2008 British Academy Scotland Awards

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2008 British Academy Scotland Awards
Date9 November 2008
Site Glasgow City Halls, Glasgow,
Scotland
Hosted by Edith Bowman

The 2008 British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 9 November 2008 at the Glasgow City Halls, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2008. [1] Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2008. The Nominees were announced on 17 October 2008. [2] The ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman. [3] [4]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Feature FilmBest Director in Film/Television

Summer

Kenneth Glenaan – Summer

  • Iain Davidson– Gary's War
  • Roger Gartlands – Rebus (TV series)
  • Adrian Shergold – Fiona's Story
Best Acting Performance (Film)Best Short Film

Brian Cox The Escapist

Ma Bar

  • Irene
  • Island
Best Acting Performance (Film)Best Animation

Ken Stott Hancock and Joan as Tony Hancock

The World According To

  • Bill's Visitors
  • Tongue of the Hidden
Best Writer Film/TelevisionBest Entertainment Programme

Bryan Elsley Skins

Gary's War – (The Comedy Unit)

Best Factual SeriesBest Factual Programme

The Genius of Charles Darwin – (Channel 4)

  • Britain's Lost World – (BBC One)
  • The Man who Cycled the World – (BBC Two)

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives – (BBC Four)

Best Television DramaBest Multimedia

Phoo Action – (BBC Three)

Grand Theft Auto IV

  • London Transport Museum
  • Slabovia.tv
Best News And Current Affairs ProgrammeBest Children's Programme

Britain's Protection Racket – (BBC Scotland)

Hedz – (CBBC)

  • Nina and the Neurons – (CBeebies)
  • Raven - The Secret Temple – (CBBC)
Best Scottish Presenter (Audience Choice)

Lorraine Kelly

Outstanding Contribution to Film

Outstanding Contribution to Craft (In Memory of Robert McCann)

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References

  1. British Academy Scotland Awards Full List of Winners & Nominations 2008
  2. "Scottish Screen Article on 2008 Nominations". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  3. Metro Article on Bafta Scotland awards'
  4. List Magazine Article on Bafta Scotland awards'