RT receives 57 nominations for IFTA Television awards
RT received a massive 57 nominations for this year's IFTA television awards. The awards, sponsored by Gala Retail, take place at the Double Tree Hotel in Dublin on Friday, 7th October 2016.
Says Adrian Lynch, Channel Controller, RT One and RT 2: This is a fantastic result for television and I want to congratulate all the staff involved from Genre-Heads to producers and the production teams.
RT One lead the way with 38 nominations - they were across multiple genre and demonstrate the incredible choice that RT One offers, from wildlife documentary to hard-hitting investigations, drama to music, factual documentary to rural affairs. Craft-wise, RT 's position as a centre of excellence in the industry is clearly demonstrated, with nominations for sound, direction, camera, writing and acting.
RT 2 led the pack for comedy, sport and young peoples, securing 3 of the 4 nominations in the comedy category. Adrian continued: This is an exceptionally strong showing for RT 2 in a genre that we are passionate about for the channel. Meanwhile more good news for RT jr with Out and About and two of their animations The Day Henry Met and Lily s Driftwood Bay also receiving nominations in the Children s and Animation category.
COMEDY
RT 2 - Apr s Match presents Election 82 - RTE
RT 2 - Bridget & Eamon - RTE
RT One - Mrs Browns Boys - RT / BBC
RT 2 - The Rubberbandits Guide to 1916 - Happy Endings
ENTERTAINMENT
RT One - Brendan O Connor s Cutting Edge - Mind the Gap Films
RT One - The Imelda May Show - RTE
FACTUAL
RT One - Creedon s Wild Atlantic Way - RT Cork
RT One - Ear to the Ground - Independent Pictures
RT 2 - The Guards - Barry O Kelly, Matt Leigh, Nodlag Houlihan
LIVE EVENT
RT One - Big Week On The Farm-Independent Pictures
RT One - Centenary - RT
RT One - The State Commemoration of the 1916 Rising - RT
REALITY & CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
RT 2 - First Dates Ireland - Coco Television
RT One - Operation Transformation 5km Special - VIP
RT One - Toughest Place To Be - Motive Television
IRISH SOAP
RT One - Fair City - RT
ANIMATION
RT jr - The Day Henry Met - Wigglewoo Ltd
RT jr - Lily s Driftwood Bay - Sixteen South
CHILDRENS AND YOUNG PEOPLE S
RT 2 - 1916 Challenge
RT jr - Out and About
FEMALE PERFORMANCE
RT One - Aisling O Neill - Fair City
RT 2 - Jennifer Zamparelli -Bridget and Eamon
DIRECTOR - SOAP AND COMEDY
RT 2 - Jason Butler - Bridget & Eamon
DIRECTOR - TELEVISION
RT One - Darragh Byrne - My Homeless Family
RT One - Gerry Hoban - Ireland s Great Wealth Divide
RT One - M ire Kearney - Life Before the Rising
RT One - Gerry Nelson - Wild Cities - Dublin
EDITING - TELEVISION
RT One - Jamie Fitzpatrick - Wild Cities - Galway
RT One - Derek Holland - A Fanatic Heart: Geldof on Yeats
RT 2 - Iseult Howlett - I Am Immigrant
RT One - na N Dhongha le - Invisible Man
CURRENT AFFAIRS
RT One - Claire Byrne Live - Leaders Debate - RT
RT One - RT Investigates - Standards in Public Office - RT
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
RT One - 1916 The Irish Rebellion - COCO Television
RT One - Crumlin - Independent Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SINGLE
RT One - Children of the Revolution- Strike Films
RT 2 - I Am Immigrant -Motive Television
RT 2 - I Am Traveller -Frontline Films
RT One - Ireland s Great Wealth Divide - Animo TV
RT 2 - The Story of Yes - Invisible Thread Films
NEWS
RT One - RT Six One News - Paris Terror Attacks-RT
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
RT One - A Fanatic Heart: Bob Geldof on WB Yeats - Peninsula Television
RT One - Bypassed - Motive Television
RT One - Wild Cities - Galway -Crossing the Line Productions
SPORTS
RT One - All Ireland Day - Loosehorse
RT 2 - Apr s Match of the Day - RT
RT One - Hidden Impact: Rugby and Concussion - Wildfire Films
RT 2 - Road To Rio -Strike Films
MALE PERFORMANCE
RT One - Brendan O Carroll - Mrs Browns Boys
RT One - Karl Shiels- Fair City
RT 2 - Chris Tordoff - Hardy Bucks
WRITER - SOAP AND COMEDY
RT 2 - Jason Butler, Jennifer Zamparell and Bernard O Shea- Bridget & Eamon
RT One - Brendan O Carroll - Mrs Browns Boys
CAMERA - TELEVISION
RT One - Colm Hogan - 1916 The Irish Rebellion
RT One - Paddy Jordan -Death of a Son - The Killing of Michael Dwyer
RT One - Michael O Donovan -These Walls Can Talk
SOUND - TELEVISION
RT One - 1916 The Irish Rebellion - John Brennan, Garret Farrell and Michelle Fingleton
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RT receives 57 nominations for IFTA Television awards 
