Ashleigh Jeffers for Freeze Frame (Winner)
- Tom Conroy for Inside I'm Dancing
- Alan Gilsenan for Timbuktu
- Jim Furlong for Cowboys & Angels
- Paki Smith for Man About Dog

Best Hair/Make-up

Dee Corcoran / Ailbhe Lemass for King Arthur (Winner)
- Barbara Conway / Terry Ralph for The Halo Effect
- Bernadette Dooley / Morna Ferguson for Laws of Attraction
- Tom McInerney for Adam & Paul
- Linda Mooney for Man About Dog

Best Costume Design

Grania Preston for Cowboys & Angels (Winner)
- Joan Bergin for Laws of Attraction
- Lorna Marie Mugan for Inside I'm Dancing
- Lorna Marie Mugan for Man About Dog
- Leonie Prendergast for The Halo Effect

Best Short Film

Undressing My Mother (Winner)
- Full Circle (2003 film)
- Take It Back
- Two Fat Ladies
- Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom

Awards across TV and film

Best Animation

Animated Tales of the World: The Boy Who Had No Story (Winner)
- Dublin 1
- God's Early Work
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Norman Normal

The Irish Film Board/Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission Award for Best New Talent

John Simpson for Freeze Frame (Winner)
- Des Bishop for The Des Bishop Work Experience
- Pearse Elliott for Man About Dog
- Karl Geary for Timbuktu
- Allen Leech for Cowboys & Angels

Best Documentary

Battle of the Bogside (film)|Battle of the Bogside (Winner)
- Christine's Children
- Imagining Ulysses
- Shutdown: The Story of the Ulster Workers Strike
- Waiting for Houlihan
- Who Kidnapped Shergar

Best Irish Language Short / Animated Film / Programme

Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (Winner)
- Cinegael Paradiso
- Léargas: Ná Lig Sinn i nDearmad
- Ros na Rún
- Tintown

Awards in television

Best Sports Programme

Final Words: Hurling '03 (Winner)
- Fearless: 3 Irish Special Olympians
- Go Racing
- Martin O'Neill: Man and Bhoy
- Ringy

Best Lifestyle Programme

Show Me the Money (Winner)
- Manchán sa Tsín
- The Restaurant
- Three 60
- Wild Trials

Best Entertainment Programme

The Bronx Bunny Show (Winner)
- Amú
- Close Encounters with Keith Barry
- The Des Bishop Work Experience
- The Panel

Best Current Affairs/News Programme

Prime Time: "Intellectual Disability" (Winner)

Best TV Drama or Drama Series / Soap

Holy Cross (Winner)
- The Clinic
- Proof
- The Return
- Ros na Rún

Best Children's/Youth Programme

Animated Tales of the World: The Boy Who Had No Story (Winner)
- ATL TV
- ID+
- S@ttitude
- Scope

Awards in acting

Best Actor in a Leading Role – Film

Gerard McSorley for Omagh (Winner)
- Colin Farrell for A Home at the End of the World
- Tom Murphy for Adam & Paul
- Stephen Rea for The Halo Effect
- Karl Shiels for Capital Letters

Best Actor in TV Drama

Ciarán Hinds for The Mayor of Casterbridge (Winner)
- Simon Delaney for Pulling Moves
- Dylan Moran for Black Books
- James Nesbitt for Wall of Silence
- David Wilmot for The Clinic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film/TV

Peter O'Toole for Troy (Winner)
- Colum Convey for Holy Cross
- Gary Lydon for The Clinic
- Ciarán Nolan for Man About Dog
- Jim Norton for Proof

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Film

Eva Birthistle for Ae Fond Kiss… (Winner)
- Eva Birthistle for Timbuktu
- Michèle Forbes for Omagh
- Brenda Fricker for Inside I'm Dancing
- Louise Lewis for Adam & Paul

Best Actress in a TV Drama

Anne Marie Duff for Shameless (Winner)
- Orla Brady for Proof
- Orla Brady for Servants
- Amanda Burton for Silent Witness
- Niamh Cusack for Too Good to be True

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film/TV

Susan Lynch for 16 Years of Alcohol (Winner)
- Susan Lynch for Bodies
- Rachel Pilkington for The Clinic
- Jasmine Russell for Capital Letters
- Ger Ryan for The Return

People's Choice Awards

The AIB People's Choice Awards For Best Irish Film

Song for a Raggy Boy (Winner)
- Blind Flight
- Bloom
- Cowboys and Angels
- Omagh

The Siemens Mobile TV Personality of the Year Award

Claire Byrne (Winner)
- Gerry Anderson
- Jarlath Burns
- Gerry Kelly
- Derek Mooney
- Gráinne Seoige

The Jameson People's Choice Award for Best International Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Winner)
- Fahrenheit 9/11
- Lost in Translation
- Mystic River
- The Passion of the Christ

The Pantene People's Choice Award for Best International Actress Award

Keira Knightley for King Arthur and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Winner)
- Cameron Diaz for Shrek 2
- Scarlett Johansson for Lost in Translation
- Charlize Theron for Monster
- Uma Thurman for Kill Bill: Volume 2

The Avica People's Choice Award for Best International Actor

Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Winner)
- Jake Gyllenhaal for The Day After Tomorrow
- Jude Law for Cold Mountain
- Bill Murray for Lost in Translation
- Sean Penn for Mystic River

Outstanding Irish Contribution to Cinema

Awarded to Pierce Brosnan

Lifetime achievement award

Awarded to Maureen O'Hara

References

^ "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners 2004". Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
^ "Irish Film and Television Awards: 2004". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

[1] "Irish Film & Television Awards Winners 2004". Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

[2] "Irish Film and Television Awards: 2004". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

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