British Academy Scotland Awards

The British Academy Scotland Awards are presented annually at an awards ceremony organised by BAFTA Scotland.

British Academy Scotland Awards
Awarded forTo recognise, honour, and reward outstanding work produced in Scotland.
CountryScotland
First awarded2004
WebsiteBafta Scotland - New Talent Awards

History edit

The annual British Academy Scotland Awards were launched in 2004 to recognise outstanding achievement by individuals working in the Film and Television industry in Scotland. A long list of potential nominees is put to a popular vote of BAFTA Scotland members. A jury of industry professionals vote for the overall winner from the short list created by the members. A members of the BAFTA Scotland Committee will chair each of the juries.[1]

The awards were cancelled in 2010 and prizes at the 2011 ceremony given for films released over the previous 2 years.[2]

Over the years the annual event has taken place at various locations including the Glasgow City Halls and the Glasgow Science centre. From 2011 it has been held at the Radison Blu Hotel in Glasgow.[3]

In 2015, the British Academy Scotland Award trophy was redesigned by Scottish designer Oliver J. Conway who was an apprentice of the original trophy designer, Allan Ross.[4]

Hosts edit

Awards categories (competitive) edit

Categories as of 2016.

  • ACTOR FILM
  • ACTOR TELEVISION
  • ACTRESS FILM
  • ACTRESS TELEVISION
  • ANIMATION
  • CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
  • COMEDY/ENTERTAINMENT
  • CURRENT AFFAIRS
  • DIRECTOR FILM/TELEVISION
  • FACTUAL SERIES
  • FEATURE FILM
  • FEATURES/FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT
  • GAME
  • SHORT FILM
  • SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
  • SPECIALIST FACTUAL
  • TELEVISION DRAMA
  • WRITER FILM/TELEVISION

Outstanding Contribution to Film/Television edit

Every year, a special award is presented to an individual in recognition of their contribution to Scottish Film and/or Television.

Year Recipient Notes Ref(s)
2004   Brian Cox (actor) Actor [5]
2009   Bill Forsyth Director, Screenwriter [6]
2011   Robbie Coltrane Actor, Author [7]
2012   Billy Connolly Actor, Comedian [8]
2013   Richard Wilson Actor [9]
2014   Lorraine Kelly Television presenter, Journalist [10]
2015   Bill Paterson Actor [11]
2016   Ken Loach Film and television director (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films) [12]
  Rebecca O'Brien Producer, Production Manager (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films)
  Paul Laverty Screenwriter (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films)
2017   Armando Iannucci Writer [13]
2018   Alan Cumming Actor, singer, director, producer, writer, activist [14]
2019 Greg Hemphill, Ford Kiernan and Michael Hines Creative team behind Still Game [15]
2020 Stanley Baxter Actor, comedian, impressionist, author [16]
2021 None No Award Given
2022   Peter Capaldi Actor, Director, Writer [17]
2023   Shirley Henderson and Stuart Wilson Actress, Sound Engineer [18]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ British Academy Scotland Awards Rules
  2. ^ "Bafta Cancels Awards Ceremony". The Herald. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ The Lloyds TSB BAFTA Scotland Awards in 2007
  4. ^ "On The Edge". Glasgow Evening Times. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 Nov 2015.
  5. ^ "BAFTA Awards, Scotland (2004) - IMDb". IMDb.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Brian (19 October 2016). "Ken Loach to get BAFTA Scotland honour". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Robbie Coltrane wins Bafta Scotland award". BBC. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  8. ^ Lyons, Beverley (11 December 2012). "Scots comedy legend Billy Connolly in tears as he accepts Bafta award". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Richard Wilson honoured for outstanding contribution". BBC. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Bill Paterson to be honoured by Bafta Scotland". BBC. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  11. ^ Miller, Phil (11 November 2015). "Bill Paterson to be honoured by Bafta Scotland". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  12. ^ Ferguson, Brian (19 October 2016). "Ken Loach to get BAFTA Scotland honour". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  13. ^ Unknown, Unknown (24 October 2017). "Armando Iannucci to receive Outstanding Contribution award from Bafta Scotland". The Scotsamn. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  14. ^ Ferguson, Brian (17 October 2018). "Alan Cumming to be honoured at Scottish BAFTA ceremony". The Scotsamn. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  15. ^ "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2019". BAFTA. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  16. ^ "British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2020". BAFTA. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Peter Capaldi to get 'outstanding achievement' honour at Scottish BAFTA ceremony". The Scotsman. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Shirley Henderson and Stuart Wilson announced as BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Contribution Recipients for 2023". www.bafta.org. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

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