THE nominees for the 2020 Scottish Baftas have been announced, showcasing the “phenomenal level of talent and creativity” in the country.

This year’s digital ceremony will be on Tuesday December 8 and will see the awarding of the new Audience Award.

The new award, which has six nominees including Outlander, Guilt, and River City, will be decided by the voting public.

You can cast your vote from today until 5pm on November 18 on the Bafta Scotland website here.

The ceremony itself will see Edith Bowman host a socially distanced, closed studio show alongside Sanjeev Kohli and other guest presenters.

Bowman said: "I am very excited to be returning to host the British Academy Scotland Awards, albeit for a slightly different show this year.

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"Now, more than ever, it is vital that we celebrate and recognise the achievements of the country's film, games and television industries, reminding everyone of the importance and enjoyment of the arts.

"This year's list of nominees highlight yet again the wealth of creative talent and craft that exists in Scotland. I can't wait to announce this year's winners on December 8."

Other highlights include five further nominations for thriller series Guilt, and four nominations for the film Elizabeth Is Missing.

First-time nominees include Lois Chimimba for Group, Mirren Mack for The Nest and Jamie Sives for Guilt.

Jude MacLaverty, director of Bafta Scotland, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be announcing our British Academy Scotland Award nominations, which highlight the phenomenal level of talent and creativity in the film, game and television industries within Scotland.

"During these challenging times, TV has both entertained and informed the public, and it seems only fitting that the viewing public is given the chance to have their say.

"Although our awards format is different this year, our passion for and commitment to recognising talent and celebrating achievement remains, and we are really looking forward to celebrating all of our nominees on December 8."

The full list of nominees can be found below:

Actor Television

Mark Bonnar - Guilt

Ncuti Gatwa - Sex Education

Jamie Sives - Guilt

Actress Television

Lois Chimimba - Group

Glenda Jackson - Elizabeth is Missing

Mirren Mack - The Nest

Director - Factual

Stewart Kyasimire - Black & Scottish

John MacLaverty - The Battle of Skye Bridge

Matt Pinder - Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming

Director - Fiction

Robert McKillop - Guilt

Lynsey Miller - Deadwater Fell

Aisling Walsh - Elizabeth is Missing

Entertainment

Scot Squad: The Chief’s Election Interviews - Jack Docherty, Joe Hullait, Iain Davidson, Marie McDonald - The Comedy Unit/BBC Scotland

Selling Scotland - Jack Docherty, Mark Downie, Liam McArdle, Julyan Sinclair - IWC Media/BBC Scotland

Test Drive - Derek McLean, Daniel Nettleton, Lynsey Wylie, Katy Smith - Bandicoot Scotland/BBC Scotland

Factual Series

Darren McGarvey’s Scotland - Harry Bell, Stephen Bennett, Darren McGarvey, Ceara East - Tern Television/BBC Scotland

Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland - Mick McAvoy, Nicky Waltham, Graeme Hart, Frankie Boyle - Two Rivers Media/BBC Two

Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming - Matt Pinder, Audrey McColligan, Iain Scollay, Lorraine McKechnie – Firecrest Films/BBC Scotland

Features

A Country Life for Half the Price - Kate Humble, Andrew Jackson, Louise Scrivens, Iain Robson – Raise the Roof Productions/Channel 5

Location, Location, Location - Production Team - IWC Media/Channel 4

Scotland’s Home of the Year - Production Team – IWC Media/BBC Scotland

Game

Autonauts - Aaron Puzey, Gary Penn - Denki

Cloudpunk - Marko Dieckmann, Thomas Welsh, Rebecca Roe, Roman Agapov - Ion Lands

Dead End Job - Production Team - Ant Workshop

News and Current Affairs

The Nine - Production Team - BBC Scotland

Scotland’s Lockdown (Disclosure) - Production Team - BBC Scotland/BBC One Scotland

The War Next Door: Scotland and The Troubles - Brendan Hughes, Harry Bell, Morag Tinto, Andrew Chambers – Tern Television/BBC Scotland

Short Film and Animation

Betty - Will Anderson - Autoproduction

The Last Train - Ross Hogg, Sean Mulvenna – LUX Scotland/BBC

The Motorist - Ciaran Lyons, Beth Allan, David Liddell, Chris Lyons - Forest of Black

Single Documentary

The Battle of Skye Bridge - Harry Bell, John MacLaverty, Noel Nelis, Cara Maclean – Tern Television Productions/BBC Scotland

Being Gail Porter - Harry Bell, Anne-Claire Pilley – Tern Television Productions/BBC Scotland

Dooman - Darren Hercher, Dave Arthur, Karen Emsley – CTVC/BBC Scotland

Specialist Factual

Climategate: Science of a Scandal - Production Team - Red Sky Productions/BBC Four

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes - Jenny Dames, Richard Bright, David Arthur, Fran Kilgour – BBC Studios/BBC Four

Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam - Hannah Berryman, Lizzie Webster, Patrick Smith, Richard Bright - BBC Studios/BBC Two

Television Scripted

Deadwater Fell - Production Team – Kudos/Channel 4

Elizabeth is Missing - Andrea Gibb, Aisling Walsh, Sarah Brown, Chrissy Skinns – STV Productions/BBC One

Guilt - Production Team - Expectation/Happy Tramp North/BBC Scotland

Writer Film/ Television

Andrea Gibb - Elizabeth is Missing

Neil Forsyth - Guilt

Paul Laverty - Sorry We Missed You

Audience Award

Black & Scottish

Guilt

Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming

The Nest

Outlander

River City