Some of the biggest names in Scottish film and television will gather in Glasgow tonight for the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2026, with Peter Capaldi, Sam Heughan, Ncuti Gatwa and Shirley Henderson among the stars expected on the red carpet.
The annual ceremony takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Sunday 15 November, with broadcaster Edith Bowman returning as host.
The awards celebrate the achievements of Scotland’s screen industry, recognising actors, writers, directors and production teams across film and television.
This year’s guest list includes Dougray Scott, Peter Mullan, Ashley Storrie, Katie Leung, Lucy Halliday and Scott Ellis Watson. Kirsty Wark, Sanjeev Kohli, Kate Dickie, Mark Bonnar and Ncuti Gatwa are among those presenting awards.
There will be particular attention on I Swear, the acclaimed film inspired by the life of Scottish Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson.
The drama leads the nominations with seven, including a remarkable clean sweep of the Actor Film shortlist.
Peter Mullan, Robert Aramayo and Scott Ellis Watson will compete against each other for the award, while Shirley Henderson is nominated for Actress Film.
Writer and director Kirk Jones is nominated in two categories, with the production also competing for Feature Film.
The success of I Swear has made it a leading contender for multiple awards tonight, although it faces competition from a strong field of Scottish productions.
Netflix’s Edinburgh-set detective drama Dept. Q and BBC comedy Dinosaur have three nominations each.
Ashley Storrie is nominated for Actress Television for Dinosaur, alongside Chloe Pirrie for Dept. Q, Emma Laird for Mint and Lucy Halliday for The Testaments.
Halliday is also nominated for Actress Film for California Schemin’, the directorial debut of Scottish actor James McAvoy.
The Actor Television category features four previous BAFTA Scotland winners, with Peter Capaldi nominated for Criminal Record, Jack Lowden for Slow Horses, Dougray Scott for Summerwater and Robert Carlyle for The Hack.
One of the night’s biggest honours will recognise the extraordinary success of Outlander.
The television drama, which concluded earlier this year after eight seasons, will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Television award.
Scottish star Sam Heughan, who played Jamie Fraser, will attend alongside showrunner Matthew B. Roberts to accept the honour.
Since its debut in 2014, Outlander has attracted a worldwide audience while helping to establish Scotland as a major destination for international television production.
The series has also boosted tourism, with fans travelling to Scottish castles, villages and historic locations featured on screen.
There will be further recognition for the people working behind the camera, with supervising location manager Lloret MacKenna Dunn receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Craft award.
Her career spans more than 30 years, with credits including T2: Trainspotting, The Lost King, Frankenstein and Rab C Nesbitt.
The ceremony will also reveal the winner of the Audience Award for Favourite Scot on Screen, the only BAFTA Scotland prize decided by the public.
The nominees are Peter Mullan, Ncuti Gatwa, Katie Leung, Julie Wilson Nimmo, Leah Byrne and The Traitors winner Stephen Libby.
Documentary filmmaking is represented across several categories, with Everybody to Kenmure Street, Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story and The Dunblane Tapes among the nominated productions.
A total of 41 films and television programmes received nominations for this year’s awards.