2020 British Academy Scotland Awards Explained

2020 British Academy Scotland Awards
Date:8 December 2020
Site:Online
Host:Edith Bowman
Network:Streaming webcast
Last:2018
Award:British Academy Scotland Awards
Next:2021

The 30th British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 8 December 2020 online, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2019.[1] The nominations were announced by Edith Bowman on 21 October 2020.[2]

Nominees

Best News & Current AffairsBest Director (Fiction)
  • The War Next Door: Scotland and the Troubles
    • The Nine
    • Scotland's Lockdown (Disclosure)
Best EntertainmentBest Factual Series
  • Scot Squad: The Chief's Election Interviews
    • Selling Scotland
    • Test Drive
  • Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming
    • Darren McGarvey's Scotland
    • Frankie Boyle's Tour of Scotland
Best Actor in TelevisionBest Actress in Television
Best Writer Film/TelevisionBest Television Scripted
Best Director (Factual)Best Specialist Factual
  • Matt Pinder - Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming
    • Stewart Kyaasimire - Black and Scottish
    • John MacLaverty - The Battle of Skye Bridge
  • Greg Davies: Lookin for Kes - James Dames, Richard Bright, David Arthur, Tim Niel
    • Climategate: Science of a Scandal - Ross Harper, Steve O'Hagan, Dave Clark
    • Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam - Hannah Berryman, Lizzie Webster, Patrick Smith, Richard Bright
Best Single DocumentaryBest Short Film & Animation
  • Being Gail Porter - Harry Bell, Anne-Claire Pilley
    • The Battle of Skye Bridge - Harry Bell, John MacLaverty, Noel Nelis, Cara Maclean
    • Dooman - Darren Hercher, David Arthur, Karen Emsley
  • Betty - Will Anderson
    • The Last Train - Ross Hogg, Sean Mulvenna
    • The Motorist - Ciaran Lyons, Beth Allan, David Liddell, Chris Lyons
Best FeaturesBest Game
  • A Country Life for Half The Price
    • Location, Location, Location
    • Scotland's Home of the Year
  • Autonauts
    • Cloudpunk
    • Dead End Job
Audience Award

Outstanding Contribution to Television

Stanley Baxter

Outstanding Contribution to Craft

Phyllis Ironside

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Academy Scotland Awards: Winners in 2020. BAFTA. 2020-12-08.
  2. Web site: SCOTTISH BAFTA NOMINATIONS 2020. Jane Cunningham. The Scotsman. 2020-10-21.