Hollywood stars Chris Pine, Colin Farrell and Nicola Coughlan will be among the star studded line-up of guest presenters at the Irish Film and Television Awards on Saturday.
Joining them will be Chris O'Dowd, Roma Downey, Michael Moore, Gabriel Byrne, Liam Cunningham, Fionnula Flanagan, Charlie Cox, Victoria Smurfit and John Connors.
Comedian Deirdre O'Kane will host the IFTA virtual awards.
Fresh from his recent shoot on fantasy epic Dungeons & Dragons which filmed in Ireland, Star Trek and Wonder Woman leading man Chris Pine will be announcing the winner of the Best Film Award on the night.
Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan will be presenting the coveted IFTA Screen Ireland Rising Star Award, which she won last year, while Irish acting legends Gabriel Byrne and Colin Farrell will present the awards for Director - Film and Supporting Actress - Film respectively.
Emmy-nominated actress/producer Roma Downey will be on hand to announce the winner of the Best Drama category.
Oscar-winning documentary-maker Michael Moore will present the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award on Saturday, and Marvel's Daredevil himself, Charlie Cox, who spent much of lockdown filming KIN in Dublin, will present the Lead Actress - Film Award.
Actress Victoria Smurfit, who is currently filming season two of Bloodlands, will announce the winner of the Supporting Actor - Drama category, with the legendary Liam Cunningham lending his dulcet tones to the presentation of the award for the Best Supporting Actress Drama while the iconic Fionnula Flanagan will present the hotly-contested award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film.
The young stars of Belfast, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, and Lara McDonnell have reunited to present the award for Best Animated Short FIlm, with IFTA-winning actor John Connors announcing the winner of the Best Script Drama Category, while Boyle’s most famous son Chris O’Dowd is joining from Atlanta to add his unique charm to proceedings as he reveals the winner of the Lead Actress - Drama Category.
CEO of the Irish Film & Television Academy, Áine Moriarty, said: “The Academy is delighted to assemble such an incredible group of screen talent to help celebrate what is very much a golden era for Irish Film & Drama.
"Many of our international presenters have filmed here and have first-hand experience of the incredible talent that is recognised and rewarded as part of the awards.
"We look forward to welcoming them all, alongside this year’s nominees, and of course our wonderful master of Ceremonies Deirdre O’Kane.”
Among the acting talent nominated on the night are Belfast stars Ciarán Hinds and Caitríona Balfe and the film's writer/director Kenneth Branagh, The Lost Daughter's Jessie Buckley, Passing star Ruth Negga, The Bright Side's Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, KIN stars Aidan Gillan and Clare Dunne, The Pursuit of Love actor Andrew Scott, Deadly Cuts and Hidden Assets actress Angeline Ball and Nightride star Moe Dunford.
KIN leads the shortlist with 13 nominations, while in the film categories, An Cailín Ciúin and Belfast lead the nominations with 10 nominations each.
The winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on March 12, hosted by Deirdre O'Kane and airing on Virgin Media One at 8.30pm.
