2024 British Academy Scotland Awards Explained

The 2024 British Academy Scotland Awards took place on 17 November 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman.^[2]

Nominations and winners

The nominations were announced on 2 October. Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Actor in Film	Best Actress in Film
Kit Young – Out of Darkness Lorn Macdonald – The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Stephen McMillan – The Lesson	Safia Oakley-Green – Out of Darkness Shirley Henderson – The Trouble with Jessica Tilda Swinton – The Eternal Daughter
Best Actor in Television	Best Actress in Television
David Tennant – There She Goes Khalid Abdalla – The Crown Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer Daniel Portman – Black Mirror	Doon Mackichan – Two Doors Down Elaine C. Smith – Two Doors Down Ashley Storrie – Dinosaur Nicola Walker – Annika
Best Director (Factual)	Best Director (Fiction)
Kevin Macdonald – High & Low - John Galliano Ella Glendining – Is There Anybody Out There Matt Pinder – Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Renee and Andre MacRae	Saul Metzstein – Slow Horses Hope Dickson Leach – The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Niamh McKeown – Dinosaur Adura Onashile - Girl
Entertainment	Factual Series
The Agency: Unfiltered Burns Night 2024 Richard Osman's House of Games Susan Calman's Grand Day Out	Not Your Average Family Icons of Football Scotland - The New Wild
Feature Film	Features
Girl Is There Anybody Out There? Out of Darkness	Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig Location, Location, Location Secrets of the Supermarket Own-Brands
Short Film & Animation	Single Documentary
Blackwool Care Friends on the Outside You Land	Liar: The Fake Grooming Scandal Eilish McColgan: Running in the Family Strike	The Village That Fought Back
News & Current Affairs	Television Scripted
Catching A Killer: The Murder of Emma Caldwell (Disclosure) HM The Queen: The Journey to London Less for More: The Truth about Food Prices (Dispatches)	Float Dinosaur Shetland
Writer Film/Television in partnership with Screen Scotland
Matilda Curtis, Ashley Storrie - Dinosaur Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer Nicole Taylor – One Day

Outstanding Contribution awards

• Outstanding Contribution to Film – Lynda Myles^[3]
• Outstanding Contribution to Television – Hazel Irvine^[4]
• Outstanding Contribution to Craft – Des Hamilton

Notes and References

1. Web site: BAFTA Scotland Awards 2024 Nominations . www.bafta.org . 2 October 2024 . en . 2 October 2024.
2. Web site: BAFTA Scotland: Full list of nominations announced . Glasgow Herald . 2 October 2024 . 2 October 2024.
3. News: Festival pioneer Lynda Myles to receive Bafta Scotland award . 24 July 2024 . 2 October 2024 . Screen Daily.
4. News: Hazel Irvine and Des Hamilton to be honoured at BAFTA Scotland Awards 2024 . 23 October 2024 . 23 October 2024 . Bafta Scotland.