BAFTA Scotland
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BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
. Formed in 1997, the branch holds an annual awards ceremony, the British Academy Scotland Awards (formerly known as the BAFTA Scotland Awards), to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film
, television
and video games. These Awards are separate from the British Academy Television Awards
and British Academy Film Awards
.
. Awards were handed out in twenty categories ranging from Web and Animation to TV Drama and Acting categories. Notable winners included actor Robert Carlyle
for The Unloved, feature film Crying With Laughter and three Awards for television comedy In The Loop. Sir Jeremy Isaacs
was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is a charity in the United Kingdom that hosts annual awards shows for excellence in film, television, television craft, video games and forms of animation.-Introduction:...
. Formed in 1997, the branch holds an annual awards ceremony, the British Academy Scotland Awards (formerly known as the BAFTA Scotland Awards), to recognise achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and video games. These Awards are separate from the British Academy Television Awards
British Academy Television Awards
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
and British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . It is the British counterpart of the Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square...
.
British Academy Scotland Awards
The most recent Awards took place at the Glasgow Science Centre in November 2009, hosted by Lorraine KellyLorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly is a Scottish television presenter, journalist and actress, best known as a presenter for TV-am, and later GMTV and ITV Breakfast, on Lorraine.-Early life:...
. Awards were handed out in twenty categories ranging from Web and Animation to TV Drama and Acting categories. Notable winners included actor Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle, OBE is a Scottish film and television actor. He is known for a variety of roles including those in Trainspotting, Hamish Macbeth, The Full Monty, The World Is Not Enough, Angela's Ashes, The 51st State, and 28 Weeks Later...
for The Unloved, feature film Crying With Laughter and three Awards for television comedy In The Loop. Sir Jeremy Isaacs
Jeremy Isaacs
Sir Jeremy Isaacs is a British television producer and executive, winner of many BAFTA awards and international Emmy Awards. He was also General Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden .-Early life:...
was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award.