Scottish stars including David Tennant, Robert Carlyle, Peter Capaldi and Bill Paterson have been nominated for this year’s BAFTA Scotland Awards, with hit political comedy In The Loop also in the spotlight after receiving a triple nomination.
Helen Anderson, director of BAFTA Scotland today announced the nominations for the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2009, which will this year take place at Glasgow’s Science Centre on Sunday 8th November, celebrating the best in Scottish TV, Film and Multimedia. You can find the full list of nominees here.
In the world of film, In The Loop received nominations for star Peter Capaldi (Acting in Film) and Armando Ianucci (Director). Ianucci also received a nomination in the Best Writing category alongside his colleagues Jesse Armstrong and Simon Blackwell.
Richard Jobson’s New Town Killers will take on Kurdi and Crying With Laughter for the Feature Film award.
In the male Acting in TV category David Tennant received a nomination for his starring role Dr Who, taking on Robert Carlyle for The Unloved and Bill Paterson for Spanish Flu - The Forgotten Fallen.
Anderson said: “I’m delighted to announce the nominations for 2009. The sheer volume of films, TV and games produced in Scotland this year is staggering – a real testament to Scotland’s burgeoning industry.
“There is some inspiring talent both in front of and behind the camera. I’m looking forward to next month’s ceremony and announcing our winners."
Scotland’s internationally renowned multimedia industry saw Championship Manager 2010 Express receive a nomination in the Game category, taking on Low Grav Racer and Flock.
For the first time there are three distinct digital media to recognise the increasing contribution played by Scotland’s games, web and interactive markets to the nation’s moving image industries.
BAFTA Scotland Awards will be webcast, with the full awards streamed live on the internet at www.baftascotland.co.uk
