The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Scotland (BAFTA Scotland) has announced the nominations for the BAFTA Scotland Awards in 2021, honouring the very best talent in film, games and television produced in Scotland over the last year.
The highlights from today’s BAFTA Scotland nominations include:
- Five nominations for Limbo
- Three nominations for Line of Duty (including Audience Award Nominations for Martin Compston and Kelly Macdonald)
- Three nominations for Run
- First time nominees include Vikash Bhai (Limbo), Amir El-Masry (Limbo), Irune Gurtubai (Limbo), Tamara Lawrance (Kindred), Abigail Lawrie (Tin Star: Liverpool), Eva Riley (Perfect 10) Ben Sharrock (Limbo) Mark Stanley (Run), Marli Siu (Run)
- David Carlyle (It’s A Sin), Lawrence Chaney (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK), Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Jean Johansson (A Place in the Sun), Kelly Macdonald (Line of Duty) David Tennant (Des) are nominated for this year’s Audience Award in partnership with Screen Scotland, the only award voted for by the public
The Awards will be presented at a digital ceremony on Saturday 20 November. Edith Bowman will host the socially distant, closed-studio show at BBC Pacific Quay alongside Sanjeev Kohli and other guest presenters. Backstage coverage will begin at 16.00 GMT with the ceremony live streamed from 16.30 GMT on BAFTA’s Facebook and YouTube channels and followed by a highlights show on BBC Scotland at 22.00 GMT.
For the second year running, BAFTA Scotland is delighted to announce the Audience Award in partnership with Screen Scotland. This year the award will give the public the opportunity to vote for their favourite Scot on Screen from the past 12 months. The Audience Award nominations are: David Carlyle (It’s A Sin), Lawrence Chaney (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK), Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Jean Johansson (A Place in the Sun), Kelly Macdonald (Line of Duty) David Tennant (Des). Members of the public can cast their vote from 10.00 GMT on 13 October until 17.00 GMT 4 November via the BAFTA Scotland website (www.bafta.org/scotland).
Promotional poster for LIMBO, courtesy of MUBI.
Jude MacLaverty, Director of BAFTA Scotland, said: “We are thrilled to be announcing the nominations for this year’s BAFTA Scotland Awards, which yet again highlight the phenomenal level of talent and creativity in the film, game and television industries within Scotland.
We are particularly excited to announce so many incredible first time nominees this year and also to announce that this year’s Audience Award in partnership with Screen Scotland, will celebrate on screen talent, giving the public the opportunity to vote for their favourite Scot on Screen from the past 12 months.
This year has continued to be an extremely challenging one for many, and throughout it, the film, gaming and TV industries have continued to inform and entertain us all with a wealth of quality programming, innovative games and important films, which is reflected in our list of talented nominees who we are very much looking forward to celebrating on 20 November.”
Edith Bowman, returning host of the ceremony, said: “I am genuinely honoured and thrilled to be returning to host the BAFTA Scotland Awards again this year. What a list of nominees! I am so proud of all the incredible work and wealth of creative talent and craft that exists in Scotland, I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone on 20 November.”
BAFTA Scotland is supported by official partners and sponsors to the BAFTA Scotland Awards (Acqua Panna, BBC Scotland, Champagne Taittinger, Channel 4, Deloitte, Edit 123, Material, Screen Scotland, S.Pellegrino, STV and Villa Maria)
The full list of nominations can be found below.
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 20 November 2021.
Nominations
ACTOR FILM
VIKASH BHAI – Limbo
AMIR EL-MASRY – Limbo
MARK STANLEY – Run
ACTRESS FILM
TAMARA LAWRANCE – Kindred
MARLI SIU – Run
TILDA SWINTON – The Personal History of David Copperfield
ACTOR TELEVISION
JACK LOWDEN – Small Axe
JAMES MCAVOY – Together
PETER MULLAN – Fatbaws
ACTRESS TELEVISION
ABIGAIL LAWRIE – Tin Star: Liverpool
KELLY MACDONALD – Line of Duty
SHARON ROONEY – Finding Alice
DIRECTOR – FACTUAL
STEPHEN BENNETT – Darren McGarvey’s Class Wars
MATT PINDER – Murder Case
DAVID WHITNEY – Killing Escobar
DIRECTOR - FICTION sponsored by Champagne Taittinger
KEVIN MACDONALD – The Mauritanian
EVA RILEY – Perfect 10
BEN SHARROCK – Limbo
ENTERTAINMENT
THE BRILLIANT WORLD OF TOM GATES – Sueann Rochester, George Sawyer, Arabella Page-Croft, Ken Anderson - TG Entertainment Ltd., Wild Child Animation, Black Camel Productions/Sky Kids
SCOT SQUAD: THE CHIEF DOES DEMOCRACY – Production Team - The Comedy Unit/BBC Scotland
SECRET SCOTLAND – Production Team - IWC Media, Motion Content Group/Channel 5
FACTUAL SERIES
EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPES WITH SANDI TOKSVIG – Sandi Toksvig, Steph Harris, Julie Grant, Ed St Giles - Tuesday's Child Scotland/Channel 4
MICHAEL PALIN: TRAVELS OF A LIFETIME – Andrew Abbott, Iain Scollay, Audrey McColligan, Michael Palin - Firecrest Films/BBC Two
MURDER CASE – Matt Pinder, Iain Scollay, Audrey McColligan, Paul McGinness - Firecrest Films/BBC Scotland
FEATURE FILM
LIMBO – Ben Sharrock, Irune Gurtubai, Angus Lamont
POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ – Celeste Bell, Paul Sng, Zoe Howe, Rebecca Mark-Lawson
RUN – Scott Graham, Margaret Matheson, Ciara Barry, Rosie Crerar
FEATURES sponsored by Edit 123
ANTIQUES ROAD TRIP – Joe Sharp, John Redshaw, Isobel Oram, Mark Duncan - STV Studios/BBC One
ESCAPE TO THE FARM WITH KATE HUMBLE – Kate Humble, Ludo Graham, Andrew Jackson, Jo Scott - Raise the Roof Productions/Channel 5
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION – Production Team - IWC Media/Channel 4
GAME
MURDER MYSTERY MACHINE – Development Team - Blazing Griffin
PHOGS! – Development Team - Bit Loom/Coatsink
SOLAS 128 – Thomas Methven, Steven McSeveney, Jamesy Downie, Sean McKenzie - Amicable Animal
NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
DAVINA MCCALL: SEX, MYTHS AND THE MENOPAUSE – Linda Sands, Katie Lander, Kate Muir, Noel Nelis - Finestripe Productions/Channel 4
JABBED! INSIDE BRITAIN'S VACCINE TRIUMPH – Production Team - Windfall Films Scotland/Channel 4
THE TRIAL OF ALEX SALMOND – Mick McAvoy, Alan Clements, Sarah Howitt, Lotte Murphy Johnson - Two Rivers Media/BBC Two
SHORT FILM & ANIMATION
EXPENSIVE SHIT – Adura Onashile, Rosie Crerar, Ciara Barry
HARMONIC SPECTRUM – Production Team
NEVILLE IS DEAD – Louis Paxton, Grant O'Rourke
SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
BEYOND BURNS – Production Team - Elephant Shoe Films/BBC Scotland
THE DARK SHADOW OF MURDER – Production Team - Glasgow Film Productions/BBC Scotland
SCOTLAND, SLAVERY AND STATUES – Parisa Urquhart, Mark Harrison, Anthea Harvey, Ceri Isfryn - Urquhart Media, Firecrest Films/BBC Scotland
SPECIALIST FACTUAL sponsored by Deloitte
EYE OF THE STORM – Anthony Baxter, Catriona Black, Colin Brown, Richard Phinney - Montrose Pictures/BBC Scotland
IVOR CUTLER BY KT TUNSTALL – Alison Pinkney, Jackie Maclean, Mick McAvoy - STV Studios/Sky Arts
SCOTLAND: MY LIFE IN THE WILD – Production Team - Hello Halo Productions/Channel 4
TELEVISION SCRIPTED
ADAM – Cora Bissett, Louise Lockwood, Frances Poet, Carolynne Sinclair Kidd - National Theatre of Scotland, Hopscotch Films/BBC Scotland
BEEP – Jane Bell, Ian Fitzgibbon, Bryce Hart, Neil Webster - Happy Tramp North/BBC Scotland
CRIPTALES – Jack Thorne, Amit Sharma, Mat Fraser, Debbie Christie - BBC Studios/BBC Four
WRITER FILM/TELEVISION in partnership with Screen Scotland
LUCY BRYDON – Body of Water
EVA RILEY – Perfect 10
BEN SHARROCK – Limbo
AUDIENCE AWARD in partnership with Screen Scotland
DAVID CARLYLE – It’s A Sin
LAWRENCE CHANEY – RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
MARTIN COMPSTON – Line of Duty
JEAN JOHANSSON – A Place in the Sun
KELLY MACDONALD – Line of Duty
DAVID TENNANT – Des
About BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is a world-leading independent arts charity that brings the very best work in film, games and television to public attention and supports the growth of creative talent in the UK and internationally. Through its Awards ceremonies and year-round programme of learning events and initiatives – which includes workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes in the UK, USA and Asia – BAFTA identifies and celebrates excellence, discovers, inspires and nurtures new talent, and enables learning and creative collaboration. For advice and inspiration from the best creative minds working in film, games and television, visit www.bafta.org/guru. For more, visit www.bafta.org.
BAFTA Scotland has been championing the country’s film, games and television industries since 1989, celebrating and rewarding excellence through its annual British Academy Scotland Awards. BAFTA Scotland is at the core of Scotland’s screen industries, regularly engaging its members and the wider industry while reaching out to the public via a comprehensive range of screenings, educational events and masterclasses, including the annual Guru Live Glasgow event, an opportunity for the public and emerging talent to be inspired by a series of masterclasses and panels with industry professionals. For more, visit www.bafta.org/scotland
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