Writer and director Armando Iannucci won two awards at this years Scottish Baftas for his film The Death Of Stalin.
Being handed the award for both writer for film/television and director factual, he became the joint biggest winner of the night along with John MacLaverty’s documentary on Scotland’s ill-fated 1978 World Cup campaign.
Chuffed to bits. Many thanks @BAFTAScotland https://t.co/rD2pTakKFx
— Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) November 4, 2018
Scotland 78: A Love Story won the single documentary award and gave MacLaverty the trophy for director factual.
Nae Pasaran was awarded best feature film and the three former engineers whose refusal to repair aeroplane engines in Scotland used by brutal military dictator Augusto Pinochet, Bob Fulton, John Keenan and Robert Sommerville, whose story the film tells, were on hand to accept the award.
NAE DANGER!
We are so deeply honoured.
Thank you, everyone!#Solidarity
✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 https://t.co/iVbv0K7vpT
— Nae Pasaran! – In Cinemas 2nd Nov (@naepasaran) November 4, 2018
Actor Alan Cumming was was given the award for outstanding contribution to film and television, presented by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Other winners at the ceremony at Glasgow’s Radisson Blu Hotel, hosted by broadcaster Edith Bowman, included Shauna McDonald as best film actress for her performance in White Chamber, Jack Lowden as film actor for his turn in Calibre, Chris Reilly being named best television actor for The Last Post and Elaine C Smith taking the title of television actress for Two Doors Down.
Comedy Scot Squad picked up the award for television scripted, the specialist factual prize went to Imagine… Rupert Everett: Born To Be Wilde while Violent Men: Behind Bars was named best features and factual series.
We think First Minister @NicolaSturgeon is onto something about making @Alancumming an official ambassador for Scotland! 😍🏴 #BAFTAScot18 pic.twitter.com/S61PehcZ7c
— BAFTA Scotland (@BAFTAScotland) November 4, 2018
Beckett took the game award, My Loneliness Is Killing won best short film, the entertainment prize went to Armchair Detectives and Widdershins, voiced by actor Brian Cox, came top in Animation.
Production designer Pat Campbell was awarded outstanding contribution to craft while producer Paddy Higson was took the award for outstanding contribution to the Scottish industry.
Bafta Scotland director Jude MacLaverty said: “It has been a truly incredible evening celebrating the very best of Scottish creative talent in Scotland across the film, television, and games industries.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the inspiring work that’s being produced in Scotland, and the fact that so much Scottish talent is being recognised internationally in the screen industries.
“We would like to offer our warmest congratulations to all our worth winners and nominees.”