WATCH! Algar wins IFTA for Lead Actress - Drama

Niamh Algar has won two awards at the IFTAs tonight - Lead Actress, Drama, and Supporting Actress, Film.

The awards were conducted virtually and Niamh expressed her thanks to IFTA and "a massive thank you to Shane Meadows, who took a chance on me for this role" (in The Virtues).

She thanked people she works with and at Channel 4, and her family, "who are incredibly supportive, and my Granny Alex, who put me up when I was going through college".

She paid tribute to all the others who were nominated, and said their work is "so inspiring".

"I'm incredibly proud to accept this award - thank you so much."

With that, she produced her bottle of sparkly, and got on with celebrating!