Not one IFTA nomination for Once

Elmo

Nominees below: -

FILM CATEGORIES

Film
"Becoming Jane"
"Closing the Ring"
"Garage"
"Kings"
"Shrooms"

International film
"Atonement"
"The Bourne Ultimatum"
"La Vie en Rose"
"The Lives of Others"

Director, film
Lenny Abrahamson -- "Garage"
Paddy Breathnach -- "Shrooms"
Tom Collins -- "Kings"
John Crowley -- "Boy A"
Robert Quinn -- "Cre na Cille"

Script, film
Tom Collins -- "Kings"
Mark O'Halloran -- "Garage"
Mark O'Rowe -- "Boy A"
Stuart Townsend -- "Battle in Seattle"

Actor in a lead role, film
Gabriel Byrne -- "Jindabyne"
Colm Meaney -- "Kings"
Cillian Murphy -- "Sunshine"
Hugh O'Conor -- "Speed Dating"
Pat Shortt -- "Garage"

Actor in a supporting role, Film
Brendan Conroy -- "Kings"
Donal O'Kelly -- "Kings"
Conor J Ryan -- "Garage"
Don Wycherley -- "Speed Dating"

Actress in a supporting role, film
Elaine Cassidy -- "And When Did You Last See Your Father"
Anne Marie Duff -- "Garage"
Gail Fitzpatrick -- "Strength and Honor"
Saoirse Ronan -- "Atonement"

TELEVISION DRAMA

Single drama/drama serial
"Damage"
"My Boy Jack"
"Prosperity"
"The Running Mate"

Drama series/soap
"The Clinic"
"Ros na Run"
"Single-Handed"
"The Tudors"

Director, television
Lenny Abrahamson -- "Prosperity"
Brian Kirk -- "The Tudors"
Paul Mercier -- "Aifric"
Declan Recks -- "The Running Mate"

Script, television
Marcus Fleming -- "The Running Mate"
Mark O'Halloran -- "Prosperity"
Daniel O'Hara, Paddy C.Courtney -- "Paddywhackery"
Aisling Walsh -- "Damage"

Actor in a lead role -- television
Denis Conway -- "The Running Mate"
Michael Gambon -- "Celebration"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers -- "The Tudors"
Don Wycherley -- "The Running Mate"

Actor in a supporting role, television
Nick Dunning -- "The Tudors"
Leroy Harris -- "Prosperity"
Eamonn Hunt -- "The Running Mate"
Gary Lydon -- "The Clinic"

Actress in a lead role, film/television
Cliona Ni Chiosain -- "Aifric"
Fionnula Flanagan -- "Brotherhood"
Brid Ni Neachtain -- "Cre na Cille"
Aisling O'Sullivan -- "The Clinic"
Siobhan Shanahan -- "Prosperity"

Actress in a supporting role, television
Dawn Bradfield -- "The Clinic"
Maria Doyle Kennedy -- "The Tudors"
Fionnula Flanagan -- "Paddywhackery"
Amy Huberman -- "The Clinic"

CRAFT CATEGORIES

Costume design
Joan Bergin -- "The Tudors"
Maggie Donnelly -- "Kings "
Lorna Marie Mugan -- "My Boy Jack"
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh -- "Becoming Jane"

Director of photography
PJ Dillon -- "Kings"
Seamus McGarvey -- "Atonement"
Peter Robertson -- "Garage"
Ciaran Tanham -- "Northanger Abbey"

Editing
Dermot Diskin -- "Kings"
Stephen O'Connell -- "Damage"
Isobel Stephenson -- "Garage"
Gareth Young -- "The Running Mate"

Hair and makeup
"Kings" -- Muriel Bell, Pamela Smyt
"My Boy Jack" -- Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
"Prosperity" -- Tom McInerney, Sandra Kelly
"The Tudors" -- Jennifer Hegarty, Dee Corcoran

Original score
Pol Brennan -- "Kings"
Jim Lockhart -- "Cre na Cille"
Stephen McKeon -- "The Running Mate"
Stephen Rennicks -- "Garage"

Production design
Tom Conroy -- "The Tudors"
David Craig -- "Kings"
Tom Mc Cullagh -- "Closing the Ring"
Padraig O'Neill -- "Garage"

Sound
"Becoming Jane" -- Nick Adams, Tom Johnson, Mervyn Moor
"Garage" -- Niall Brady, John Fitzgerald, Robert Flanagan
"Kings" -- Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver
"My Boy Jack" -- Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin, Nikki Moss

Bondvillain

I figured "Once" was ineligible as it was nominated for "best music in film" in last year's iftas.

Elmo

I figured "Once" was ineligible as it was nominated for "best music in film" in last year's iftas.

I don't see why not since some awards give award nominations a number of years after the film/programme.

E.g. Freeks and Geeks was nominated for Emmies in 2000 and 2001.

Bondvillain

The nomination rules for seasonal TV shows and Movie releases are quite different.

Freaks and geeks ran in the USA over an irregular staggered season, Sept 99 to Oct 2000, making it eligible for a writing nomination in both the 99 and 2000 Emmy Ceremonies.

Movies are considered, for awards purposes, to have a single qualifying release date in each territory. In this case, Once was eligible for the 2007 IFTA ceremony last year, so cannot be eligible again this year.

We should really be thankful for the "one year only" rule, as otherwise we'd be faced with the horrific possibility of Celine Dion winning the Best Song oscar for years in a row for the same bloody song.

Boardsbud

The IFTA's were shown up for the political farce that they are last year when Once won nothing. John Carney is not a member of the cosy club. It was beaten in the music category by A Tigers Tale, John Boorman is a member ogf the cosy club, I mean come on !!!!!!

humanji

You don't think that maybe the judges just didn't like Once? I thought it was crap, maybe they did too?

Elmo

The IFTA's were shown up for the political farce that they are last year when Once won nothing. John Carney is not a member of the cosy club. It was beaten in the music category by A Tigers Tale, John Boorman is a member ogf the cosy club, I mean come on !!!!!!

Didn't they win one for Batchelors Walk?

Boardsbud

humanji wrote: »

You don't think that maybe the judges just didn't like Once? I thought it was crap, maybe they did too?

Set aside mine or your personal taste do you not think that its a bit strange that Once has generally been critically acclaimed throughout the world and not was even recognised by the domestic film and TV awards ?

Of the category I mentioned, the score / best music category, it has a Grammy and Oscar nomination, and was defeated by A Tigers Tale in the IFTA's. Does that not say something about the credibility of the IFTA judging process that got it very wrong last year ?

Elmo

Of the category I mentioned, the score / best music category, it has a Grammy and Oscar nomination, and was defeated by A Tigers Tale in the IFTA's. Does that not say something about the credibility of the IFTA judging process that got it very wrong last year ?

I think that the Tudors will win alot of awards due to its success abroad even though it is not an Irish TV Programme but an American one.

Elmo

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Children’s / Youth Programme
Aifric (Telegael Media Group)
The Café (RTÉ)
Cúla Cairde (Tobar Productions)
Skunk Fu! (Cartoon Saloon)

Current Affairs Programme
Election 2007 – Results Coverage (RTÉ)
Prime Time Investigates – Buyer Beware (RTÉ)
Prime Time Investigates – Not Seen, Not Heard (RTÉ)
Spotlight: The Pitbull Sting - (BBC Northern Ireland)

Documentary Series
The Hospice (Yellow Asylum Films)
Imeacht Na N'Iarlaí /Flight of The Earls / Flight of the Earls (BBC NI)
Mobs Mheirceá (Abú Media)
Scannal (RTÉ)
Surgeons (Mint Productions)

Single Documentary
Arts Lives: The Undertaking (Littlebird)
At Home with the Clearys (Tern Television)
Bloody Sunday – A Derry Diary (Besom Productions)
Get Collins (Mint Productions)
Ireland’s Nazis (Tile Films)
Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten (Parallel Films)

Entertainment
Dan & Becs (Accomplice Television)
Killinaskully (Shortt Comedy Theatre Company)
Naked Camera (Scratch Films)
The Podge & Rodge Show (RTÉ)

Factual Entertainment
Diarmuid’s Pony Kids (Vision Independent Pictures)
Families in Trouble (Stopwatch Television)
Hector – Mo Rogha San Oz (Good Company Productions)
No Experience Required (Liberty Films)

News Programme
BBC Newsline – BBC Northern Ireland
Nuacht – TG4
RTÉ News – RTÉ
TV3 News – TV3

Sport
20 Moments That Shook Irish Sport (Liberty Films)
Red Mist (Wildfire Films)
Rugby World Cup 2007 (TV3/Hot Air Productions)
Six Nations: Ireland v England (RTÉ)
Tall, Dark & Ó hÁilpín (Telegael Media Group)

OTHERS

Special Irish Language Award
Aifric (Telegael Media Group)
Cré na Cille (ROSG)
Kings (Newgrange Pictures)
Paddywhackery (Dough Productions)

Rising Star Award (Sponsored by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board)
Cecilia Ahern – Writer
Mark Mahon – Producer
Martin McCann – Actor
Marion Quinn – Director
Saoirse Ronan – Actress

Pantene People’s Choice Award for Best International Actress
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Keira Knightley – Atonement
Hilary Swank – PS I Love You
Voting is now open on www.ifta.ie/peopleschoice

lizann

I hope Pat Shoritt, Anne Marie Duff and James McAvoy wins.

mags16

Boardsbud wrote: »

Set aside mine or your personal taste do you not think that its a bit strange that Once has generally been critically acclaimed throughout the world and not was even recognised by the domestic film and TV awards ?

It was the responsibility of the producers of Once to put forward their film for the IFTAs. The producers decide what categories they want to be nominated in and pay the appropriate fee (per category). Then the IFTA members decide who is to be put on a long list, then a short list and then the nominees are selected.

The Once producers made a mistake. They submitted the film a year too early. If they were in this year, they would have cleaned up.

Btw I'm one of the few people who couldn't bear the film.

Elmo

I felt that the Tudors tookover the show. Ok so the fact that TV3 got a mention for buying the show is dissappointing. (I know my usual theme of TV3 bashing but sure some has to do it )

Elmo

FILM CATEGORIES
Film - Garage
International Film - The Lives of Others
Director Film – Lenny Abrahamson - Garage
Script Film – Mark O’Halloran - Garage
Actor in a Lead Role Film – Pat Shortt - Garage
Actor in a Supporting Role Film – Brendan Conroy – Kings
Actress in a Supporting Role Film – Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
International Actor - Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood
TELEVISION DRAMA CATEGORIES
Single Drama / Drama Serial – The Running Mate
Drama Series / Soap – The Tudors
Director Television – Lenny Abrahamson - Prosperity
Script Television – Mark O’Halloran - Prosperity
Actor in a Lead Role Television – Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors
Actor in a Supporting Role Television – Nick Dunning – The Tudors
Actress in a Lead Role Film/Television – Aisling O’Sullivan – The Clinic
Actress in a Supporting Role Television – Maria Doyle Kennedy – The Tudors
CRAFT CATEGORIES
Costume Design – Joan Bergin – The Tudors
Director of Photography - Seamus McGarvey - Atonement
Editing - Dermot Diskin – Kings
Hair & Makeup – Jennifer Hegarty, Dee Corcoran – The Tudors
Original Score – Pol Brennan - Kings
Production Design – Tom Conroy – The Tudors
Sound - Ken Galvin, Ronan Hill, Dominic Weaver - Kings
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Children’s / Youth Programme - Aifric
Current Affairs Programme - Prime Time Investigates – Not Seen, Not Heard
Documentary Series – The Hospice
Single Documentary - At Home with the Clearys
Entertainment – The Podge & Rodge Show
Factual Entertainment - Diarmuid’s Pony Kids
News Programme - BBC Newsline
Sport - Tall, Dark & Ó hAilpín
OTHERS
Special Irish Language Award - Kings
Irish Film Board Rising Star 2008 – Saoirse Ronan
(Sponsored by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board)
Animation – Skunk Fu!
Pantene People’s Choice Award for Best International Actress – Hilary Swank – PS I Love You
Sony Bravia TV Personality of the Year – Kathryn Thomas RTÉ
Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema
Mel Gibson