The nominees have been selected across 13 categories by juries made up of industry professionals.

The winners will be unveiled at an awards ceremony held at The Arches, Glasgow, on April 9 and will be hosted by author, broadcaster and journalist, Muriel Gray.

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The winners from each category will go on to compete for the award of Best New Work, title won last year by Factual winner, Finding Family.

Jude MacLaverty, director of BAFTA Scotland, said: “BAFTA Scotland continues to be dedicated to nurturing emerging talent in Scotland and we were overwhelmed by the incredible quality of entrants to this year’s British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards.

“These nominations show that there is no shortage of talent in Scotland today and we look forward to unveiling the winners in April.”

Nominations for best actor include Lewis Baxter in Tide, Darren Connell in Scot Squad and Nick Ikunda in Happy Together.

Best actress nominations include Hannard Ord in Last Night in Edinburgh, George Raymond in A Love Divided and Ashley Smith in Scot Squad.

Other categories include Animation, Camera/Photography, Composer, Design, Drama, Editor, Entertainment, Factual, Game, Sound, Writer, and Best New Work.