2018 British Academy Scotland Awards
# 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 Film | Best Director (Fiction) |
| - | - |
| 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 Film | Best Actress in Film |
| Jack Lowden - Calibre Tony Curran - Calibre Martin McCann - Calibre | Shauna Macdonald - White Chamber Ella Hunt - Anna and the Apocalypse Sian Phillips - Voyageuse |
| Best Entertainment | Best 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 Television | Best 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/Television | Best 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 (Factual) | 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 Documentary | Best 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 Animation | Best 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
