| British Academy Scotland Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | To recognise, honour, and reward outstanding work produced in Scotland. |
| Country | Scotland |
| First award | 2004 |
| Website | Bafta Scotland - New Talent Awards |
TheBritish Academy Scotland Awards are presented annually at an awards ceremony organised byBAFTA Scotland.
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.[3] From 2011 to 2018 the event was held at the Radison Blu Hotel in Glasgow. As of 2019, the ceremony has been hosted at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central.
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]
Categories as of 2016.
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 | _-_01.jpg) | 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] |
.jpg) | Rebecca O'Brien | Producer, Production Manager (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films) | ||
 | Paul Laverty | Screenwriter (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films) | ||
| 2017 | .jpg) | Armando Iannucci | Writer | [13] |
| 2018 |  | Alan Cumming | Actor, singer, director, producer, writer, activist | [14] |
| 2019 | Greg Hemphill,Ford Kiernan andMichael Hines | Creative team behindStill Game | [15] | |
| 2020 | Stanley Baxter | Actor, comedian, impressionist, author | [16] | |
| 2021 | None | No Award Given | ||
| 2022 | .jpg) | Peter Capaldi | Actor, Director, Writer | [17] |
| 2023 |  | Shirley Henderson andStuart Wilson | Actress, Sound Engineer | [18] |