Martin Sheen has been nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for his role as the Irish priest Daniel Barry in the movie “Stella Days”.

He faces tough competition with Michael Fassbender (“Shame”), Brendan Gleeson (“The Guard”) and Ciaran Hinds (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”) all nominated for the best actor award.

John Michael McDonagh’s “The Guard”, Terry McMahon’s “Charlie Casanova”, and ThaddeusO’Sullivan’s “Stella Days” are all up for best film director and best film awards.

In fact it seems like “The Guard” is going to dominate the awards this year, receiving nine nominations in all.

Saoirse Ronan  is nominated for the best actress category for her role in “Hanna”. She’s competing with Aoife Duffin (“Behold The Lamb”), Antonia Campbell Hughes (“The Other Side of Sleep”) and Marcella Plunkett (“Stella Days”).

The awards, the Irish version of the Academy Awards held in LA, are given out annually. They celebrate Irish talent in movies and TV.

The awards will be presented by actor Simon Delaney (“Zonad”) on 11th February.
For more information visit www.ifta.ie.

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Below find a full list of nominees. Here’s the RTE News footage broadcast while Martin Sheen was filming “Stella Days”:

Trailer for “The Guard”:

Trailer for “Charlie Casanova”:

List of Nominations
BEST FILM
Albert Nobbs - Alan Moloney, Bonnie Curtis, Julie Lynn and Glenn Close
Charlie Casanova - Terry McMahon
Stella Days - Jackie Larkin & Leslie McKimm
The Guard - Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chris Larke, Flore Fernandez Marengo
DIRECTOR FILM
Rebecca Daly  - The Other Side of Sleep
John Michael McDonagh  - The Guard
Terry McMahon  - Charlie Casanova
Thaddeus O’Sullivan  - Stella Days
SCRIPT FILM
John Banville & Glenn Close  - Albert Nobbs
John Michael McDonagh  - The Guard
Terry McMahon  - Charlie Casanova
Antoine O’Flaharta  - Stella Days
ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE IN A FEATURE FILM
Michael Fassbender  – Shame
Brendan Gleeson  - The Guard
Ciarán Hinds  – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Martin Sheen  – Stella Days
ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE IN A FEATURE FILM
Aoife Duffin  - Behold The Lamb
Antonia Campbell Hughes  - The Other Side of Sleep
Marcella Plunkett  - Stella Days
Saoirse Ronan  – Hanna
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A FEATURE FILM
Liam Cunningham  - The Guard
Brendan Gleeson  - Albert Nobbs
Ciarán Hinds  - The Debt
Chris O’Dowd  - Bridesmaids
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A FEATURE FILM
Maria Doyle Kennedy  - Albert Nobbs
Fionnula Flanagan  - The Guard
Brenda Fricker  - Albert Nobbs
Amy Huberman  - Stella Days
INTERNATIONAL FILM
Bridesmaids
Drive
Senna
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
BEST TV DRAMA
Corp + Anam  - Paddy Hayes
Game of Thrones  - Mark Huffam
Love/Hate  - Suzanne McAuley/Steve Mattews
The Borgias  - James Flynn
ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE TELEVISION
Diarmuid de Faoite  - Corp + Anam
Aidan Gillen  - Love/Hate
Chris O’Dowd  - The Crimson and the White Petal
David Pearse  – Trivia
ACTRESS IN A LEAD ROLE TELEVISION
Maria Doyle Kennedy  - Corp + Anam
Michele Fairley  - Game of Thrones
Ruth Negga  - Shirley
Aisling O’Sullivan  - Raw
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Hardy Bucks
MasterChef Ireland
Mrs Brown’s Boys
The Savage Eye