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McGuigan family heartbroken Nika wasn’t alive for IFTA win

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Danika ‘Nika’ McGuigan was honoured at the IFTAs on Sunday night when she was named Best Actress in a Lead Role — Film at the awards.

The IFTA win was bittersweet though as sadly, Nika passed away in July, 2019 after a short illness. She won the award for her performance in Wildfire which is dedicated to the 33-year-old.

After the ceremony concluded, Barry McGuigan took to Twitter to share how ‘proud‘ he is of her achievement. He retweeted the IFTA’s post about her win and wrote: ‘We are extremely proud of Nika winning Best Actress in a Leading Role but so heartbroken that she is not here to receive it.’ We are extremely proud of Nika winning Best Actress in a Leading Role but so heart broken that she is not here to receive it

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