Starred Up, Filth lead 2014 BAFTA Scotland winners
Prison drama Starred Up led the way at last night’s BAFTA Scotland awards, picking up three prizes at the ceremony in Glasgow.
David Mackenzie’s “bruising and hugely impressive” film scooped awards for best writing, direction, and the prize for best feature film, although its star Jack O’Connell lost out to Filth lead James McAvoy in the best actor category.
McAvoy won for his portrayal of corrupt Edinburgh policeman Bruce Robertson, in the Irvine Welsh adaptation’s only victory from its three nominations. Sophie Kennedy Clark was named best actress for her role in Philomena. Dexter Fletcher’s adaptation of hit Proclaimers musical Sunshine on Leith had been nominated for five awards, but lost out on each of them.
Surrealist comedian Brian Limond – aka Limmy – lost out to Starred Up scribe Jonathan Asser in the writing category and was pipped to the comedy programme prize by mountain rescue sitcom Miller’s Mountain, while King Creosote-scored archive documentary From Scotland With Love lost out Keys to the Castle in the documentary category.
Edinburgh-based video games studio Rockstar Games won the prize for best game for Grand Theft Auto V, while Tommy Gormley – first assistant director on JJ Abram’s Star Trek reboot among others – won the Outstanding Contribution to Craft award and was dubbed “one of the greatest people I’ve ever met” by Abrams in a video message broadcast on the night.
BAFTA Scotland nominations and winners (bold) in full:
Best Feature Film (Sponsored by Cineworld)
Filth
Starred Up
Sunshine on Leith
Best Film Actor (sponsored by Audi)
James McAvoy – Filth
Peter Mullan – Sunshine on Leith
Jack O’Connell – Starred Up
Best Film Actress (sponsored by M.A.C)
Jane Horrocks – Sunshine on Leith
Sophie Kennedy Clark – Philomena
Freya Mavor – Sunshine on Leith
Best Film/Television Director (sponsored by Tattinger)
Jon S Baird – Filth
David Mackenzie – Starred Up
Dexter Fletcher – Sunshine on Leith
Best Animation
Monkey Love Experiments – Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson, Cameron Fraser – Hopscotch Films, DigiCult, Ko-Lik, White Robot
Sea Front – Claire Lamond
Spectators – Ross Hogg
Best Short Film
Colours – Graham Fitzpatrick, Sarah Drummond - Screen Productions
Exchange and Mart – Cara Connolly, Martin Clark, Phoebe Grigor, Maeve McMahon - Hopscotch Films, DigiCult
Getting On – Ewan Stewart, Liam Stewart, Maeve McMahon - Foundling Films
Best Documentary
From Scotland with Love
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins
Keys to the Castle
Best Television Actor (sponsored by The Corinthian Club)
Mark Bonnar – Line of Duty
Douglas Henshall – Shetland
David Tennant – The Escape Artist
Best Television Actress
Laurie Brett – Waterloo Road
Shirley Henderson – Southcliffe
Sharon Rooney – My Mad Fat Diary
Best Writer Film/ Television (sponsored by Creative Scotland)
Jonathan Asser – Starred Up
Brian Limond – Limmy’s Show! Christmas Special!
David Wolstencroft – The Escape Artist
Best Comedy/ Entertainment Programme (sponsored by Inverarity Morton)
Limmy’s Show! Christmas Special! (BBC Two Scotland)
Miller’s Mountain (BBC One Scotland)
Mrs Brown’s Boys (BBC One)
Best Current Affairs Programme
Blethering Referendum (BBC One Scotland)
Dave: Loan Ranger (Channel 4)
Panorama: All in a Good Cause (BBC One)
Best Factual Series (sponsored by Deloittes)
Britain’s Whale Hunters: The Untold Story (BBC Four)
Clydebuilt: Ships That Built The Commonwealth (BBC Two Scotland)
The Story of Women and Art (BBC Two)
Best Children’s Programme
All Over the Place Australia (CBBC)
The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC)
Katie Morag (CBeebies)
Best Features/Factual Entertainment Programme
Dream Me Up Scotty (BBC One Scotland)
I Belong to Glasgow (BBC One Scotland)
Location, Location, Location (Channel 4)
Best Video Game
Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games
Monster Legacy – Outplay Entertainment
Solar Flux HD – Firebrand Games
Outstanding contribution to craft – Tommy Gormley
Outstanding contribution to television – Lorraine Kelly
Outstanding contribution to broadcasting – Alex Graham
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