Jessie Buckley at the 23rd Irish Film & Television Academy Awards ceremony on Friday night. Hamnet had a successful night all round, adding international film, best screenplay, and, for an absent Paul Mescal, best supporting actor to that best actress prize. That film took the prizes for best film, best director, best editing and casting. Christy has been on a roll since winning a major prize at the Berlin International Film Festival last year. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/GettyCoogan was beaten to best actor by his co-star Éanna Hardwicke, who played Keane in Saipan.

Source: The Irish Times February 21, 2026 06:31 UTC