Unsurprising, really.
Normal People has made history at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs), picking up an impressive nine accolades.
The 2020 series, based on the Sally Rooney novel of the same name, bagged nine awards in total at last night’s event, surpassing Love/Hate for the most prizes won at the ceremony.
Among the wins were Paul Mescal for Best Actor, Sally Rooney for best screenplay, and Fionn O’Shea for Best Supporting Actor.
Following his win, a remote Paul Mescal said: “I am absolutely thrilled. It’s amazing to be nominated with such fantastic actors. It has been a journey of over a year now that has utterly changed my life.”
Elsewhere, Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers picked up the award for Best Film, while the late Nika McGuigan was post-humously awarded the Best Actress prize for her role in movie, Wildfire.
Derry Girls’ Nicola Coughlan was honoured with Rising Star award for her role in Netflix’s Bridgerton, while Dating Amber picked up two awards, for Best Actor (Barry Ward) and Best Supporting Actress (Sharon Horgan).
You can find the full list of winners below:
Best Film
Wolfwalkers
Director – Film
Cathy Brady – Wildfire
Script – Film
Clare Dunne & Malcolm Campbell – Herself
Lead Actor – Film
Gabriel Byrne – Death of a Ladies Man
Lead Actress – Film
Nika McGuigan – Wildfire
Supporting Actor – Film
Barry Ward – Dating Amber
Supporting Actress – Film
Sharon Horgan – Dating Amber
Rising Star
Nicola Coughlan
Best Drama
Normal People
Director – Drama
Lenny Abrahamson – Normal People
Script – Drama
Sally Rooney – Normal People
Lead Actor – Drama
Paul Mescal – Normal People
Lead Actress – Drama
Dervla Kirwan – Smother
Supporting Actor – Drama
Fionn O’Shea – Normal People
Supporting Actress – Drama
Sarah Greene – Normal People
Feature Documentary
Breaking Out
Short Film
Rough
Short Animation
Her Song
Cinematography
Kate McCullough – Normal People
Costume
Leonie Prendergast – Gretel & Hansel
Editing
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle – Misbehaviour
Production Design
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen – Normal People
Sound
Steve Fanagan, Niall Brady & Niall O’Sullivan – Normal People
Make Up & Hair
Linda Gannon Foster & Liz Byrne – Gretel & Hansel
Score
Aza Hand – Son
VFX
Ed Bruce & Robert Hartigan – Kidding