THE Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the nominations for the RTS Scotland Awards 2016.
Chaired by April Chamberlain, the awards cover all forms of production in Scotland, recognising excellence and innovation across a range of genres and crafts.
This year sees Lachlan Goudie (The Story of Scottish Art), Elaine C. Smith (Burdz Eye View) and Emma Baker (Living Dangerously / Finding The Light / Long Horizons) compete for the On Screen Personality of the Year Award, while last year’s Television Journalist of the Year, STV’s Bernard Ponsonby, will try and make it two-in-a-row, as he battles it out with BBC Scotland’s Mark Daly and ITV’s Peter MacMahon to pick-up the accolade.
The Gamechangers (BBC Scotland Science), River City (BBC Scotland) and Stonemouth (BBC Scotland / Slate North) are nominated for the Drama Award while Burnistoun’s Big Night (The Comedy Unit and Bold Yin), Only An Excuse? 2015 (The Comedy Unit) and Radges (BBC) are nominated for the Best Comedy Award.
In the News and Current Affairs Categories, Carmichael Trial (STV Glasgow), is up against STV News at Six – Central (STV) and Reporting Scotland (BBC Scotland News and Current Affairs) for the Best News Programme Award, while Scotland What Next? (STV News – Central), BBC Scotland Investigates: Catch Me If You Can (BBC Scotland) and BBC Scotland Investigates: The Dog Factory (BBC Scotland) are all up for the Best Current Affairs Award.
For factual, Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It (Raise The Roof) is up against Supershoppers ( Firecrest Films) and Trust Me, I’m A Doctor (BBC Scotland Science) for Best Factual Entertainment and Features; Finestripe Productions has two nominations in the Best History Programme category, with Quintinshill: Britain’s Deadliest Rail Disaster and The Day They Dropped The Bomb competing with Scotland’s War at Sea (BBC Scotland); and Britain’s Benefit Tenants (IWC Media), Earth’s Natural Wonders: Living on the Edge (BBC Scotland Science) and Transplant Tales (Matchlight) are nominated for the Best Documentary and Specialist Factual Award. Handmade (BBC Scotland Arts Production), Blood and Glitter: 70 Years of the Citizens Theatre and Dance to Freedom (IWC Media) are up for the Best Arts Programme Award.
The award winners will be announced at a ceremony, hosted by Catriona Shearer and Sanjeev Kohli, on Wednesday 25 May at the Oran Mor, Glasgow.
For more information visit: www.rts.org.uk/scotlandawards2016.
THE NOMINATIONS:
Best daytime
Programme title: Antiques Road Trip
Production company: STV Productions
Broadcaster: BBC One
Programme title: Countryside 999
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual
Broadcaster: BBC One
Programme title: The TV That Made Me
Production company: Raise The Roof Productions
Broadcaster: BBC One
Best factual entertainment and features
Programme title: Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It
Production company: Raise The Roof Productions
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Programme title: Supershoppers
Production company: Firecrest Films
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Programme title: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor
Production company: BBC Scotland Science Production
Broadcaster: BBC Two
Best history programme
Programme title: Quintinshill: Britain’s Deadliest Rail Disaster
Production company: Finestripe Productions
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: Scotland’s War at Sea
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual
Broadcaster: BBC Two Scotland
Programme title: The Day They Dropped The Bomb
Production company: Finestripe Productions
Broadcaster: ITV
Best documentary and specialist factual
Programme title: Britain’s Benefit Tenants
Production company: IWC Media
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Programme title: Earth’s Natural Wonders: Living on the Edge
Production company: BBC Scotland Science Production
Broadcaster: BBC One
Programme title: Transplant Tales
Production company: Matchlight
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Best arts programme
Programme title: Blood and Glitter: 70 Years of the Citizens Theatre
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual Arts
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland/BBC Four
Programme title: Dance to Freedom
Production company: IWC Media
Broadcaster: BBC Two
Programme title: Handmade
Production company: BBC Scotland Arts Production
Broadcaster: BBC Four
Drama
Programme title: River City
Production company: BBC Scotland Drama
Broadcaster: BBC One Scotland
Programme title: Stonemouth
Production company: BBC Scotland Drama / Slate North
Broadcaster: BBC One Scotland / BBC Two
Programme title: The Gamechangers
Production company: BBC Scotland Science Production
Broadcaster: BBC Two
News and current affairs: best news programme
Programme title: Carmichael Trial
Production company: STV Glasgow
Broadcaster: STV
Programme title: Reporting Scotland
Production company: BBC Scotland News & Current Affairs
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: STV News at Six – Central -
Production company: STV News
Broadcaster: STV
News and current affairs: best current affairs
Programme title: BBC Scotland Investigates: Catch Me If You Can
Production company: BBC Scotland Investigate
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: BBC Scotland Investigates: The Dog Factory
Production company: BBC Scotland Investigates
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: Scotland What Next?
Production company: STV News – Central
Broadcaster: STV
Sport: best sport programme
Programme title: Jim Baxter
Production company: purpleTV
Broadcaster: BBC ALBA
Programme title: Sportscene at 40
Production company: BBC Sport Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: Tartan Pride
Production company: purpleTV
Broadcaster: BBC ALBA
Sport: best live event
Programme title: BT Sport SPFL
Production company: Sunset + Vine
Broadcaster: BT Sport
Programme title: Sportscene Live: The Scottish League Cup semi-final, Celtic v Rangers
Production company: BBC Sport Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Best comedy
Programme title: Burnistoun’s Big Night
Production company: The Comedy Unit and Bold Yin
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: Only An Excuse? 2015
Production company: The Comedy Unit
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: Radges
Production company: BBC Comedy Production Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC Three
Best children’s programme
Programme title: Down on the Farm
Production company: BBC Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC CBeebies
Programme title: Eve
Production company: Leopard Drama
Broadcaster: CBBC
Programme title: Officially Amazing
Production company: Lion Television Scotland
Broadcaster: CBBC
Best short form content
Programme title: A little piece of Luxembourg everywhere…
Production company: Playdead
Broadcaster: Vimeo
Programme title: STV Edinburgh Launch Promo
Production company: STV
Broadcaster: STV
Programme title: Wildless
Production company: Playdead
Broadcaster: Online
Animation and VFX
Programme title: Britain Beneath Your Feet
Production company: Playdead
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Programme title: The Secret Life of Midges
Production company: ISO for BBC Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC One
Programme title: Trauma and the Brain
Production company: Media Co-op
Broadcaster: Vimeo
Student television award
Animation: The Armadillo and the Earwig
Ben Cresswell
Edinburgh College of Art
Drama: Starfish
Louise Dawson, Dayna Baptie and Fergus Thom
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Factual: Dipper from the Water of Leith
Kris Kubik
University of Edinburgh
On-screen personality of the year
Name of individual: Emma Baker
Programme: Living Dangerously / Finding The Light / Long Horizons
Production company: ITV Border
Broadcaster: ITV
Name of individual: Lachlan Goudie
Programme: The Story of Scottish Art
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland / BBC Four
Name of individual: Elaine C Smith
Programme: Burdz Eye View
Production company: Solus Productions / RPM Arts
Broadcaster: STV
Television journalist of the year
Name of individual: Mark Daly
Production company: BBC Scotland Investigates
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Name of individual: Peter MacMahon
Production company: ITV
Broadcaster: ITV Border
Name of individual: Bernard Ponsonby
Production company: STV News
Broadcaster: STV
Television director of the year
Name of individual: Jack Cocker
Programme: Imagine – Richard Flanagan: Life After Death
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual
Broadcaster: BBC One
Name of individual: Morag Tinto
Programme: Imagine – Antony Gormley: Being Human
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual
Broadcaster: BBC One
Name of individual: Brian Welsh
Programme: The Rat Pack
Production company: Zeppotron
Broadcaster: BBC iPlayer
Best camera
Name of individual: Brian Jobson
Programme: River City
Production company: BBC Scotland Drama
Broadcaster: BBC One Scotland
Name of individual: Steve Lawes
Programme: Stonemouth
Production company: BBC Scotland Drama/ Slate North
Broadcaster: BBC One Scotland / BBC Two
Name of individual: Fraser Rice
Programme: Phil Cunningham’s Pipe Dream
Production company: BBC Scotland Entertainment & Events
Broadcaster: BBC Two Scotland
Best sound
Name of individual: John Cobban / 422tv
Programme: Eve
Production company: Leopard Drama
Broadcaster: CBBC
Name of individual: Paul Flitcroft
Programme: The Story of Scottish Art
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland / BBC Four
Name of individual: Paul Wilson
Programmes: Air Ambulance ER and Planet Oil
Production company: Digital Design Studio
Broadcaster: Sky / BBC
Best post-production: editing
Name of individual: David Arthur
Programme: Imagine – Richard Flanagan: Life After Death
Production company: BBC Scotland Factual Arts
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland / BBC Four
Name of individual: Joe Spiers
Programme: Quintinshill: Britain’s Deadliest Rail Disaster
Production company: Finestripe Productions
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Name of individual: Vilte Vaitkute
Programme: Wee Govan Pipers and The Golden Road
Production company: Media Co-op
Broadcaster: MG Alba
Best post-production: graphics and titling
Name of company: Funktion Design
Programme: Kirstie’s Homemade Christmas
Production company: Raise The Roof Productions
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Name of company: ISO
Programme: I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse
Production company: Tiger Aspect
Broadcaster: BBC Three
Name of company: ISO
Programme: The Story of Scottish Art
Production company: BBC Scotland
Broadcaster: BBC Two
Best digital innovation award
Name of individuals: Anthony Browne, Paul McFadyen, Gillian McNeil
Programme: T in the Park
Production company: BBC Scotland Social Media
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Name of individuals: Anthony Browne, Louise Thornton, Muslim Alim
Programme: BBC The Social
Production company: BBC Scotland Social Media
Broadcaster: BBC Scotland
Name of individual: Vicky Lee
Programme: STV News Online Video
Production company: STV News
Broadcaster: STV
The RTS Scotland Award
To be announced on the night.
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