Chris O'Dowd's comedy up for Irish awards

Moone Boy has been nominated for three accolades in this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards.

It is up for best comedy, with stars Chris O’Dowd and Deirdre O’Kane up for best actor.

Mrs Brown’s Boys has been shortlisted in two categories, best comedy and best male performance for Brendan O’Carroll; while Sharon Horgan is in the running for best female performance for her role in Channel 4’s Catastrophe, which she co-wrote with Rob Delaney.

The winners will be announced in Dublin on October 22. Academy chief executive Áine Moriarty said the nominees showcase ‘the very best of Irish television and acknowledge the hard work, creativity and spirit that goes into producing hundreds of hours of television production each year’.

The awards are split into two ceremonies, with film & drama awards handed out separately.

Puffin Rock, which is narrated by Chris O’Dowd, has also been nominated in the children’s animation category.

The comedy shortlists are:

COMEDY

Irish Pictorial Weekly (RTÉ)
Mrs Browns Boys (RTÉ/BBC)
Moone Boy (Sky)
The Savage Eye (RTÉ)

MALE PERFORMANCE IN SOAP OR COMEDY

Sean Mahon, Red Rock (TV3)
Brendan O’Carroll Mrs Browns Boys (RTÉ/BBC)
Chris O’Dowd, Moone Boy (Sky)
Enda Oates, Fair City (RTÉ)
Andy Quirke, Damo & Ivor (RTÉ)

FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN SOAP OR COMEDY

Cathy Belton, Red Rock (TV3)
Sharon Horgan, Catastrophe (Channel 4)
Jane McGrath, Red Rock (TV3)
Deirdre O’Kane, Moone Boy (Sky)
Martina Stanley, Fair City (RTÉ)

Published: 2 Oct 2015