Asylum seeker movie Limbo scoops four wins at Scottish Baftas
An acclaimed movie about asylum seekers on a Scots island was the big winner at the Scottish Baftas last night.
Limbo, a comedy drama, picked up four award including the prestigious best feature film title, while its star Amir El-Masry was best film actor, and Ben Sharrock picked up both the director and writer awards for the movie.
Best film actress was Marli Siu for her performance in Run, while best actress in a television show was Abigail Lawrie for her role in the thriller series Tin Star: Liverpool.
Lawrence Chaney was the recipient of the favourite Scot on screen award, in partnership with Screen Scotland, voted for by audiences. James McAvoy won the TV actor category for lockdown drama Together.
Jude MacLaverty, director of Bafta Scotland, said: “This year has remained an incredibly challenging one for many, and so we are delighted to have been able to recognise the achievements of the film, games and television industries.”
The awards last night celebrated the best of
Scotland’s TV, films and games from the past 12 months.
The closed-studio ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman and Sanjeev Kohli at the BBC’s Pacific Quay and streamed online.
Among the stars attending the awards were actor Dougray Scott, TV presenter Jean Johansson and actress Marli Siu.
Brian Cox, Glenda Jackson, James McArdle and Mark Bonnar presented awards via video link.
Limbo’s Vikash Bhai and Amir El-Masry were up for best film actor alongside Run’s Mark Stanley. Best actress (film) saw Tilda Swinton nominated for her role in The Personal History Of David Copperfield, along with Kindred’s Tamara Lawrence and Run’s Marli Siu.
In the TV categories, James McAvoy was up for best actor for Together, with Small Axe’s Jack Lowden and Fatbaws’ Peter Mullan.
Kelly Macdonald’s Line Of Duty performance saw her nominated for best actress (TV) alongside Sharon Rooney for Finding Alice and Tin Star: Liverpool’s Abigail Lawrie.