2nd Irish Film & Television Awards - 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