6th Irish Film & Television Awards
| 6th Irish Film & Television Awards | ||||
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| Date | 14 February 2009 | |||
| Site | Burlington Hotel, Dublin | |||
| Host | Ryan Tubridy | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Best Film | Hunger | |||
| Best Actor |
Michael Fassbender Hunger | |||
| Best Actress |
Eileen Walsh Eden | |||
| Most awards |
Hunger (6) The Tudors (6) | |||
| Most nominations |
Hunger (8) The Tudors (8) | |||
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The 6th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on 14 February 2009 at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin, and was hosted by Ryan Tubridy.
Awards in Film
Film
- Hunger (Winner)
- 32A
- A Film with Me in It
- The Escapist
- Kisses
Director Film
- Lance Daly – Kisses (Winner)
- Ian Fitzgibbon – A Film with Me in It
- Martin McDonagh – In Bruges
- Declan Recks – Eden
Script Film
- Martin McDonagh – In Bruges (Winner)
- Lance Daly – Kisses
- Mark Doherty – A Film with Me in It
- Enda Walsh – Hunger
Actor in a Lead Role Film
- Michael Fassbender – Hunger (Winner)
- Colin Farrell – In Bruges
- Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
- Dylan Moran – A Film with Me in It
Actress in a Lead Role Film
- Eileen Walsh – Eden (Winner)
- Jenn Murray – Dorothy
- Kelly O'Neill – Kisses
- Saoirse Ronan – City of Ember
Actor in a Supporting Role Film
- Liam Cunningham – Hunger (Winner)
- Stuart Graham – Hunger
- Gerard McSorley – Anton
- Peter O'Toole – Dean Spanley
Actress in a Supporting Role Film
- Saoirse Ronan – Death Defying Acts (Winner)
- Sarah Bolger – The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Lesley Conroy – Eden
- Ger Ryan – Dorothy
George Morrison Feature Documentary Award
- Waveriders (Winner)
- Gabriel Byrne: Stories From Home
- Saviours
- Seaview
International Film
- In Bruges (Winner)
International Actor
- Robert Downey Jr – Iron Man (Winner)
Pantene Best International Actress Award – People's Choice
- Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia! (Winner)
Awards in Television Drama
Single Drama/Drama Serial
- Whistleblower (Winner)
Drama Series / Soap
- The Tudors (Winner)
Director Television
- Ciaran Donnelly – The Tudors (Winner)
- Dermot Boyd – Whistleblower
- Dearbhla Walsh – Little Dorrit
- Kieron J. Walsh – Raw
Script Television
- Graham Linehan – The I.T. Crowd (Winner)
Actor in a Lead Role Television
- Aidan Gillen – The Wire (Winner)
Actress in a Lead Role Television
- Charlene McKenna – Raw (Winner)
Actor in a Supporting Role Television
- Peter O'Toole – The Tudors (Winner)
Actress in a Supporting Role Television
- Maria Doyle Kennedy – The Tudors (Winner)
- Orla Brady – Mistresses
- Hilda Fay – Whistleblower
- Amy Huberman – The Clinic
Craft / Technical Awards
Costume Design
- Joan Bergin – The Tudors (Winner)
- Driscoll Calder – 32A
- Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – Brideshead Revisited
- Leonie Prendergast – Kisses
Director of Photography
- PJ Dillon – 32A (Winner)
- Seamus Deasy – A Film with Me in It
- Owen McPolin – Little Dorrit
- Fergal O'Hanlon – Anton
Editing
- J. Patrick Duffner – Kisses (Winner)
- Shane Sutton – Fight or Flight
- Ben Yeates – Raw
- Gareth Young – Eden
Make Up & Hair – sponsored by M·A·C
- Sharon Doyle & Dee Corcoran – The Tudors (Winner)
- Eileen Buggy & Morna Ferguson – George Gently
- Joni Galvin & Muriel Bell – Dorothy
- Liz Byrne – Kisses
Original Score
- David Holmes – Hunger (Winner)
- David Holmes – Cherrybomb
- Stephen McKeon – Niko and the Way to the Stars
- Anna Rice – Anton
Production Design
- Tom McCullagh – Hunger (Winner)
- Tom Conroy – The Tudors
- John Paul Kelly – The Other Boleyn Girl
- David Wilson – Dorothy
Sound
- Ronan Hill & Mervyn Moore – Hunger (Winner)
- Brendan Deasy – A Film with Me in It
- John Fitzgerald, Patrick Drummond & Caoimhe Doyle – Niko and the Way to the Stars
- Paul Maynes, Niall Brady & Garret Farrel – Waveriders
Awards in Television
Children's / Youth Programme
- Aifric (Winner)
- Aisling's Diary
- Funky Fables
- Quizone
Current Affairs
- Cocaine (Prime Time Investigates) (Winner)
- A Lost Boy (Spotlight)
- Slave Labour Ireland (Prime Time Investigates)
- Teen Bullying (Prime Time Investigates)
Documentary Series
- Bertie (Winner)
- Death or Canada
- How the Irish Have Sex
- Mobs Mhericeá
Single Documentary
- Cromwell in Ireland (Winner)
- Brian Keenan: Back to Beirut
- Patrick McCabe: Blood Relations
- Pimpernel sa Vatican
Entertainment Programme
Factual Programme
Sport
- Troid Fhuilteach (A Bloody Canvas) (Winner)
- Brief Encounters of the Sporting Mind
- Euro 2008
- Road to Croker... With Bertie Ahern
Others
Animation
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (Winner)
- Days Like This
- Niko and the Way to the Stars
- On The Air: Hypnotised Hen
Short Film
- The Door (film)|The Door (Winner)
- An Ranger
- Martin
- Of Best Intentions
Special Irish Language
- In the Name of the Fada (Winner)
- Aifric
- Fairytale of Kathmandu
- Seacht
Rising Star Award, sponsored by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board
- Michael Fassbender – Actor (Winner)
- Sarah Bolger – Actor
- Lance Daly – Writer/Director
- Enda Walsh – Writer
Industry Lifetime Contribution Award
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