2018 British Academy Scotland Awards Explained

2018 British Academy Scotland Awards
Date:	4 November 2018
Site:	Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Host:	Edith Bowman
Network:	Streaming webcast
Last:	2017
Award:	British Academy Scotland Awards
Next:	2019

The 28th British Academy Scotland Awards was held on 4 November 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2017.^[1] The nominations were announced by Edith Bowman on 26 September 2018.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Feature Film	Best Director (Fiction)
*Nae Pasaran* Anna and the Apocalypse The Party's Just Beginning	Armando Iannucci - The Death of Stalin Colm McCarthy - Black Mirror: Black Museum Matt Palmer - Calibre
Best Actor in Film	Best Actress in Film
Jack Lowden - Calibre Tony Curran - Calibre Martin McCann - Calibre	Shauna Macdonald - White Chamber Ella Hunt - Anna and the Apocalypse Sian Phillips - Voyageuse
Best Entertainment	Best Features & Factual Series
*Armchair Detectives* Last Commanders Raven	*Violent Men: Behind Bards* Class of Mom and Dad The Force: The Story of Scotland's Police
Best Actor in Television	Best Actress in Television
Chris Reilly - The Last Post Douglas Henshall - Shetland Jonathan Watson - Two Doors Down	Elaine C. Smith - Two Doors Down Morven Christie - The A Word Kiran Sonia Sawar - Black Mirror: Crocodile
Best Writer Film/Television	Best Television Scripted
Armando Iannucci - The Death of Stalin David Kane - Shetland Matt Palmer - Calibre	Scot Squad - Jack Docherty, Joe Hullait, Rab Christie, Iain Davidson Shetland - Silverprint Pictures/BBC One Trust Me - Red Production Company/BBC One
Best Director (Factual)	Best Specialist Factual
John MacLaverty - Scotland 78: A Love Story Matt Pinder - Violent Men: Behind Bars Felipe Bustos Sierra - Nae Pasaran	Imagine...Rupert Everett: BornTo Be Wilde - BBC Studios, Pacific Quay Productions/BBC One The Cancer Hospital - Andrew Abbott, Louise Lockwood, Iain Scollay Trust Me I'm A Doctor - Mental Health Special - BBC Studios, Science Unit/BBC Two
Best Single Documentary	Best Short Film
Scotland 78: A Love Story - IMG Productions Scotland/BBC One Scotland Breadline Kids - Louise Pirie, Audrey McColligan, Iain Scollay, Nicole Kleeman Life Behind Bars: Visiting Hour - Production Team - Chalkboard/Channel 4	My Loneliness Is Killing Me - Tim Courtney, Michael Richardson, Siobhan Fahey, Stuart Condy I Was Here - Joe Carter, Morna Pearson, Dave Gillies, Susannah Armitage Slap - Simone Smith
Best Animation	Best Game
*Widdershins* Scottish Cup Short Changed	Beckett Cobi Hoops 2 OOO: Ascension