Today, BAFTA Scotland announces the full list of nominations for the annual BAFTA Scotland Awards, celebrating excellence in broadcasting and production across film and television in Scotland.
The winners will be revealed on Sunday 15 November in Glasgow, at a ceremony hosted by Edith Bowman. Coverage will be available on BAFTA’s YouTube channel and social platforms. A total of 41 programmes and films received nominations today.
See the full list of nominations here
The top nominated films/programmes are:
- I Swear received seven nominations, plus a previously announced Audience Award nomination for Peter Mullan.
- Dept. Q and Dinosaur each received three nominations, with Dept. Q’s Leah Byrne also receiving an Audience Award nomination.
- Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story, Everybody to Kenmure Street, and Midwinter Break all received two nominations each
The performance categories feature first-time BAFTA Scotland nominees Robert Aramayo (I Swear), Scott Ellis Watson (I Swear), Lesley Manville (Midwinter Break), Chloe Pirrie (Dept. Q) and Emma Laird (Mint).
Previous BAFTA Scotland Award winner Lucy Halliday is a double nominee in both the Actress Film and Actress Television categories for her work in California Schemin’ and The Testaments respectively. All four nominees in the Actor Television category; Dougray Scott (Summerwater), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Peter Capaldi (Criminal Record) and Robert Carlyle (The Hack), are previous BAFTA Scotland award winners.
Nominations for the 14 competitive categories were determined through a combination of membership voting and dedicated juries comprised of industry professionals with relevant craft expertise.
Nominees for the BAFTA Scotland Audience Award (in partnership with Screen Scotland) were previously announced on Thursday 24 September. The Audience Award is the only BAFTA Scotland Award where the winner is decided by the public. The nominees are Julie Wilson Nimmo (Balamory), Katie Leung (Bridgerton), Leah Byrne (Dept. Q), Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who), Peter Mullan (I Swear) and Stephen Libby (The Traitors). Members of the public can vote now for their favourite Scot on Screen from the six nominated individuals until Friday 30 October via bafta.org.
The BAFTA Special Award, one of the academy’s highest honours recognising an outstanding contribution to film, games or television, will be presented at the BAFTA Scotland Awards ceremony with the recipients to be announced ahead of the ceremony.
Dani Carlaw, Chair of BAFTA Scotland, said: “A big congratulations to all this year’s BAFTA Scotland nominees. These nominations are a reminder of just how much creative talent we have across Scotland, both on screen and behind the scenes. Every project takes people with vision and determination to make it happen. I’m really looking forward to celebrating their work and the teams who made it possible.”
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About BAFTA
BAFTA’s mission as a charity is to champion the creative and cultural importance of the screen arts across film, games and television. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of talent initiatives and learning events that include masterclasses, lectures, scholarships, bursaries and mentoring schemes in the UK and North America, BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new screen talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. For more, visit www.bafta.org. BAFTA is a registered charity (no. 216726).
In Scotland, BAFTA is at the heart of the country’s screen industries. It highlights the breadth and success of the production industry, identifies and supports the next generation of talent, and brings the very best work in Scottish film, games and television to public attention globally. It does so via a comprehensive range of screenings, educational events and masterclasses, where emerging talent are inspired by masterclasses and panels with industry professionals, and, since 1986, the annual BAFTA Scotland Awards, which champion the country’s very best in screen production and talent. For more, visit www.bafta.org. BAFTA is a registered charity (no. 216726).
