2014 British Academy Scotland Awards Explained

2014 British Academy Scotland Awards
Date:	16 November 2014
Site:	Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Host:	Hazel Irvine
Network:	Streaming webcast
Last:	2013
Award:	British Academy Scotland Awards
Next:	2015

The 24th British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 16 November 2014 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2013.^[1] Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2013. The Nominees were announced on 23 October 2014.^[2] ^[3] The ceremony was broadcast online via YouTube and was hosted by Hazel Irvine.

Tommy Gormley, Alex Graham and Lorraine Kelly were honoured with Outstanding Contribution awards at this ceremony.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Feature Film	Best Director Film/Television
*Starred Up* Sunshine on Leith Filth	David Mackenzie – Starred Up Jon S Baird – Filth Dexter Fletcher – Sunshine on Leith
Best Actor in Film	Best Actress in Film
*James McAvoy – Filth* as Bruce Robertson** Peter Mullan – Sunshine on Leith as Robert Henshaw Jack O'Connell – Starred Up as Eric Love	*Sophie Kennedy Clark – Philomena* as Young Philomena** Freya Mavor – Sunshine on Leith as Liz Henshaw Jane Horrocks – Sunshine on Leith as Jean Henshaw
Best Actor in Television	Best Actress in Television
*David Tennant – The Escape Artist* as Will Burton** Douglas Henshall – Shetland as Jimmy Perez Mark Bonnar – Line Of Duty as Mike Dryden	*Shirley Henderson – Southcliffe* as Claire Salter** Laurie Brett – Waterloo Road as Christine Mulgrew Sharon Rooney – My Mad Fat Diary as Rachel 'Rae' Earl
Best Writer Film/Television	Best Comedy/Entertainment Programme
Jonathan Asser – Starred Up Brian Limond – Limmy’s Show	Christmas Special! David Wolstencroft – The Escape Artist	Miller's Mountain – (BBC Scotland) Limmy's Show – (The Comedy Unit) Mrs Brown's Boys – (BBC Scotland)
Best Factual Series	Best Features/ Factual Entertainment Programme
Britain's Whale Hunters: The Untold Story – BBC Four Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth – (BBC Scotland) The Story of Women and Art – BBC Two	Dream Me Up Scotty – (BBC Scotland) I Belong to Glasgow – (BBC Scotland) Location Location Location – (BBC Scotland)
Best Single Documentary	Best Short Film
Keys To The Castle – (BBC Scotland) From Scotland With Love – (BBC Two Scotland) The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins – (BBC Scotland)	Getting On – Foundling Films Colours – Screen Productions Exchange And Mart – Hopscotch Films
Best Current Affairs	Best Children's Programme
Dave: Loan Ranger – Channel 4 Blethering Referendum – BBC One Scotland Panorama: All In A Good Cause – BBC One	Katie Morag – (CBeebies) All Over The Place Australia – (BBC Scotland) The Dog Ate My Homework – (BBC Scotland)
Best Game	Best Animation
Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games Monster Legacy – Outplay Entertainment Solar Flux HD – Firebrand Games	Monkey Love Experiments – Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson, Cameron Fraser Sea Front – Claire Lamond Spectators – Ross Hogg