The 3rd Annual Irish Film & Television Awards was hosted by James Nesbitt on 5 November 2005 at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, honouring Irish film and television released in 2005.
Awards in film
Best Film
Pavee Lackeen (Winner) Mickybo and Me The Mighty Celt Tara Road Trouble With Sex
Best Short Fiction Award
Martin McDonagh for Six Shooter (Winner) Rory Bresnihan & John Butler for George Ronan Burke and Rob Burke for Jellybaby Ken Wardrop for Ouch
Best Animation Award Winner
Cúilín Dualach (Winner) Agricultural Report Dick Terrapin Not There Yet
Best Director
Terry George for Hotel Rwanda (Winner) Anthony Byrne for Short Order Fintan Connolly for Trouble With Sex Perry Ogden for Pavee Lackeen
Best Cinematography
Seamus Deasy for The Mighty Celt (Winner) Brendan Galvin for The Flight of the Phoenix Seamus McGarvey for Sahara Owen McPolin for Trouble With Sex
Best Music
Gregory Magee for Winter's End (Winner) Niall Byrne for Short Order Niall Byrne for Trouble With Sex Fiachra Trench for The Boys & Girl From County Clare
Best Script
Anthony Byrne for Short Order (Winner) Pearse Elliott for The Mighty Celt Terry George for Hotel Rwanda Terry Loane for Mickybo and Me
Best Production Design
Eleanor Wood & Laura Bowe for Short Order (Winner) Laurent Mellet for Trouble With Sex Tom McCullagh for Mickybo and Me Anna Rackard for Boy Eats Girl
Best Costume Design
Hazel Webb-Crozier for Mickybo and Me (Winner) Susan Scott for Boy Eats Girl Marian Smyth for Trouble With Sex Judith Williams for Short Order
Awards across TV and film
Best Documentary in the English Language
John McGahern: A Private World (Winner) Macintyre's Underworld: Gangsters Haughey My Name Is Paul
Best Documentary in the Irish Language
Concerto – Do Chaitlín Maude (Winner) An Bathadh Mór Cosc Ar Ghnéas Iran: An Bealach In Airde
Best Editing in Film / TV Drama
Emer Reynolds for Shameless (Winner) J. Patrick Duffner for Short Order Ray Roantree for Trouble With Sex Ben Yates for Love Is the Drug
Best Sound in Film / TV Drama Award Winner
Philippe Faujas, Niall Brady & Ken Galvin for Pure Mule (Winner) Patrick Drummond, Tom Johnson, John Fitzgerald & Stuart Bruce for Boy Eats Girl Ray Cross, Nikki Moss, John Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald & Peter Blayney for Short Order Karl Merre, Nicky Moss & Ken Galvinfod for Showbands
Awards in television
Best TV Drama / Drama Series
Love Is the Drug (Winner) Murphy's Law Pure Mule Showbands
Best Current Affairs Programme
Prime Time Investigates: "Home Truths" (Winner) Prime Time Investigates: "The Money Pit" Insight: "When Hospitals Kill" Spotlight: "Dirty Secrets"
Best News Programme
BBC Newsline (Winner) Nuacht TG4 RTÉ News Sky News Ireland
Best Children's / Youth Programme
PicMe (Winner) GFI: Go For It The Island of Inis Cool What's The Story?
Best Entertainment Award Winner
Stew (Winner) Killinaskully The Panel Wild Trials
Best Lifestyle Programme
Show Me The Money (Winner) Neelo: "KKK" Mother Knows Best The Snip
Best Sports Feature
Marooned (Winner) Coach The Crossing Final Words: Hurling '04
Best Director TV Drama / Drama Series
Declan Recks for Pure Mule (Winner) Aisling Walsh for Fingersmith Charlie McCarthy for Pure Mule Dearbhla Walsh for Shameless
Awards in acting
Best Actor in Leading Role – Film
Liam Neeson for Kinsey (Winner) Gabriel Byrne for Wah-Wah Cillian Murphy for Red Eye Aidan Quinn for Convicted
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Film
Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex (Winner) Andrea Corr for The Boys & Girl From County Clare Jillian Bradbury for Winter's End Winnie Maughan for Pavee Lackeen Renee Weldon for Trouble With Sex
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Film
David Kelly for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Winner) Seán McGinley for On a Clear Day Cillian Murphy for Batman Begins Tagdh Murphy for Boy Eats Girl
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film
Charlotte Bradley for The Boys & Girl From County Clare (Winner) Nora Jane Noone for The Descent Deirdre O'Kane for Boy Eats Girl Tatiana Ouliankina for Short Order
Best Actor – Television
Tom Murphy for Pure Mule (Winner) Allen Leech for Love Is the Drug Finbar Lynch for Proof 2 James Nesbitt for Murphy's Law
Best Actress – Television
Dawn Bradfield for Pure Mule (Winner) Elaine Cassidy for Fingersmith Anne Marie Duff for Shameless Aisling O'Sullivan for The Clinic