- Out of Darkness receives three BAFTA Scotland awards (Feature Film, Actress Film, Actor Film)
- Float wins the award for Television Scripted
- The BAFTA Scotland Audience Award for Favourite Scot on Screen (in partnership with Screen Scotland) goes to Ashley Storrie for her performance in Dinosaur
Sunday, 17 November 2024, Glasgow: The winners of the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2024 have been announced this evening at a special ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central in Glasgow, hosted by presenter Edith Bowman. The BAFTA Scotland Awards honour excellence and celebrate talent across Scotland’s screen industries.
Float received the award for Television Scripted.
Out of Darkness scooped a total of three awards on the night. The film was awarded for Feature Film. The two young leads of the film, Kit Young and Safia Oakley-Green, triumphed in the Actor Film and Actress Film categories respectively.
David Tennant received the award for Actor Television for his role in There She Goes. In Actress Television, Doon Mackichan took home the award for her return to Two Doors Down.
The BAFTA Scotland Audience Award in partnership with Screen Scotland, the only BAFTA Scotland Award voted for by members of the public, went to Ashley Storrie for her performance in Dinosaur.
Ashley Storrie celebrated another win, alongside Dinosaur co-creator Matilda Curtis, for Writer Film/Television (in partnership with Screen Scotland).
Saul Metzstein received the award for Director Fiction for his work on Slow Horses.
Director Factual was awarded to Kevin Macdonald for High & Low – John Galliano.
The Agency: Unfiltered scooped the award for Entertainment. Features went to Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig.
The Short Film & Animation category was won by Blackwool.
Not Your Average Family received the award for Factual Series. Liar: The Fake Grooming Scandal won Single Documentary, and News and Current Affairs was awarded to Catching a Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell(Disclosure).
Trailblazing producer, writer and film festival director Lynda Myles was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Film award. She was honoured during the ceremony with a special VT featuring snippets from an event held earlier in the year which celebrated her life and work.
Casting Director, Des Hamilton received the Outstanding Contribution to Craft (In Memory of Robert McCann. One of BAFTA Scotland’s highest accolades, the award was presented to him by close friend, actor Tommy Flanagan.
Commentator Andrew Cotter presented Hazel Irvine with the Outstanding Contribution to Television, given in recognition of an exceptional standard of work across a long career. Further information, as previously announced, is found here.
15 competitive awards in total were presented across the evening as well as two BAFTA special awards. View the full list of winners here.
The ceremony was streamed live on BAFTA YouTube channel and is available to watch here. A highlights programme will be broadcast on BBC Scotland at 10.30pm on Wednesday 20 November, with a repeat that same night at 11.40pm on BBC One Scotland, and will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Event supporters and partners of this year’s event are BBC Scotland, Champagne Taittinger, Channel 4, Deloitte, EE, Hildon Water, Innis & Gunn, Johnnie Walker Princes Street, Lancôme, Screen Scotland, STV and Villa Maria.
A selection of ‘free-to-use’ press imagery from the 2024 BAFTA Scotland Awards is available via BAFTA’s media centre here:
Password: ScotlandAwards2024
All relevant information including the credit lines can be found by clicking into the images within the link and viewing the appropriate metadata.
Explore the full ceremony programme here: BAFTA Scotland Awards 2024 Show Notes by BAFTA – Issuu
For further press information:
Gillian McCormack
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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.
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 https://www.bafta.org/locations/scotland
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