BAFTA Scotland announces nominees

Sunshine On Leith leads charge.

by Amber Wilkinson

Sunshine On Leith has five BAFTA Scotland nominations
Sunshine On Leith has five BAFTA Scotland nominations
The nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Scotland awards have been announced.

Sunshine on Leith leads the way with five nominations, followed closely by Starred Up with four and Filth with three.

James McAvoy, Jack O’Connell and Peter Mullan will battle it out for best actor, while Jane Horrocks, Sophie Kennedy Clark and Freya Mavor will compete for the actress gong.

Including Outstanding Contribution awards (to be announced at a later date) 19 trophies will be handed out at the ceremony hosted by television presenter Hazel Irvine at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on Sunday, November 16.

Director of BAFTA Scotland Jude MacLaverty said: “We’re thrilled to unveil the nominations and are especially pleased to announce Hazel as this year’s host. The past year has been a very exciting one for Scotland’s moving image industries and the quality of entrants for the awards is consistently high. The rising number of categories being awarded this year is a true testament to the amount of brilliant Scottish talent on our screens today. “Hazel has been a permanent fixture in Scotland’s media industry for many years and is passionate about celebrating Scottish talent, so will be a terrific host for this year’s ceremony.”

BAFTA Scotland Film Nominees:

Film
Filth
Starred Up
Sunshine On Leith

Director Film/Television
Jon S Baird - Filth
David Mackenzie - Starred Up
Dexter Fletcher - Sunshine On Leith

Writer Film/Television
Jonathan Asser - Starred Up
Brian Limond - Limmy's Show! Christmas Special!
David Wolstencroft - The Escape Artist

Actor Film
James McAvoy - Filth
Peter Mullan - Sunshine On Leith
Jack O'Connell - Starred Up

Actress Film
Jane Horrocks - Sunshine On Leith
Sophie Kennedy Clarke - Philomena
Freya Mavor - Sunshine On Leith

Single Documentary
From Scotland With Love - Grant Keir, Virginia Heath
The Girl Who Talked To Dolphins - Mark Hedgecoe, Christopher Riley
Keys To The Castle - Darren Hercher, Tracey Gardiner

Short Film
Colours - Graham Fitzpatrick, Sarah Drummond
Exchange And Mart - Cara Connolly, Martin Clark, Phoebe Grigor, Maeve McMahon
Getting On - Ewan Stewart, Liam Stewart, Maeve McMahon

Animation
Monkey Love Experiments - Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson, Cameron Fraser
Sea Front - Claire Lamond
Spectators - Ross Hogg

Full details of all the nominees can be found on the official site.

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