1st Irish Film & Television Awards - Awards in Acting

Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film (Jury Award)

• Andrew Scott for Dead Bodies (Winner)
  • Colin Farrell for SWAT
  • Michael McElhatton for Spin the Bottle
  • Cillian Murphy for 28 Days Later
  • Aidan Quinn for Song for a Raggy Boy

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Television

• James Nesbitt for Murphy's Law (Winner)
  • Peadar Cox for Ros na Rún
  • Simon Delaney for Bachelors Walk
  • Ciaran McMenamin for Any Time Now

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Film/TV

• David Wilmot for Intermission (Winner)
  • Colin Farrell for Intermission
  • Ciarán Hinds for Veronica Guerin
  • Gerard McSorley for Veronica Guerin
  • Owen Roe for Any Time Now

Best Actress in a Lead Role - Film

• Angeline Ball for Bloom (Winner)
  • Bronagh Gallagher for Spin the Bottle
  • Maria Doyle Kennedy for Mystics
  • Flora Montgomery for Goldfish Memory
  • Natascha McElhone for Solaris

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Television

• Angeline Ball for Any Time Now (Winner)
  • Dearbhla Molloy for Home for Christmas
  • Joan Sheehy for Ros na Rún

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film/TV

• Ruth McCabe for Any Time Now (Winner)
  • Brenda Fricker for Veronica Guerin
  • Fiona Glascott for Goldfish Memory
  • Deirdre O'Kane for Intermission
  • Ger Ryan for Intermission