The nominees for this year’s Gradaim/RTS Ireland Television Awards have been announced today, and we’re delighted to share that our members have received 20 nominations across a number of categories. The RTS Awards are one of the international gold standard awards for the TV industry and an important moment each year to recognise the great talent in Ireland.
Full list of nominees (SPI members in bold)
1. THE NOMINEES | DRAMA | with thanks to Screen Ireland
Dalgliesh - New Pictures Ltd [Channel 5]
Hidden Assets - Saffron Moon [RTÉ]
Smother - Treasure Entertainment Ltd / BBC Studios [RTÉ]
2. THE NOMINEES | ENTERTAINMENT | with thanks to Piranha Bar
BOWIE: Starman with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra [RTÉ]
Ireland's Fittest Family - Animo TV, Kite Entertainment Ltd [RTÉ]
Last Singer Standing – ShinAwiL [RTÉ]
Special Forces - Ultimate Hell Week - Motive Television [RTÉ]
The Deirdre O’Kane Show - Kite Entertainment Ltd [SKY]
3. THE NOMINEES | FACTUAL SERIES | with thanks to Egg Post Production
MISNEACH - Midas Productions [TG4]
Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie - Hell’s Kitchen, Dare Films in association with Sky Studios [SKY]
RTÉ Investigates - Who Am I? The story of Ireland's Illegal Adoptions [RTÉ]
The Case I Can't Forget - Rare Television Ireland Ltd and Green Inc Film and TV Ltd [RTÉ]
The Killing of Fr. Niall Molloy - Flawless Films [RTÉ]
4. THE NOMINEES | FACTUAL SINGLE | with thanks to Nemeton TV
Keelin Shanley: Faraway, Still Close - Scratch Films Ltd. [RTÉ]
Let the Rest of the World Go By - Angelo Films / Ponder [RTÉ]
Síle Seoige: Deireadh Tochta - TYRONE PRODUCTIONS [TG4]
The Irish Wedding - Atom Films [RTÉ]
Tomorrow Is Saturday - GMarsh TV Productions [RTÉ]
5. THE NOMINEES | SPORT | with thanks to TVM
17 Days in The Crucible - Proposition Films [Eir Sport]
Barney Curley: The Man Who Beat The Bookies - True Films [RTÉ, BBC Northern Ireland]
Finding Jack Charlton - Noah Media Group, Virgin Media, BBC [Virgin Media Television]
Horizon Tokyo - Brick Films [RTÉ]
Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year - Fifty-Three Six [RTÉ]
6. THE NOMINEES | NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS | with thanks to Camerakit.ie
Brexit, the protocol and the fallout 2021 [Sky]
Opening Another Year With COVID [Virgin Media Television]
RTÉ Investigates - Covid 19 The Third Wave [RTÉ]
7. THE NOMINEES | ANIMATION | with thanks to Windmill Lane
Adam Saves Christmas - Kavaleer Productions [RTÉ]
Bóin agus Beach - Paper Owl Films [RTÉ]
Dagda's Harp - Cardel Entertainment [RTÉ]
8. THE NOMINEES | SPECIALIST FACTUAL| with thanks to Screenscene
An Cuan - Oddboy Media [TG4]
Jack B. Yeats: The Man Who Painted Ireland - Averner Films [RTÉ]
My Tribe - Mo Threibh - Mind the Gap Films [RTÉ]
Seán Ó Riada - Mo Sheanathair - Táin Media [TG4]
Voices of Ireland - Red Shoe [Sky]
9. THE NOMINEES | CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME | with thanks to IMRO
Critters TV - Turnip + Duck [RTÉ]
Mo Shaol, Do Shaol - Macalla Teo [TG4]
Na Debs - TicToc Drama - Fíbín Media [TG4]
Nova Jones - Friends of Nova - JAM Media [BBC]
Royals Next Door - Ink and Light, Pikkukala Oy, Pikkukala ES & Walking the Dog [RTÉ]
10. THE NOMINEES | FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT | with thanks to Ardmore Studios
Eating With The Enemy - Animo TV Productions LTD [Virgin Media Television]
Gogglebox Ireland - Kite Entertainment Ltd [Virgin Media Television]
Home of The Year – ShinAwiL [RTÉ]
REELING IN THE YEARS 2010-2019 [RTÉ]
The 2 Johnnies Take on - Straywave Media Ltd [RTÉ]
Winners will be announced on the evening of Tuesday April 12th at a special event in Dublin’s RDS Concert Hall. A limited number of tickets for the event are available to purchase here.
This year’s event will be hosted by Bláthnaid Treacy and Nuala Carey, with special guests Villagers and Oliver Callan, a range of small screen stars will gather on the night to celebrate excellence in Irish Television over the last year.
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