Last King Of Scotland is BAFTA Scotland Winner

The story of a young Scotsman's experiences in Idi Amin's Uganda takes the big prizes at the 2007 BAFTA Scotland awards.

by Jennie Kermode

The great and the good of Scotland's film industry gathered in Glasgow's City Hall tonight for the BAFTA Scotland awards, with some strong contenders for the top gongs. Following on from its success at the BAFTAS and Oscars, it was The Last King Of Scotland which took the top prizes, winning Best Feature Film despite competition from the acclaimed Hallam Foe and from Gaelic hit Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle. It also won Best Screenplay and a Best Actor award for rising star James McAvoy.

"I've played a lot of Englishmen, and for Scottish BAFTA to forgive me for that and reward me for playing a Scotsman is very humbling," McAvoy said.

The award for Best Actress went to Sophia Myles for her role in Hallam Foe.

The nominees and winners are below:

Best Short Film
- Directed by Yasmin Fedda
- Directed by Yulia Mahr
Losing Myself: Annie - Directed by Alice Nelson

Best Feature Film
- Directed by David Mackenzie
- Directed by Kevin Macdonald
- Directed by Simon Miller

Best Screenplay
Ed Whitmore & David Mackenzie for -
Peter Morgan & Jeremy Brock for -
Simon Miller, Jo Cockwell, Ishbel T MacDonald, Iain F MacLeod & Aonghas MacNeacail for

Best Actor
Jamie Bell for
James McAvoy for
Aonghas Padraig Caimbeul (Angus Peter Campbell) for

Best Actress
Sophia Miles for

Best Animation

Haunted Hogmanay - Directed by Neil Jack
Potapych - The Bear who loved Vodka - Directed by Darren Price
Two Dreams - Directed & Produced by Anders Jedenfors & Jamie Stone

Special Contribution to Scottish Film
Eddie McConnell

BAFTA Scotland Award for Craft (In Memory of Robert McCann)
Libbie Barr

Outstanding International Contribution
Craig Armstrong

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