The 2010 Irish Film and Television Award (IFTA) Nominees were announced in Dublin, Ireland, earlier this week.
In supporting roles in films, the nominees include Michael Gambon for his work as Professor Dumbledore in “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince”.
In addition, in the television acting category, Brendan Gleeson, who plays Mad Eye Moody in the Harry Potter films, has been nominated for “Churchill: Into the Storm”, who’s director, Thaddeus O’Sullivan, was also nominated in the Best Television Director category.
Aine Moriarty, CEO of the Irish Film and Television Academy, said, “It’s a tremendous lineup of strong, diverse Irish production for IFTA 2010, and the Nominees’ showcase of work reinforces the fact that Ireland has a superb resource of creative talent, despite the difficult Irish economic year.”
The winners of all 37 Film and Television categories will be announced at the 7th Annual IFTA ceremony on Saturday, February 20th in Dublin.