2023 British Academy Scotland Awards

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2023 British Academy Scotland Awards
Date19 November 2023
Site Glasgow,
Scotland
Hosted by Edith Bowman

The 2023 British Academy Scotland Awards took place on 19 November 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland. [1] The ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman. [2]

Contents

Nominations and winners

The nominations were announced on 11 October [3] and the winners were announced on 19 November. [4] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Actor in FilmBest Actress in Film

Paul Mescal – Aftersun

Lucy Halliday – Blue Jean

Best Actor in TelevisionBest Actress in Television

Lewis Gribben – Somewhere Boy

Lauren Lyle – Karen Pirie

Best Director (Factual)Best Director (Fiction)

Jono McLeod – My Old School

Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

EntertainmentFactual Series

Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy – Production Team (Two Rivers Media/Channel 4)

Three Mothers, Two Babies and a Scandal – Alice McMahon-Major, Nicole Kleeman, Vari Innes, Naomi Buchanan (Firecrest Films/Amazon Prime Video)

Feature FilmFeatures

Winners – Hassan Nazer, Nadira Murray, Paul Welsh, Arash Seifie Jamadi

Designing the Hebrides – Production Team (DSP/BBC Scotland)

Short Film & AnimationSingle Documentary

A Long Winter – Eilidh Munro, Finlay Pretsell

The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld – Michael Waldman, Lorraine McKechnie, David G. Hill, Calum Leslie (Finestripe Productions/BBC Two)

Specialist FactualTelevision Scripted

Imagine: Douglas Stuart… Love, Hope and Grit – Linda Sands, Tanya Hudson, Alan Yentob, Ed Horne (BBC Studios/BBC One)

Mayflies – Claire Mundell, Brian Kaczynski, Andrea Gibb, Peter Mackie Burns (Synchronicity Films/BBC One)

Writer Film/Television in partnership with Screen Scotland

Charlotte Wells – Aftersun

Outstanding Contribution awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Winners announced: 2023 BAFTA Scotland Awards". www.bafta.org. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "BBC Scotland - Bafta Scotland Awards, 2023". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "BAFTA Scotland nominees revealed as Aftersun leads the way with five". The Herald. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Winners announced: 2023 BAFTA Scotland Awards". www.bafta.org. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Happy Valley star gets BAFTA Scotland's Outstanding Contribution award". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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