BAFTA Scotland today shares details of the nominees and guest presenters who will be attending the BAFTA Scotland Awards on Sunday 17 November at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central.
Confirmed to present at the Awards (in alphabetical order)
Abby Cook (Blue Peter), Andrew Cotter (BBC Sport), Banjo Beale (Designing the Hebrides, Scotland’s Home of the Year), Chris Fulton (Bridgerton, The Lazarus Project) Danni Menzies (A Place in the Sun), David Carlyle (Dinosaur, It’s A Sin), Dougray Scott (Crime, Vigil), Eilidh Barbour (Match of the Day, BBC Sport), Freya Mavor (Industry, Sunshine on Leith), Harriet Slater (Pennyworth, Outlander: Blood of my Blood), Hiftu Quasem (Ten Percent, Something in the Water), Jamie Roy (Outlander: Blood of my Blood), JJ Chalmers (The Travelling Auctioneers, Money For Nothing), Kirsty Wark (Newsnight), Lawrence Robb (Emmerdale), Lois Chimimba (Nightsleeper, Still Up), Lucy Halliday (Blue Jean), Mirren Mack (The Doll Factory, The Nest), Noof Ousellam (Andor, Rebus), Ruaridh Mollica (The Franchise, Too Rough), Dr. Punam Krishan (Strictly Come Dancing, Morning Live), Sharon Small (Nightsleeper), Shereen Cutkelvin (TRNSMT 2024, Saturday Mash-Up), Sophie Kennedy Clark (The Cry, Philomena), Synnove Karlsen (Bodies, Last Night in Soho) and Tommy Flanagan (The Perfect Couple, Sons of Anarchy).
Nominees confirmed to attend:
Adura Onashile (Girl), Ashley Storrie (Dinosaur), Daniel Portman (Loch Henry: Black Mirror), Doon Mackichan (Two Doors Down), Hope Dickson Leach (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), Khalid Abdalla (The Crown), Kit Young (Out of Darkness), Matilda Curtis (Dinosaur), Niamh McKeown (Dinosaur), Nicola Walker (Annika), Nicole Taylor (One Day), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer), Safia Oakley-Green (Out of Darkness), Saul Metzstein (Slow Horses), Shirley Henderson (The Truth About Jessica) and more.
Outstanding Contribution recipients, Broadcaster Hazel Irvine and Casting Director Des Hamilton will also be in attendance to accept their honours, as well as Lynda Myles, who received the BAFTA Scotland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film at a special event earlier this year.
Edith Bowman will host the BAFTA Scotland Awards at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Sunday 17 November alongside red carpet and backstage host Sanjeev Kohli. The ceremony will be available to watch live at 5.30pm on BAFTA’s YouTube channel youtube.com/bafta, followed by a highlights programme on BBC Scotland on Wednesday 20 November at 10:30pm GMT.
Jude MacLaverty, Director of BAFTA Scotland, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have such a fantastic list of guests joining us at this year’s BAFTA Scotland Awards, representing the very best creative talent from across Scotland. We look forward to recognising the outstanding achievements of all our nominees.”
Event supporters and partners of this year’s event are BBC Scotland, Champagne Taittinger, Channel 4, Deloitte, EE, Hildon Water, Innis and Gunn, Johnnie Walker Princes Street, Lancôme, Screen Scotland, STV and Villa Maria.
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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, including Guru Live Glasgow, where emerging talent are inspired by masterclasses and panels with industry professionals, and, since 1989, the annual BAFTA Scotland Awards, which champion the country’s very best in film, games and television. Find out more at Scotland – BAFTA.
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