Ciarán Hinds To Receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award 

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will fete veteran actor Ciarán Hinds with its Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s IFTA Awards Ceremony.

Ciarán Hinds is an Oscar nominee, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee, and a five-time IFTA winner. Across his decades-long career, Hinds has worked with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kenneth Branagh, and John Boorman. 

“I am deeply grateful to IFTA for this recognition – their support for the cinematic and televisual arts over the past twenty years and more has been immense, and I am truly honoured to receive it. Thank you,” Hinds said in a statement. 

This year’s IFTA Awards Ceremony will take place on February 20 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The 2026 IFTA Nominations will be announced on January 20. 

IFTA CEO Áine Moriarty described Hinds as a “modest giant and gentleman of an actor, who has deservedly become one of the most highly-respected and versatile actors of his generation.”

“He is a performer of extraordinary depth, warmth, and dignity, who commands the screen with his presence,” Moriarty said in a statement. 

“Throughout his career, he has been a constant supporter of homegrown Irish productions, which is dear to his heart. The Irish Academy is honoured to pay tribute to Ciarán and to recognise his outstanding achievements.”