04 Jul 2021 : Nathan Griffin Paul Mescal picked up the award for Best Leading Actor - Drama The IFTA Film & Drama Awards, which aired tonight on Virgin Media, saw Northern Irish actress Nika McGuigan posthumously awarded an IFTA, Normal People picked up nine awards, and Cartoon Saloons Oscar-nominated animated feature Wolfwalkers picked up the award for Best Film.
McGuigan won Best Actress Film for her performance in
Wildfire, which was in post-production when the actress sadly passed away. Accepting the award on her behalf, Nika’s father Olympic boxer Barry McGuigan, and mother Sandra said they were “
very, very proud and overwhelmed.” Her brother Blane then gave an emotional speech accepting the award on behalf of the family:
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