2nd Irish Film & Television Awards

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.

2nd Irish Film & Television Awards
Date	30 October 2004 (2004-10-30)
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)

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)
  • Prime Time: "Congo Heart of Africa"
  • Prime Time: "Ireland's Teenage Criminals"
  • Prime Time: "The Lost Generation"
  • Spotlight: "Superdollar Plot"

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