2015 British Academy Scotland Awards

The 25th British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 15 November 2015 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2015. Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2015. The Nominees were announced on 13 October 2015. The ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Feature Film	Best Director Film/Television
The Legend of Barney Thomson16 Years Till SummerWhat We Did on Our Holiday	Donald Coutts – Katie Morag Gordon Anderson – Lovesick Robert Carlyle – The Legend of Barney Thomson
Best Actor in Film	Best Actress in Film
David Elliot – Kajaki as Mark Wright Robert Carlyle – The Legend of Barney Thomson as Barney Thomson David Tennant – What We Did on Our Holiday as Doug	Emma Thompson – The Legend of Barney Thomson as Cemolina Elena Anaya – Swung as Alice López Elizabeth McGovern – Swung as Dolly Adams
Best Actor in Television	Best Actress in Television
Ken Stott – The Missing as Ian Garrett Mark Bonnar – Catastrophe as Chris Peter Mullan – Stonemouth as Don Murston	Sharon Rooney – My Mad Fat Diary as Rachel 'Rae' Earl Michelle Gomez – Doctor Who as Missy Charlotte Spencer – Stonemouth as Ellie Murston
Best Writer Film/Television	Best Comedy/Entertainment Programme
Gregory Burke – ‘71 Tom Edge – Scrotal Recall Steven Moffat – Doctor Who	Mrs Brown's Boys – Celtic Connections Opening Concert: Martyn Bennett's Grit – Still Game Live –
Best Factual Series	Best Features/ Factual Entertainment Programme
Being Sixteen in 2014 – Planet Oil – Transplant Tales –	It Was Alright in the 70s – Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It – Viva Variety –
Best Single Documentary	Best Short Film
The Bridge: Fifty Years Across The Forth – Danny MacAskill: Riding The Ridge – My New Hair –	Mining Poems or Odes – Scottish Documentary InstituteDropping Off Michael – JumpcutGasping – Hopscotch Films
Best Current Affairs	Best Children's Programme
Low Pay Britain – Channel 4Epora – BBC One ScotlandScotland Decides: The Big, Big Debate – BBC One	The Dog Ate My Homework – Katie Morag – Teacup Travels –
Best Game	Best Animation
Distant Star: Revenant Fleet – Blazing Griffin Monstrum – Team Junkfish Rituals – Tymon Zgainski	Stems Gerascophobia Scribbledub

Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television

'''Bill Paterson'''

Outstanding Contribution to Craft

David Balfour

Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting

'''Dorothy Byrne'''