The nominees for the eighth annual Irish Film and Television Awards have been announced, with the RTÉ gangland drama 'Love/Hate' leading the shortlist with 10 nominations.
Among 'Love/Hate's nominations are Best Drama, Best Director (David Caffrey), Best Actor (Robert Sheehan), Best Actress (Ruth Bradley), Best Supporting Actor (Brian Gleeson) and Best Supporting Actress (Ruth Negga).
Among the other television shows to receive multiple nominations are: 'Na Cloigne' (six), 'The Silence' (six), 'The Tudors' (six), 'Single-Handed' (five), 'Fair City' (four) and 'RAW' (four).
There are also nominations for 'Operation Transformation', 'The Apprentice', 'The Model Scouts', 'Your Bad Self', 'Ros na Rún', 'Prime Time', 'The Frontline' and 'Tonight with Vincent Browne'.
The Bosnian-set drama 'As If I Am Not There' leads the film nominations with six, including Best Film, Best Director (Juanita Wilson), Best Script (Juanita Wilson) and Best International Actress (Natasha Petrovic).
Other films to receive multiple nominations include: 'The Runaway' (five), 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrne' (five), 'Rewind' (four), 'Perrier's Bounty' (four), 'Parked' (four), 'My Brothers' (four) and 'Sensation' (three).
Irish stars to receive nominations include Pierce Brosnan ('The Ghost'), Colin Farrell ('The Way Back'), Brendan Gleeson ('Perrier's Bounty'), Amy Huberman ('Rewind'), Cillian Murphy ('Perrier's Bounty'), Liam Neeson ('Chloe') and Saoirse Ronan ('The Way Back').
In the international film categories there are nominations for 'Inception', 'The King's Speech', 'A Prophet', 'The Social Network' and 'Toy Story 3', among others.
The awards take place on Saturday, 12 February at the Convention Centre Dublin.
For the full list of nominees, visit: www.ifta.ie.
