BAFTA announced the winners of the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2025 at a special ceremony in Glasgow recently, hosted by presenter Edith Bowman. Actor Ewan McGregor attended to accept the Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television honour, whilst Location, Location, Location received recognition for its Outstanding Contribution to Scotland’s Screen Industry.
The BAFTA Scotland Awards honour excellence and celebrate talent across Scotland’s screen industries. Other winners included Lockerbie: A Search for Truth which received the award for Television Scripted. The team behind the long-running series Location, Location, Location – including presenter Phil Spencer and Head of Popular Factual at IWC Media, Gerard Costello received the Outstanding Contribution to Scotland’s Screen Industry. One of BAFTA Scotland’s highest accolades, the award celebrates the impact the Scotland-produced programme has had on the local industry and workforce.
Ewan McGregor was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Film & Television, given in recognition of an exceptional standard of work across a long career, by his uncle and fellow actor Denis Lawson. 13 competitive awards in total were presented across the evening as well as two BAFTA special awards, and the BAFTA Scotland Audience Award.
Top image: Ewan McGregor poses with the Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television Award. Photo by Euan Cherry/BAFTA/Getty Images.
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