Scotland Awards

Meet 2025’s Favourite Scot on Screen

Posted: 16 Nov 2025

The BAFTA Scotland Audience Award, in partnership with Screen Scotland, is a very special award voted for by the public.

Find out who the winner and nominees were in 2025…

Winner

Sheli McCoy (Sabre)

Sheli McCoy (Sabre). A woman with long wavy blonde hair wearing a metallic effect red and blue crop top and briefs.

Credit: BBC/ Hungry Bear

Gladiators

As Sabre on Gladiators, this Dundonian showcases her strength and resilience – encouraging kids and adults alike to chase greatness.

Nominees

Ashley Jensen

A still of Ashley Jensen in Shetland. A woman with short blonde hair tied in a low ponytail wearing a thick wool coat and red scarf.

Credit: BBC/Silverprint Films/Jamie Simpson

Shetland

After taking up the mantle of lead detective in Series 8 of the long-running Shetland, Ashley Jensen has put down roots on the island as the formidable DI Ruth Calder.

Gary Lamont

A still of Gary Lamont in Rivals. A man with strawberry blond hair, parted to one side, wearing black-rimmed aviator glasses, a dark blazer and yellow-toned waistcoat, bowtie and pocket square.

Credit: Robert Viglasky/ Disney

Rivals

As TV Producer Charles Fairburn in the smash-hit Rivals, Gary Lamont balances hilarity and heartbreak as he juggles professional rivalries and a secretive romance.

Kiran Sonia Sawar

A still of Kiran Sonia Sawar in Slow Horses. An Asian woman with black hair and a thick fringe, wearing all black and sitting in front of a laptop with a plate of food next to her.

Credit: Apple

Slow Horses

As new MI5 Agent on the block at Regent’s Park, Kiran Sonia Sawar as Giti Rahman becomes entangled in the complicated web of secrets and plots that continue to unravel in Slow Horses.

Ncuti Gatwa

A still of Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who. A man with short cropped black hair wearing a tartan dressing gown and holding a yellow pantone mug. He is is about to enter a large old-fashioned phone box.

Credit: BBC/ Disney+

Doctor Who

Ncuti Gatwa returns for a second series as the fifteenth incarnation of the time-travelling alien, revitalising the character with distinctive flair.

Richard Rankin

A still of Richard Rankin in Rebus. A man with thick dark hair wearing a blue sweater and dark jacket.

Credit: BBC

Rebus

Richard Rankin is the latest to take on the role of the troubled iconic Edinburgh detective Rebus – exploring the dark underbelly of the city’s criminal underworld.

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