2008 British Academy Scotland Awards

2008 British Academy Scotland Awards
Date	9 November 2008
Site	Glasgow City Halls, Glasgow, Scotland
Hosted by	Edith Bowman

The 2008 British Academy Scotland Awards were held on 9 November 2008 at the Glasgow City Halls, honouring the best Scottish film and television productions of 2008.[1] Presented by BAFTA Scotland, accolades are handed out for the best in feature-length film that were screened at British cinemas during 2008. The Nominees were announced on 17 October 2008.[2] The ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman.[3][4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Feature Film	Best Director in Film/Television
Summer Stone of Destiny Outpost	Kenneth Glenaan – Summer Iain Davidson– Gary's War Roger Gartlands – Rebus (TV series) Adrian Shergold – Fiona's Story
Best Acting Performance (Film)	Best Short Film
Brian Cox – The Escapist Alia Alzougbi – Trouble Sleeping Robert Carlyle – Summer	Ma Bar Irene Island
Best Acting Performance (Television)	Best Animation
Ken Stott – Hancock and Joan as Tony Hancock Ashley Jensen – Ugly Betty as Christina McKinney Gina McKee – Fiona's Story as Fiona Peter Mullan – Boy A as Terry	The World According To Bill's Visitors Tongue of the Hidden
Best Writer Film/Television	Best Entertainment Programme
Bryan Elsley – Skins Greg McHugh – Gary's War Steven Moffat - Doctor Who	Gary's War – (The Comedy Unit) Delta Forever – (BBC Three) Still Game Christmas Special – (BBC Two)
Best Factual Series	Best Factual Programme
The Genius of Charles Darwin – (Channel 4) Britain's Lost World – (BBC One) The Man who Cycled the World – (BBC Two)	Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives – (BBC Four) Alison Watt - A Painter's Eye – (BBC Two) Mum and Me – (BBC One)
Best Television Drama	Best Multimedia
Phoo Action – (BBC Three) Fiona's Story – (BBC One)	Grand Theft Auto IV London Transport Museum Slabovia.tv
Best News And Current Affairs Programme	Best Children's Programme
Britain's Protection Racket – (BBC Scotland) Wasted Nation – (BBC Scotland)	Hedz – (CBBC) Nina and the Neurons – (CBeebies) Raven - The Secret Temple – (CBBC)
Best Scottish Presenter (Audience Choice)
Lorraine Kelly Sean Batty Hazel Irvine Jim McColl Gordon Ramsay Carol Smillie

Outstanding Contribution to Film

• Mike Alexander & Mark Littlewood

Outstanding Contribution to Craft (In Memory of Robert McCann)

• Morag Ross

See also

• BAFTA Scotland
• 62nd British Academy Film Awards
• 81st Academy Awards
• 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards
• 29th Golden Raspberry Awards

References

1. "British Academy Scotland Awards Full List of Winners & Nominations 2008". www.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
2. "Scottish Screen Article on 2008 Nominations". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
3. "Carlyle out for Scottish Bafta awards". Metro. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
4. List Magazine Article on Bafta Scotland awards'

External links

• BAFTA Scotland Home page