3rd Irish Film & Television Awards - Awards in Acting

Best Actor in Leading Role - Film

• Liam Neeson for Kinsey (Winner)
  • Gabriel Byrne for Wah-Wah
  • Cillian Murphy for Red Eye
  • Aidan Quinn for Convicted

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Film

• Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex (Winner)
  • Andrea Corr for The Boys & Girl From County Clare
  • Jillian Bradbury for Winter's End
  • Winnie Maughan for Pavee Lackeen
  • Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Film

• David Kelly for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner)
  • Seán McGinley for On a Clear Day
  • Cillian Murphy for Batman Begins
  • Tagdh Murphy for Boy Eats Girl

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film

• Charlotte Bradley for The Boys & Girl From County Clare (Winner)
  • Nora Jane Noone for The Descent
  • Deirdre O'Kane for Boy Eats Girl
  • Tatianna Ouliankina for Short Order

Best Actor - Television

• Tom Murphy for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Allen Leech for Love Is the Drug
  • Finbar Lynch for Proof 2
  • James Nesbitt for Murphy's Law

Best Actress - Television

• Dawn Bradfield for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Elaine Cassidy for Fingersmith
  • Anne Marie Duff for Shameless
  • Aisling O'Sullivan for The Clinic

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Television

• Garrett Lombard for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Gary Lydon for The Clinic
  • John Lynch for The Baby War
  • Chris O'Dowd for The Clinic

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Television

• Eileen Walsh for Pure Mule (Winner)
  • Eva Birthistle for The Baby War
  • Tine Kellegher for Showbands
  • Eleanor Methevan for Love Is the Drug