| 2007 IFTA awards 
The 4th Irish Film and Television Awards, or Irish Oscars, were held on
February 9 at the Royal Dublin Showgrounds in Dublin. Hosted by Irish
TV personality Ryan Tubridy, an audience of 1,100 including Lara Flynn
Boyle, Fionnula Flanagan, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Rea and director Jim
Sheridan, celebrated the best of Irish and international cinema.
Taking home the most IFTA gold were The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Breakfast
on Pluto and Stardust. Ken Loach’s Irish Civil War drama Wind featured
heavily and won Best Irish Film of the year. Director Neil Jordan won
in the writing and directing categories for Breakfast on Pluto and the
film’s star, Cillian Murphy, walked home with Best Irish Actor statuette.
Fionnula Flanagan, (pictured above), who made a recent guest appearance
on the phenomenally popular ABC series Lost, won for Best Supporting Actress
in Transamerica. Little Miss Sunshine, which stars Top 100 honoree Abigail
Breslin, won the IFTA for Best International Film.
– Bridget English
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