2025 British Academy Scotland Awards


The 2025 British Academy Scotland Awards took place on 16 November 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. The ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman.

Nominations

The nominations were announced on 1 October. Winners will be listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best Actor Best Actress

  • Saoirse Ronan – The Outrun
  • *Anna Próchniak – The Tattooist of Auschwitz
  • *Catherine McCormack – Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
  • *Izuka Hoyle – Big Boys
  • *Karen Gillan – Douglas Is Cancelled
  • *Tilda Swinton – The End
    • Best Director Best Director
  • Matt Pinder – The Hunt for Peter Tobin
  • *Anne-Clair Pilley – Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star
  • *Jack Cocker – From Roger Moore with Love
  • *Suzanne Raes – Where Dragons Live
  • Nora Fingscheidt – The Outrun
  • *Johnny Allan – The Devil’s Hour
  • *Niall MacCormick – Rebus
  • *Robert McKillop – Ludwig
    • Best EntertainmentBest Factual Entertainment
  • Up Late with Nicola Benedetti – IWC Media/Sky Arts
  • *The All Star Euros Sketch Show – The Comedy Unit/BBC Scotland
  • *Burns Night – BBC Scotland
  • All Aboard! Scotland's Poshest Train – 14th Floor Productions/Channel 4
  • *Designing the Hebrides – DSP/BBC Scotland
  • *Location, Location, Location – IWC Media/Channel 4
  • *Scotland's Home of the Year – IWC Media/BBC Scotland
    • Best Factual SeriesBest Feature Film
  • The Hunt for Peter Tobin – Firecrest Films/BBC Scotland
  • *Highland Cops – Firecrest Films/BBC Scotland
  • *Inside Barlinnie – Friel Kean Films/BBC Scotland
  • On Falling
  • *The Outrun
  • *Tummy Monster
    • Best News & Current AffairsBest Short Film & Animation
  • Kids on the Psychiatric Ward – BBC Scotland/BBC One
  • *Hunting the Whisky Bandits – BBC Scotland/BBC One
  • *Salmond and Sturgeon: A Troubled Union – Firecrest Films/BBC Scotland
  • Parental Advice
  • *The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
  • *My Dad and the Volcano
  • *Seeking
    • Best Single DocumentaryBest Television Scripted
  • Imagine...The Academy of Armando – BBC Studios/BBC One
  • *From Roger Moore with Love – WhyNow Studios/BBC Two
  • *Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star – Specky Productions/BBC Scotland
  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth – Carnival Films/Sky Atlantic
  • *An t-Eilean/The Island – Black Camel Pictures/BBC Alba
  • *The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Synchronicity Films, Sky Studios, All3Media International/Sky Atlantic
    • Best Writer Audience Award
  • Laura Carreira – On Falling
  • *Amy Liptrot, Nora Fingscheidt – The Outrun
  • *David Harrower – Lockerbie: A Search for Truth
  • *Gregory Burke – Rebus
  • Sheli McCoy – Gladiators
  • *Ashley Jensen – Shetland
  • *Gary Lamont – Rivals
  • *Kiran Sonia Sawar – Slow Horses
  • *Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who
  • *Richard Rankin – Rebus

    • Outstanding Contribution awards