2018 British Academy Scotland Awards


The 28th British Academy Scotland Awards was held on 4 November 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2017. The nominations were announced by Edith Bowman on 26 September 2018.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Feature FilmBest Director

  • Nae Pasaran
  • *Anna and the Apocalypse
  • *The Party's Just Beginning
  • Armando Iannucci - The Death of Stalin
  • *Colm McCarthy - Black Mirror: Black Museum
  • *Matt Palmer - Calibre
  • Best Actor in FilmBest Actress in Film
  • Jack Lowden - Calibre
  • *Tony Curran - Calibre
  • *Martin McCann - Calibre
  • Shauna McDonald - White Chamber
  • *Ella Hunt - Anna and the Apocalypse
  • *Sian Phillips - Voyageuse
  • Best EntertainmentBest Features & Factual Series
  • Armchair Detectives
  • *Last Commanders
  • *Raven
  • Violent Men: Behind Bards
  • *Class of Mom and Dad
  • *The Force: The Story of Scotland's Police
  • Best Actor in TelevisionBest Actress in Television
  • Chris Reilly - The Last Post
  • *Douglas Henshall - Shetland
  • *Jonathan Watson - Two Doors Down
  • Elaine C. Smith - Two Doors Down
  • *Morven Christie - The A Word
  • *Kiran Sonia Sawar - Black Mirror: Crocodile
  • Best Writer Film/TelevisionBest Television Scripted
  • Armando Iannucci - The Death of Stalin
  • *David Kane - Shetland
  • *Matt Palmer - Calibre
  • Scot Squad - Jack Docherty, Joe Hullait, Rab Christie, Iain Davidson
  • *Shetland - Silverprint Pictures/BBC One
  • *Trust Me - Red Production Company/BBC One
  • Best Director Best Specialist Factual
  • John MacLaverty - Scotland 78: A Love Story
  • *Matt Pinder - Violent Men: Behind Bars
  • *Felipe Bustos Sierra - Nae Pasaran
  • Imagine...Rupert Everett: BornTo Be Wilde - BBC Studios, Pacific Quay Productions/BBC One
  • *The Cancer Hospital - Andrew Abbott, Louise Lockwood, Iain Scollay
  • *Trust Me I'm A Doctor - Mental Health Special - BBC Studios, Science Unit/BBC Two
  • Best Single DocumentaryBest Short Film
  • Scotland 78: A Love Story - IMG Productions Scotland/BBC One Scotland
  • *Breadline Kids - Louise Pirie, Audrey McColligan, Iain Scollay, Nicole Kleeman
  • *Life Behind Bars: Visiting Hour - Production Team - Chalkboard/Channel 4
  • My Loneliness Is Killing Me - Tim Courtney, Michael Richardson, Siobhan Fahey, Stuart Condy
  • *I Was Here - Joe Carter, Morna Pearson, Dave Gillies, Susannah Armitage
  • *Slap - Simone Smith
  • Best AnimationBest Game
  • Widdershins
  • *Scottish Cup
  • *Short Changed
  • Beckett
  • *Cobi Hoops 2
  • *OOO: Ascension
  • Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television

  • Alan Cumming

    Outstanding Contribution to Craft

  • Pat Campbell

    Outstanding Contribution to the Scottish Industry

  • Paddy Higson