Scottish talent including David Tennant and Alan Cumming attended the ceremony, which was hosted by TV and radio presenter Edith Bowman at the DoubleTree by Hilton in the city centre.
It was a family affair for actor Ewan McGregor at the Bafta Scotland bash held in Glasgow tonight.
McGregor’s uncle, fellow actor Denis Lawson, presented his nephew with the prestigious award for outstanding contribution to film and television, given in recognition of an exceptional standard of work across a long career.
McGregor made his breakthrough in the 1990s in films such as Brassed Off, Shallow Grave and Trainspotting – which was released in 1996.
He has gone on to star as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, returning to the role for the Disney+ original series Obi-Wan Kenobi in 2022, as well as appearing in films such as Moulin Rouge! in 2001 and T2: Trainspotting in 2017.
McGregor made his directorial debut in 2016 with American Pastoral, which is based on the novel of the same name, and starred in the film along with Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Connelly.
In television, he won an Emmy Award for his performance as Roy Halston in the Netflix limited series Halston, on which he also served as executive producer.
More recently he starred in Paramount+ TV series A Gentleman In Moscow in 2024, on which he was also an executive producer.
A star-studded line-up of Scottish talent including David Tennant and Alan Cumming attended the ceremony, which was hosted by TV and radio presenter Edith Bowman at the DoubleTree by Hilton in the city centre
James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan also took home top gongs.
Ronan received the best actress award for her performance in The Outrun, while the film’s director Nora Fingscheidt took home the director fiction award.
McArdle scooped best actor for his role in Four Mothers.
The team behind the long-running series Location, Location, Location – including presenter Phil Spencer and head of popular factual at IWC Media, Gerard Costello, received the Outstanding Contribution to Scotland’s Screen Industry. One of BAFTA Scotland’s highest accolades, the award celebrates the impact the Scotland-produced programme has had on the local industry and workforce.
Meanwhile, On Falling scooped two awards on the night for best feature film, and debut feature filmmaker Laura Carreira was awarded writer Film/Television.
The Hunt for Peter Tobin also picked up two awards for Factual Series and Director Factual for Matt Pinder.
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth won the award for Television Scripted while The BAFTA Scotland Audience Award for Favourite Scot on Screen went to Sheli McCoy for her performance in Gladiators.
Before the presentations, Tennant, who was nominated in the actor film/television category for his role in Rivals – based on the book by the late Dame Jilly Cooper, appeared on the red carpet withm, who was nominated in the audience award for favourite Scot on screen for his performance in Rivals.
Speaking about the series, Lamont said: “We knew there was magic in the air, we could feel it was special, but none of us dared say that it was going to be a hit.
“After that all the actors watched eight episodes together and you could hear a pin drop.”
Tennant said his wife urged him to take on the role, telling him “it’s going to be a massive hit“.
Asked how it felt to be nominated, Tennant said “what a lark”, while Lamont described how they texted each other about it as he joked: “I’ve been coming to Bafta for a long long time and I keep saying if you hang around long enough they will throw you a nomination.”
He added: “I’m delighted.”
Commenting on the Bafta Scotland awards, Tennant said: “Scotland punches above its weight culturally throughout Britain and throughout the world, and I think it’s good to boast about that now and again and go, you know what, this is an industry that we are doing well in, let’s be proud of it.”
