OSCAR winning actress Emma Thompson celebrated winning the Scottish Bafta for her appearance in the Legend of Barney Thomson.
She won the award for her performance in Robert Carlyle's directorial debut, The Legend of Barney Thomson but was not present at tonight's glittering cermony at the Radisson hotel in Glasgow.
The movie, which was filmed in Glasgow and is out on DVD this week, also won the Best Film award.
David Elliot was presented with the Bafta for Best Actor for his role in Kajaki.
Glasgow Girls won the prize for TV Drama and Gregory Burke was presented with the award for Best Writer Film/Television.
Donald Couts took the Director Film/Television award for Katie Morag.
In the best comedy/entertainment category, Mrs Brown's Boys beat Still Game Live and Celtic Connections Opening show to take the title.
The show's director Ben Kellett said he 'couldn't imagine making the show anywhere but Scotland' as he collected the award.
Sharon Rooney beat Michelle Gomez and Charlotte spencer to take the best television actress award for her performance in My Mad Fat Diary.
Ken Stott won the best television actor for his performance in The Missing.
Stott was unable to attend the awards due to ill health but, in a pre-prepared speech, he said: "I would like to thank the Academy.
"It makes me particularly proud to receive the award here in my home country."
Dorothy Byrne received a standing ovation as she took to the stage to receive her Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting award.
Accepting the trophy, she said: "I'd like to pay tribute to the team of what I think is the best news programme in the world.
"I'm so moved to be receiving this award. To be honoured in your homeland is everyone's dream. I'm also very glad that Paisley is being shortlisted as a city of culture and I think it would be a very good choice.
"It was Margaret thatcher and the conservatives who came up with the brilliant idea of channel 4. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here. I know that george Osborne is currently considering whether to love it or list it. I know I have to be impartial so I can't tell you whether to list it or not but I beg you to love it."
The Dog Ate My Homework took the first award of the evening, beating Katie Morag and Teacup Travels to take the best children's programme title.
Being 16 in 2014 won the best factual series award, while Low Pay Britain (Dispatches) took the best current affairs title.
Distant Star won best game.
The Bridge: Fifty Years Across the Forth took the best single documentary award.
Host Edith Bowman started the show by passing on the awards sympathies to those affected by the terrorist attacks in Paris.
The final award was presented to Bill Paterson for Oustanding Contribution to Film and Television.
Former recipients include Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane and Bill Forsyth.
Stars such as Alex Norton, David Hayman, Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill paid tribute to Paterson, who has appeared in dozens of hit films and TV shows including The Killing Fields and Auf Wiedersehen Pet
The Glaswegian, who stars in the soon-to-be-released Dad's Army remake, said he was "thrilled" to receive the award.
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