10th Irish Film & Television Awards
| 10th Irish Film & Television Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 February 2013 |
| Site | Convention Centre Dublin |
| Hosted by | Simon Delaney |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | What Richard Did |
| Best Actor | Jack Reynor, What Richard Did |
| Best Actress | Ruth Bradley Grabbers |
| Most awards | Love/Hate (6) |
| Most nominations | Love/Hate (9) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | RTÉ One |
| Duration | 135 mins |
| Viewership | 1.24 million viewers |
The 10th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 9 February 2013 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) honouring Irish film and television released in 2012. It was hosted by Irish actor Simon Delaney and attracted an audience of 1.24 million viewers. The Show was broadcast on RTÉ One Television on the night.
Big winners on the night included RTÉ crime-drama Love/Hate which took home six awards, including awards for Best Drama, Best Director David Caffrey, and Writer TV Stuart Carolan. Actors Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Charlie Murphy, and Susan Loughnane won awards for Actor Lead TV Drama, Actress Lead TV, and Actress Support TV Drama respectively.
What Richard Did picked up five awards including the award for Best Film. Jack Reynor won for Actor Lead Film whilst Lenny Abrahamson and Malcolm Campbell picked up awards for Best Director and Script with Nathan Nugent winning for Editing — Film.
Internationally, Argo and Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln matched their respective Academy Award wins, while Marion Cotillard won Best Actress for Rust and Bone.
Rising Star Award nominees were announced prior to the ceremony on 30 January 2013. The winner was writer/director Gerard Barrett, whose film Pilgrim Hill would later premiere on 12 April 2013.