The British Academy Scotland Awards are presented annually at an awards ceremony organised by BAFTA Scotland.
History 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.British Academy Scotland Awards Rules
The awards were cancelled in 2010 and prizes at the 2011 ceremony given for films released over the previous 2 years.
Over the years the annual event has taken place at various locations including the Glasgow City Halls and the Glasgow Science centre.The Lloyds TSB BAFTA Scotland Awards in 2007 From 2011 to 2018 the event was held at the Radisson 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.
Hosts
Lorraine Kelly (2007, 2009) Edith Bowman (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015–present) Kevin Bridges (2011) Hazel Irvine (2014)
Awards categories (competitive) Categories as of 2016.
Outstanding Contribution to Film/Television
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 Actor 2009 Director, Screenwriter 2011 Actor, Author 2012 Actor, Comedian 2013 Actor 2014 Television presenter, Journalist 2015 Actor 2016 Film and television director (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films) Producer, Production Manager (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films) Screenwriter (Awarded to the founders of Sixteen Films) 2017 Writer 2018 Actor, singer, director, producer, writer, activist 2019 Greg Hemphill, Ford Kiernan and Michael Hines Creative team behind Still Game 2020 Stanley Baxter Actor, comedian, impressionist, author 2021 None No Award Given 2022 Peter Capaldi Actor, Director, Writer2023Shirley Henderson and Stuart WilsonActress, Sound Engineer
See also British Academy of Film and Television Arts
References
External links BAFTA in Scotland