3rd Irish Film & Television Awards

The 3rd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards was hosted by James Nesbitt on 5 November 2005 at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2005.

Awards in film

Best Film

• Pavee Lackeen (Winner)
  • Mickybo and Me
  • The Mighty Celt
  • Tara Road
  • Trouble With Sex

Best Short Fiction Award

• Martin McDonagh for Six Shooter (Winner)
  • Rory Bresnihan & John Butler for George
  • Ronan Burke and Rob Burke for Jellybaby
  • Ken Wardrop for Ouch

Best Animation Award Winner

• Cúilín Dualach (Winner)
  • Agricultural Report
  • Dick Terrapin
  • Not There Yet

Best Director

• Terry George for Hotel Rwanda (Winner)
  • Anthony Byrne for Short Order
  • Fintan Connolly for Trouble With Sex
  • Perry Ogden for Pavee Lackeen

Best Cinematography

• Seamus Deasy for The Mighty Celt (Winner)
  • Brendan Galvin for The Flight of the Phoenix
  • Seamus McGarvey for Sahara
  • Owen McPolin for Trouble With Sex

Best Music

• Gregory Magee for Winter's End (Winner)
  • Niall Byrne for Short Order
  • Niall Byrne for Trouble With Sex
  • Fiachra Trench for The Boys & Girl From County Clare

Best Script

• Anthony Byrne for Short Order (Winner)
  • Pearse Elliott for The Mighty Celt
  • Terry George for Hotel Rwanda
  • Terry Loane for Mickybo and Me

Best Production Design

• Eleanor Wood & Laura Bowe for Short Order (Winner)
  • Laurent Mellet for Trouble With Sex
  • Tom McCullagh for Mickybo and Me
  • Anna Rackard for Boy Eats Girl

Best Costume Design

• Hazel Webb-Crozier for Mickybo and Me (Winner)
  • Susan Scott for Boy Eats Girl
  • Marian Smyth for Trouble With Sex
  • Judith Williams for Short Order

Awards across TV and film

Best Documentary in the English Language

• John McGahern: A Private World (Winner)
  • Macintyre's Underworld: Gangsters
  • Haughey
  • My Name Is Paul

Best Documentary in the Irish Language

• Concerto – Do Chaitlín Maude (Winner)
  • An Bathadh Mór
  • Cosc Ar Ghnéas
  • Iran: An Bealach In Airde

Best Editing in Film / TV Drama

• Emer Reynolds for Shameless (Winner)
  • J. Patrick Duffner for Short Order
  • Ray Roantree for Trouble With Sex
  • Ben Yates for Love Is the Drug

Best Sound in Film / TV Drama Award Winner

• Philippe Faujas, Niall Brady & Ken Galvin for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Patrick Drummond, Tom Johnson, John Fitzgerald & Stuart Bruce for Boy Eats Girl
  • Ray Cross, Nikki Moss, John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald & Peter Blayney for Short Order
  • Karl Merre, Nicky Moss & Ken Galvinfod for Showbands

Awards in television

Best TV Drama / Drama Series

• Love Is the Drug (Winner)
  • Murphy's Law
  • Pure Mule
  • Showbands

Best Current Affairs Programme

• Prime Time Investigates: "Home Truths" (Winner)
  • Prime Time Investigates: "The Money Pit"
  • Insight: "When Hospitals Kill"
  • Spotlight: "Dirty Secrets"

Best News Programme

• BBC Newsline (Winner)
  • Nuacht TG4
  • RTÉ News
  • Sky News Ireland

Best Children's / Youth Programme

• PicMe (Winner)
  • GFI: Go For It
  • The Island of Inis Cool
  • What's The Story?

Best Entertainment Award Winner

• Stew (Winner)
  • Killinaskully
  • The Panel
  • Wild Trials

Best Lifestyle Programme

• Show Me The Money (Winner)
  • Neelo: "KKK"
  • Mother Knows Best
  • The Snip

Best Sports Feature

• Marooned (Winner)
  • Coach
  • The Crossing
  • Final Words: Hurling '04

Best Director TV Drama / Drama Series

• Declan Recks for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Aisling Walsh for Fingersmith
  • Charlie McCarthy for Pure Mule
  • Dearbhla Walsh for Shameless

Awards in acting

Best Actor in Leading Role – Film

• Liam Neeson for Kinsey (Winner)
  • Gabriel Byrne for Wah-Wah
  • Cillian Murphy for Red Eye
  • Aidan Quinn for Convicted

Best Actress in a Leading Role – Film

• Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex (Winner)
  • Andrea Corr for The Boys & Girl From County Clare
  • Jillian Bradbury for Winter's End
  • Winnie Maughan for Pavee Lackeen
  • Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film

• David Kelly for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
  • Seán McGinley for On a Clear Day
  • Cillian Murphy for Batman Begins
  • Tagdh Murphy for Boy Eats Girl

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film

• Charlotte Bradley for The Boys & Girl From County Clare (Winner)
  • Nora Jane Noone for The Descent
  • Deirdre O'Kane for Boy Eats Girl
  • Tatiana Ouliankina for Short Order

Best Actor – Television

• Tom Murphy for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Allen Leech for Love Is the Drug
  • Finbar Lynch for Proof 2
  • James Nesbitt for Murphy's Law

Best Actress – Television

• Dawn Bradfield for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Elaine Cassidy for Fingersmith
  • Anne Marie Duff for Shameless
  • Aisling O'Sullivan for The Clinic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Television

• Garrett Lombard for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Gary Lydon for The Clinic
  • John Lynch for The Baby War
  • Chris O'Dowd for The Clinic

Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Television

• Eileen Walsh for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Eva Birthistle for The Baby War
  • Tine Kellegher for Showbands
  • Eleanor Methevan for Love Is the Drug

People's Choice Awards

O₂ TV Personality of the Year

• Mark Cagney (Winner)
  • Aoife Ní Thuairisg
  • Stephen Nolan
  • Gráinne Seoige
  • Pat Shortt

AIB Best Irish Film

• Inside I'm Dancing (Winner)
  • Adam & Paul
  • Headrush
  • Mickybo and Me

Jameson Best International Film

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
  • Batman Begins
  • Crash
  • Sin City

Avica Best International Actor

• Mickey Rourke for Sin City (Winner)
  • Christian Bale for Batman Begins
  • Johnny Depp for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Brad Pitt for Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Pantene Best International Actress

• Gillian Anderson for The Mighty Celt (Winner)
  • Drew Barrymore for The Perfect Catch
  • Dakota Fanning for War of the Worlds
  • Natalie Portman for Garden State

Lifetime achievement award

• Awarded to David Kelly