NEW Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and Young Mungo author Douglas Stuart were among the names listed on The List’s Hot 100 Scottish cultural contributors.
Following a relaunch of the Scottish arts and culture magazine in March, The List magazine’s Hot 100 returned after a three-year hiatus.
It was curated by List writers and editorial staff to celebrate 100 influential names across Scottish arts and culture in the past year.
Others to have previously featured on the list include Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton, Succession star and independence supporter Brian Cox and singer Paolo Nutini.
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In response to being featured both for the first time and at number one, Gatwa said: “I’m an Edinburgh boy, I grew up here so being featured in The List’s Hot 100 is an honour.
“This is one of many things that in the past six months specifically just made my inner child, the young Ncuti, very very happy.”
The List magazine’s editor Brian Donaldson added: “The Hot 100 is our chance to celebrate the 100-plus people who are thriving in our galleries, cinemas, theatres, comedy clubs, restaurants and shops, as well as those we’ve loved to listen to, watch or read.
“We won’t claim that the Hot 100 is perfect, but as a barometer for what’s exciting about Scottish culture, we believe we’ve got it largely spot on.”
The top 10 on the night included:
- Ncuti Gatwa – Future Doctor Who and star of Netflix hit Sex Education
- Nicola Benedetti – Director of Edinburgh International Festival
- Isobel McArthur – Actor, director and playwright
- Fergus McCreadie – Pianist and composer, Mercury Prize nominee
- Bemz – Rapper and winner of BBC’s Introducing Scottish Act Of The Year
- Charlotte Wells – Director of new movie Aftersun
- Alberta Whittle – Multidisciplinary artist who represented Scotland at Venice Biennale
- Marjolein Robertson – BBC New Comedy Awards finalist
- Douglas Stuart – Author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo
- Adura Onashile – Actress and star of Medea
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