RTÉ crime drama KIN and psychological thriller Lies We Tell lead this year’s IFTA nominations.
The Irish Film and Television Awards will take place on Saturday 20 April with winners being announced across 28 different categories from the best of Irish film and TV drama. The Awards will be hosted for the first time by Emmy-winning broadcaster Baz Ashmawy.
RTÉ’s KIN, which follows the notorious Kinsella family has received 11 drama nominations, including Best Drama, as well as Lead Actor for Francis McGee and Sam Keeley, and Lead Actress for Clare Dunne.
KIN faces some tough competition in the Best Drama category, with Blue Lights, Hidden Assets, Northern Lights, Obituary and The Woman in the Wall also vying for the coveted award.
Lisa Mulcahy’s gothic Irish tale, Lies We Tell, has received 13 film nominations including Best Film, Lead Actor for David Wilmot, Lead Actress for Agnes O’Casey and Best Director for Mulcahy.
Also nominated for Best Film are pharmaceutical horror-thriller Double Blind, John Carney’s Flora and Son, quirky sci-fi fable LOLA, John McGahern’s That They May Face The Rising Sun and Patricia Kelly’s debut feature film Verdigris.
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