The prestigious awards were announced during a virtual ceremony last night hosted by Scottish stand-up comedian and presenter Des Clarke.

The RTS Scotland Awards celebrate excellence in television across a range of platforms and aim to recognise the huge variety of skills involved in programme production across the nation. Across the 22 categories the BBC led the way with 17 awards, with CBeebies’ Hushbye Lullabye winning both Animation and VFX and Children’s, and BBC Scotland’s Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming taking home wins for Director, Factual – Documentary and Specialist Factual and Professional Excellence (Craft) – Post Production: Editing.

Sky garnered two nods, for Factual - Documentary and Specialist Factual: Arts and Sport – Live Event and Channel 5, also received two wins for Factual – Factual Entertainment and Features along with Susan Calman for On Screen Personality.

The Special Contribution Award goes posthumously to Donald John Macdonald, who was Editor of News at STV and sadly died in December 2020. Through an esteemed career spanning five decades, Donald John was an enthusiastic supporter of future talent, generous with his time and the sharing of his experience to inspire new entrants to the industry. His passion for journalism, regional broadcast news and supporting new talent saw him make a huge impact on so many individuals and the industry in Scotland.

The Outstanding Contribution Award was awarded to Phill Differ and Jonathan Watson for Only an Excuse, a programme that has become an integral part of Hogmanay in Scotland. Born from a one-off special on BBC Radio Scotland in 1986, it became a TV show in 1993 and has entertained the nation every year until the final episode in 2020, with over 30 shows including specials and spin-offs over the years. In 2020, the iconic Only An Excuse, was the most watched TV show in Scotland.

The RTS Scotland Award went to the Production Management community, whose resilience and commitment ensured that TV didn’t grind to halt during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stephen O’Donnell, Chair of RTS Scotland said: “There’s an incredible wealth of talent working in the TV industry in Scotland and we’re delighted to recognise these people and productions through our Awards. Every award – and nomination – is so well deserved, and we’re particularly pleased to recognise the production management community in 2020 at what was an incredibly challenging time for the business; and to grant a post-humous award to DJ Macdonald, who made a huge impact on the Scottish broadcast news industry and was a real inspiration to new talent.”

For more information please visit: https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-scotland-awards-2021

Please see below the full list of winners and nominees:  

Animation and VFX

WINNER - Hushabye Lullabye - Wild Child Animation and Maramedia for CBeebies

Nominees:

Space Resources – Revenant for Vimeo

 

Children’s

WINNER - Hushabye Lullabye - Wild Child Animation and Maramedia for CBeebies

Nominees:

Let's Go For A Walk - Hello Halo Kids for CBeebies
Tiny Wonders - Freak Productions for CBeebies

 

Comedy

WINNER - Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland - Two Rivers Media and Cheeky Grin for BBC Two

Nominees:

Limmy's Homemade Show - Permo Productions for BBC Scotland
Only An Excuse: The Final Whistle - The Comedy Unit for BBC Scotland

 

Director

WINNER – Matt Pinder - Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming - Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland

Nominees:

Anne-Claire Pilley - Being Gail Porter - Tern Television Productions for BBC Scotland

Stephen Bennett - Eminent Monsters - Hopscotch Films for BBC Scotland

 

Drama

WINNER – Control - BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Social (bbc.co.uk, Facebook, iPlayer)

Nominees:

Bannan – Young Films for BBC Alba

The Nest – Studio Lambert for BBC One

 

Factual Daytime

WINNER - Paramedics on Scene - Firecrest Films for BBC One

Nominees:

Antiques Road Trip - STV Studios for BBC One

Kirstie’s Keep Crafting & Carry On - Raise The Roof Productions for Channel 4

 

Factual - Documentary and Specialist Factual

WINNER - Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming - Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland

Nominees:

Murder Case: Season 2 - Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland and BBC Two

NY2SY – Moja for BBC Alba

 

Factual - Documentary and Specialist Factual: Arts

WINNER - Boswell & Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip with Frank Skinner and Denise Mina - IWC Media for Sky Arts

Nominees:

Ivor Cutler by KT Tunstall – STV Studios for Sky Arts
Muriel Spark by Ian Rankin - STV Studios for Sky Arts

 

Factual - Documentary and Specialist Factual: History

WINNER – Harry Birrell: Films Of Love And War - Hopscotch Films for BBC Scotland

Nominees:
Ceòl na Loidhne / Song of the Track - Sgeul Media for BBC Alba
Fight: The Jim Murray Story – Finestripe for BBC Scotland

 

Factual - Documentary and Specialist Factual: Science and Natural History

WINNER - Cheetah Family & Me - Hello Halo Productions & Oak Island Films for BBC Two

Nominees:
Is Covid Racist? – STV Studios for Channel 4
Jimmy's Big Bee Rescue - Red Sky Productions for Channel 4

 

Factual - Factual Entertainment and Features

WINNER - A Country Life for Half the Price - Raise the Roof Productions and Motion Content Group for Channel 5

Nominees:
Dear NHS Superstars - Mighty Productions for BBC One
Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It - Raise The Roof Productions for Channel 4
 

News and Current Affairs - Current Affairs

WINNER - Disclosure: Scotland's Lockdown - BBC Scotland

Nominees:

Scotland Tonight - STV News
The Trial of Alex Salmond - Two Rivers Media for BBC Two

 

News and Current Affairs - News

WINNER - Eorpa, Episode 1 Slavery - BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Alba

Nominees:

STV News North - STV News at Six – STV North for STV
The Nine – BBC Scotland for BBC

 

On Screen Personality

WINNER - Susan Calman - Secret Scotland - IWC Media for Channel 5

Nominees:

Amy Irons – BBC News for BBC Scotland

 

Professional Excellence (Craft) - Camera

WINNER – Fergus Gill, Neil Anderson, Asgeir Helgestad, and Pete Barden – Stormborn – Maramedia for BBC

Nominees:
Gavin Hopkins – BBC Scotland

 

Professional Excellence (Craft) - Post Production: Editing

WINNER – Audrey McColligan - Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming – Firecrest Films for BBC Scotland

Nominees:
Berny McGurk - Eminent Monsters - Hopscotch Films for BBC Scotland
Ewan Denny - This is Our Land – Finestripe for BBC Scotland

 

Professional Excellence (Craft) - Post Production: Graphics and Titles

WINNER - Space Resources: Driving the future of Space Exploration – Revenant for Luxembourg Space Agency

Nominees:
Flooded Tombs of the Nile – Revenant for National Geographic

 

Professional Excellence (Craft) - Sound

WINNER - Kahl Henderson - The Nest - Studio Lambert for BBC One

Nominees:
Hamish Allison and Alistair George - Tiny Wonders – Freak Productions for CBeebies
Sound Team – Stormborn – Maramedia for BBC

 

Short Form

WINNER - BURDS - The Colour Wheel - BBC Studios for BBC Scotland - BBC Short Stuff

Nominees

BBC Ideas – What Do Our Eyes Say About Us? - BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Ideas (YouTube)
InterConnected - Psychic Overload - BBC Writersroom for BBC Online

 

Sport - Live Event

WINNER – Serbia v Scotland – Sky Sports

Nominees:
Sportscene, Scottish Cup Final - BBC Scotland Productions for BBC Scotland
Womens' Champions League - Glasgow City v Peamount United - Nemeton TV for BBC Alba

 

Sport - Programme

WINNER – The Women Who Built Glasgow City – purpleTV for BBC Alba

Nominees:
A View From The Terrace – Studio Something for BBC Scotland
The Boxer - Matchlight for BBC Scotland

 

Young Journalist

WINNER – Hope Webb – BBC Scotland

Nominees:
Brandon Cook – STV News for STV
Laura Alderman – STV News for STV