Glasgow, 26 September 2018: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Scotland, BAFTA Scotland, has today announced the nominations for the British Academy Scotland Awards in 2018, honouring the very best talent in film, television and games produced in Scotland over the last year.

The awards, including three Outstanding Contribution awards, will be presented at this year’s prestigious ceremony, hosted by Edith Bowman, on Sunday 4 November at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow.

Thriller Calibre leads the way with five nominations, followed by detective drama Shetland with three. Christmas zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin, documentary feature Nae Pasaran, comedy Two Doors Down, and factual programmes Violent Men: Behind Bars and Scotland 78: A Love Story all have received two.

Calibre dominates the Actor Film category, sponsored by Audi, with Jack Lowden, Tony Curran and Martin McCann each receiving a nomination for their work on the film.  Actress Film sees Ella Hunt (Anna and the Apocalypse), Shauna MacDonald (White Chamber) and Siân Philips (Voyageuse) competing for the award.  Actor Television will be contested by Chris Reilly (The Last Post), Douglas Henshall (Shetland) and Jonathan Watson (Two Doors Down), while Morven Christie (The A Word), Elaine C Smith (Two Doors Down) and Kiran Sonia Sawar (Black Mirror: Crocodile)vie for the Actress Television title.

This year’s Television Scripted sees Scot Squad, Shetland and Trust Me all nominated, with Class of Mum and Dad, The Force: The Story of Scotland’s Police and Violent Men: Behind Bars all nominated in Features & Factual Series.

John MacLaverty (Scotland 78: A Love Story), Matt Pinder (Violent Men: Behind Bars) and Felipe Bustos Sierra (Nae Pasaran) are shortlisted for Director Factual while Armando Iannucci (The Death of Stalin), Colm McCarthy (Black Mirror: Black Museum) and Matt Palmer (Calibre) make up the nominations for Director Fiction, sponsored by Champagne Taittinger.

This year’s Feature Film category sees Anna and the Apocalypse, Nae Pasaran and The Party’s Just Beginning all shortlisted for the coveted title, while Armando Iannucci (The Death of Stalin), David Kane (Shetland) and Matt Palmer (Calibre) are competing for Writer Film/Television, supported by Creative Scotland.

The Cancer Hospital, imagine…Rupert Everett: Born to be Wilde and Trust Me, I’m A Doctor – Mental Health Special will compete in the Specialist Factual category, sponsored by Deloitte, while Breadline Kids, Life Behind Bars: Visiting Hour and Scotland 78: A Love Story battle it out in Single Documentary.

This year’s Animation nominees are Scottish Cup, Short Changed and Widdershins, while Game is contested by Beckett, Cobi Hoops 2, oOo: Ascension.

The Entertainment category sees Armchair Detectives, Last Commanders and Raven shortlisted and finally I Was Here, My Loneliness is Killing Me and Slap will compete in Short Film.

Edith Bowman, returning host of the ceremony, said: “The British Academy Scotland Awards is an exceptional event that champions the very best in creativity and production in Scotland and I am delighted to be returning to host this year.  As an organisation BAFTA Scotland plays such an important role in the support and development of creative talent as well as providing a real platform for recognition. I can’t wait to recognise the achievements of all of these incredible nominees on November 4 and very much look forward to seeing who takes home these coveted awards.”

Jude MacLaverty, Director of BAFTA Scotland, said: “The wealth of creative talent in Scotland is demonstrated by this year’s nominations.  We are really excited by the quality of this year’s shortlist and we look forward to welcoming everyone for another fantastic evening on 4 November.  We are once again thrilled to have Edith back as this year’s host, she is hugely passionate about recognising and celebrating the phenomenal work produced in Scotland.”

For information on buying tickets or sponsorship opportunities, please visit the BAFTA Scotland website (www.bafta.org/scotland).

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Gillian McCormack
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BRITISH ACADEMY SCOTLAND AWARDS 2018: NOMINATIONS


ACTOR FILM sponsored by Audi

TONY CURRAN Calibre

JACK LOWDEN Calibre

MARTIN MCCANN Calibre


ACTOR TELEVISION

DOUGLAS HENSHALL Shetland

CHRIS REILLY The Last Post

JONATHAN WATSON Two Doors Down


ACTRESS FILM

ELLA HUNT Anna and the Apocalypse

SHAUNA MACDONALD White Chamber

SIÂN PHILLIPS Voyageuse


ACTRESS TELEVISION

MORVEN CHRISTIE The A Word

KIRAN SONIA SAWAR Black Mirror: Crocodile

ELAINE C SMITH Two Doors Down


ANIMATION

SCOTTISH CUP Production Team – Once Were Farmers

SHORT CHANGED Zoë Hutber, Denisa Uherová

WIDDERSHINS Simon Biggs, Will Adams – Scottish Film Talent Network


DIRECTOR – FACTUAL

JOHN MACLAVERTY Scotland 78: A Love Story

MATT PINDER Violent Men: Behind Bars

FELIPE BUSTOS SIERRA Nae Pasaran


DIRECTOR – FICTION sponsored by Champagne Taittinger

ARMANDO IANNUCCI The Death of Stalin

COLM MCCARTHY Black Mirror: Black Museum

MATT PALMER Calibre


ENTERTAINMENT

ARMCHAIR DETECTIVES Production Team – Tiger Aspect Productions/BBC One

LAST COMMANDERS Toby Stevens, Ryan Meloy, Louise Brown – OMG Scotland/Panda Television/CBBC

RAVEN Production Team – BBC Scotland Children’s/CBBC


FEATURE FILM

ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Naysun Alae-Carew, Nicholas Crum, John McPhail, Alan McDonald – Blazing Griffin

NAE PASARAN Felipe Bustos Sierra, Colin Monie, Peter Keith, Patrick Neil Doyle – Debasers Filums

THE PARTY’S JUST BEGINNING Karen Gillan, Mali Elfman, R. Andru Davies, Claire Mundell – Mt Hollywood Films/Synchronicity Films


FEATURES & FACTUAL SERIES

CLASS OF MUM AND DAD Production Team – Firecracker Scotland/Channel 4

THE FORCE:  THE STORY OF SCOTLAND’S POLICE Sarah Howitt, Mick McAvoy, Alison Pinkney, Shiona McCubbin – STV Productions/BBC One

VIOLENT MEN: BEHIND BARS Matt Pinder, Liam McArdle, Iain Scollay, Nicole Kleeman – Firecrest Films/Channel 4


GAME

BECKETT Production Team – The Secret Experiment

COBI HOOPS 2 Production Team – Cobra Mobile

OOO: ASCENSION Kenny Creanor, Bobby Farmer, Tony McBride – Extra Mile Studios


SHORT FILM

I WAS HERE Joe Carter, Morna Pearson, Dave Gillies, Susannah Armitage – Scottish Film Talent Network

MY LONELINESS IS KILLING ME Tim Courtney, Michael Richardson, Siobhan Fahey, Stuart Condy – Scottish Film Talent Network

SLAP Simone Smith – Wild Room


SINGLE DOCUMENTARY

BREADLINE KIDS Louise Pirie, Audrey McColligan, Iain Scollay, Nicole Kleeman – Firecrest Films/BBC One Scotland

LIFE BEHIND BARS: VISITING HOUR Production Team – Chalkboard/Channel 4

SCOTLAND 78: A LOVE STORY Production Team – IMG Productions Scotland/BBC One Scotland


SPECIALIST FACTUAL sponsored by Deloitte

THE CANCER HOSPITAL Andrew Abbott, Louise Lockwood, Iain Scollay – Firecrest Films/BBC One Scotland

IMAGINE…RUPERT EVERETT: BORN TO BE WILDE Production Team – BBC Studios, Pacific Quay Productions/BBC One

TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR – MENTAL HEALTH SPECIAL Production Team – BBC Studios, Science Unit/BBC Two


TELEVISION SCRIPTED

SCOT SQUAD Jack Docherty, Joe Hullait, Rab Christie, Iain Davidson – The Comedy Unit/BBC One Scotland

SHETLAND Production Team – Silverprint Pictures/BBC One

TRUST ME Production Team – Red Production Company/BBC One


WRITER FILM/TELEVISION supported by Creative Scotland

ARMANDO IANNUCCI The Death of Stalin

DAVID KANE Shetland

MATT PALMER Calibre


Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 4 November 2018