2012 British Academy Scotland Awards


The 2012 British Academy Scotland Awards, were given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Scotland, and honoured the best Scottish film, television and animated productions, and video games released between the period of 31 August 2011 - 31 July 2012. Presented on 18 November 2012, the event was presided over by Scottish media personality Edith Bowman at the Radisson Blu Hotel, in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Angels' Share received the most nominations with four, winning two for Best Actor/Actress in a Film and Best Writer, and Up There was nominated for two awards, winning both for Best Feature Film and Best Director. Television series Rab C. Nesbitt and Young James Herriot were given two nominations each, the former of which won an award for Best Actor/Actress in Television. Actor Billy Connolly received the Outstanding Contribution to Television and Film Award, a lifetime achievement award and the highest accolade BAFTA in Scotland can bestow.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface.
Best Feature FilmBest Comedy Entertainment Programme

  • Up There
  • * The Angels' Share
  • * Citadel
  • Mrs. Brown's Boys
  • * '
  • * Sweet Dreams - Sgeulachd Patsy Cline
    • Best Actor/Actress - FilmBest Actor/Actress - Television
  • Paul Brannigan – The Angels' Share as Robbie
  • *James Cosmo – Citadel as Priest
  • *Siobhan Reilly – The Angels' Share as Leonie
  • Gregor Fisher – Rab C. Nesbitt as Robert "Rab" C. Nesbitt
  • *Iain De Caestecker – Young James Herriot as James Herriot
  • *Elaine C. Smith – Rab C. Nesbitt as Mary "Mary Doll" Nesbitt
    • Best DirectorBest Writer
  • Zam Salim – Up There
  • *Mark Cousins – What Is This Film Called Love?
  • *Michael Keillor – Young James Herriot
  • The Angels' Share – Paul Laverty
  • *' – Kevin Bridges
  • *Lip Service – Louise Ironside
    • Best Current Affairs ProgrammeBest Factual Series
  • Rangers - The Men Who Sold the Jerseys
  • * Eòrpa
  • * Travellers
  • * The Last Explorers, Livingstone
  • * '
    • Best Features/ Factual Entertainment ProgrammeBest Single Documentary
  • Antiques Road Trip
  • * Bank of Dave
  • * Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge
  • * '
  • * RBS: Inside The Bank That Ran Out Of Money
    • Best GameBest Animation
  • Bad Hotel
  • * Golf Squared
  • * Ibomber Defence Pacific
  • The Making of Longbird
  • * All That Glisters
  • * I Am Tom Moody

    • Special awards

    received the Outstanding Contribution to Television and Film Award, a lifetime achievement award, "In recognition of enormous achievements as one of Scotland’s most successful talents." The awards for Special Achievement in 2012 went to Christopher Young, who produced The Inbetweeners Movie, Callum Macrae, for directing the television documentary, , and Paul Mcguigan, director of the television series, Sherlock. Stuart Cosgrove was given the Outstanding Contribution To Broadcasting award, and Trisha Biggar collected the award for Outstanding Contribution For Craft.