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Saoirse Ronan nominated for BAFTA Scotland award

Saoirse Ronan is among the nominees for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Scotland Awards, which honour creative excellence in broadcasting and production across film and television in Scotland.

Ronan is nominated in the Actress Film/Television category for her role in the addiction recovery drama The Outrun.

She is shortlisted alongside Tilda Swinton for The End, Karen Gillan for Douglas Is Cancelled, Anna Prochniak for The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Catherine McCormack for Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, and Izuka Hoyle for Big Boys.

The Outrun, which was filmed in the Orkney Islands, has received the most BAFTA Scotland nominations with four, including Feature Film, Director (Nora Fingscheidt), and Writer Film/Television (Amy Liptrot and Fingscheidt).

Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa is nominated for his role in Doctor Who, both in the Actor Film/Television category and the Audience Award, while James McAvoy is nominated in the Actor category for the horror film Speak No Evil.

Saoirse Ronan as Rona in The Outrun

They are up against David Tennant for Rivals, Peter Capaldi for the episode of Black Mirror named Plaything, James McCardle for Four Mothers, and Ruaridh Mollica for Sebastian in the Actor category.

Nominees for the Audience Award (in partnership with Screen Scotland) were previously announced as Ashley Jensen (Shetland), Gary Lamont (Rivals), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Slow Horses), Richard Rankin (Rebus), and Sheli McCoy (Gladiators), as well as Gatwa for Doctor Who.

The Audience Award is the only one to be voted for by the public. The vote is open until Thursday 30 October.

Nominations for the 13 competitive categories were determined through a combination of membership voting and dedicated juries comprising industry professionals with relevant craft expertise.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by Edith Bowman in Glasgow on Sunday 16 November.

Source: Press Association

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