Scottish acting greats among 2021 BAFTA Scotland nominees
Line of Duty stars MacDonald and Compston nominated for BAFTA Scotland awards.
Last updated 13th Oct 2021
Kelly Macdonald, Martin Compston and David Tennant have been named among the 2021 Bafta Scotland nominees.
They’ll find out if they’ll be crowned winners at a digital ceremony on Saturday 20th November.
The annual event which honours achievement in Scotland's film, television and video game industries will this year be held at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
Macdonald, from Glasgow, has been nominated in the best television actress category for her work on Line of Duty.
The Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress has also picked up a nomination for the audience award alongside Line of Duty co-star, Martin Compston.
They will compete for the honour, which is voted on by the public, with David Carlyle (It's A Sin), Lawrence Chaney (RuPaul's Drag Race UK), Jean Johansson (A Place in the Sun) and David Tennant (Des).
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Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton has been nominated for best actress in a film for her performance in The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Her fellow nominees in the category are Marli Siu for Run and Tamara Lawrance for Kindred.
Run, which explores drag racing in Fraserburgh, picked up three nominations in total including best feature film and a nomination for Mark Stanley for best film actor.
Limbo, about a refugee on a remote Scottish island, picked up the most nominations with five in the best film, director, writer and actor categories.
Edith Bowman, who will host the socially distanced, closed-studio show alongside Sanjeev Kohli, said: "I am genuinely honoured and thrilled to be returning to host the Bafta Scotland Awards again this year.
"What a list of nominees. I am so proud of all the incredible work and wealth of creative talent and craft that exists in Scotland.
"I can't wait to celebrate with everyone on 20 November.''
Jude MacLaverty, director of Bafta Scotland, said: "We are thrilled to be announcing the nominations for this year's Bafta Scotland Awards, which yet again highlight the phenomenal level of talent and creativity in the film, game and television industries within Scotland.''
She added: "This year has continued to be an extremely challenging one for many, and throughout it, the film, gaming and TV industries have continued to inform and entertain us all with a wealth of quality programming, innovative games and important films, which is reflected in our list of talented nominees who we are very much looking forward to celebrating on 20 November.''