TV PRESENTER Laura Whitmore is set to co-host next month's Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) in Dublin.
The London-based 28-year-old will present alongside Simon Delaney – who has overseen the proceedings for three years - at the ceremony on April 5.
"I'm delighted to be co-hosting the IFTAs with Simon this year. We're going to have a lot of fun! I've watched Simon host over the last few years and he's brilliant, so I can't wait to work with him,” she said.
The 11th Annual IFTAs ceremony will return to its roots at the newly refurbished Double Tree Hotel in Ballsbridge, following last year's event at the National Convention Centre.
NOMINATIONS
50 Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has been nominated for a Best Lead Actor in Television award for his role in The Fall, in the same category as Love/Hate's Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Chris O'Dowd for Moone Boy and Gabriel Byrne for Quirke.
Best Actress in a Leading role in Television nominations includes Deirdre O'Kane for Moone Boy, Eva Birthistle for Amber and Love/Hate's Mary Murray and Charlie Murphy.
Allen Leech received a nod for Best Supporting Actor in Television for Downton Abbey, and will content with Liam Cunningham and Aidan Gillen in Game of Thrones and Peter Coonan as Fran in Love/Hate.
The female equivalent sees Victoria Smurfit up for her work in Dracula, Michelle Fairley for Game of Thrones, Elaine Cassidy for the Paradise and Coilfhionn Dunne for Love/Hate.
The Gleesons go head to head in the Best Lead Actor in Film category as Brendan Gleeson has been nominated for his role in Calvary, whilst son Domhnall for his part in romantic drama About Time.
Also contending for the award are Andrew Scott for new film The Stag and Ciaran Hinds for The Sea.
Colin Farrell is nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Film for Saving Mr Banks, Michael Fassbender for 12 Years a Slave, Edward MacLiam for Run & Jump and Peter McDonald in The Stag.
The Stag’s Amy Huberman, Life's A Breeze’s Fionnuala Flanagan, Calvary’s Orla O'rourke and The Sea’s Sinead Cusack are up for Best Supporting Actress.
In the Actress in a Leading role in Film category, Saoirse Ronan is nominated for Byzantium, Antonia Campbell-Hughes for 3096, Kelly Thornton for Life's a Breeze and Jane McGarth for Black Ice.
Ronan O'Gara's R.O.G documentary has been nominated in the Sports category, and Donal Walsh My Story has also been shortlisted for Best Documentary.
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