20 trophies, including two Outstanding Contribution Awards, will be handed out at this year’s British Academy Scotland Awards, honouring the very best talent in film, television and games produced in the country. The ceremony will be hosted by Edith Bowman on Sunday 6 November at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.
Shetland leads the way with four nominations (Actor Television, Director Film/Television, Television Drama and Writer Film/Television) followed closely by Outlander with three (Actor Television, Actress Television and Television Drama).
Brian Cox joins Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden competing in the Actor Film category. Actress Film sees Kate Dickie, Ruth Negga and Alison Peebles all receive a nomination. Actor Television will be contested by Peter Capaldi, Sam Heughan and Douglas Henshall, while Caitriona Balfe, Ashley Jensen and Annie Wallace compete for Actress Television award.
In a new category for 2016, Specialist Factual, Imagine…Richard Flanagan: Life After Death, Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death and The Truth About Dementia are all nominated. BBC Scotland Investigates: Britain’s Puppy Dealers Exposed, BBC Scotland Investigates: Rugby and the Brain – Tackling the Truth and Eòrpa compete in the Current Affairs category. The Factual Series category comprises Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan, Scotland’s Home Movies: Memories on Film and This Farming Life.
Moon Dogs receives a nomination for Feature Film alongside Sunset Song and Tommy’s Honour.
Not Safe for Work, Outlander and Shetland are all nominated in the Television Drama category.
The nominees for Comedy/Entertainment are Mrs Brown’s Boys: Christmas Special 2015, Scot Squad and Two Doors Down. Short Film sees Swan, Take Your Partners and Isabella, a film by past BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award winner Ross Hogg, receive nominations.
Michael Keillor (Line of Duty), Jan Matthys (Shetland) and Douglas MacKinnon (Sherlock: The Abominable Bride) are in the running for Director Film/Television. The nominees for Features/Factual Entertainment are Antiques Road Trip, Gary: Tank Commander, Election Special and Supershoppers.
The shortlisted nominees for this year’s Writer Film/Television award are Gaby Chiappe (Shetland), DC Moore (Not Safe For Work) and Jonathan Wilson and Ciara Conway (River City).
This year’s award for Single Documentary sees nominations for Dunblane: Our Story, The Islands and the Whales and Seven Songs for a Long Life.