35 year old actor James McAvoy, best known for playing young Charles Xavier in superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011) and in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) took the Best Actor crown at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Scotland Awards. James McAvoy was nominated for his role as a corrupt, drug-user and alcoholic cop in Filth, adapted from Irvine Welsh’s novel, according to Hollywood Reporter. Shirley Henderson, one of McAvoy’s co-stars in Filth, won the Best TV actress award for Channel 4’s Southcliffe.
Filth follows Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a corrupt cop who manipulates and hallucinates his way through a bid to secure a promotion and win back his wife and daughter. The critical response for this movie was mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes gives Filth a 62% rating based on 77 reviews with an an average score of 6.2 out of 10. The consensus is “Warped, grimy, and enthusiastically unpleasant, Filth lives up to its title splendidly”.
Another big winner at BAFTA Scotland Awards is David Tennant, who won the TV actor award for BBC drama The Escape Artist.
Here is the complete list of nominees and winners:
BEST ACTOR, FILM
James McAvoy, Filth – WINNER
Peter Mullan, Sunshine on Leith
Jack O’Connell, Starred Up
BEST ACTOR, TELEVISION
Mark Bonnar, Line of Duty
Douglas Henshall, Shetland
David Tennant, The Escape Artist – WINNER
BEST ACTRESS, FILM
Jane Horrocks, Sunshine on Leith
Sophie Kennedy Clark, Philomena – WINNER
Freya Mavor, Sunshine on Leith
BEST ACTRESS, TELEVISION
Laurie Brett, Waterloo Road
Shirley Henderson, Southcliffe – WINNER
Sharon Rooney, My Mad Fat Diary
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
All Over the Place Australia
The Dog Ate My Homework
Katie Morag – WINNER
COMEDY/ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Limmy’s Show! Christmas Special!
Miller’s Mountain – WINNER
Mrs Brown’s Boys
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Blethering Referendum
Dave: Loan Ranger – WINNER
Panorama: All in a Good Cause
DIRECTOR, FILM/TELEVISION
Jon S. Baird, Filth
David Mackenzie, Starred Up – WINNER
Dexter Fletcher, Sunshine on Leith
FACTUAL SERIES
Britain’s Whale Hunters: The Untold Story – WINNER
Clydebuilt: Ships That Built the Commonwealth
The Story of Women and Art
FEATURE FILM
Filth
Starred Up – WINNER
Sunshine on Leith
FEATURES/FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Dream Me Up Scotty
I Belong to Glasgow
James McAvoy is steadily heading towards the top of the list when it comes to appreciated actors. Much like Tom Hiddleston as Loki, James McAvoy as Xavier has made many girls sigh at the sight of the actor. Besides being a good looking man, James McAvoy has proved, in Filth and others, that he can live up to expectations and perform on the big screen like none other. Congratulations, James McAvoy.