Shortlisted: The Tree Officer, Ko Lik Films/Scottish Screen/UK Film Council for Animation Award; Foighidinn, Young Films BBC Scotland/GMS/Scottish Screen for Short Drama Award; Tumshie McFadgen’s Bid for Ultimate Bliss, Plum Films/BBC Scotland/Scottish Screen for Short Drama Award; Maighstir Ailean, MNE TV/Glasgow Gaelic Media Service for Arts Documentary Award; Na Daoine Beaga, BBC Scotland for Young People Award; Detox or Die, Hopscotch Films/BBC One Life for Documentary Feature Award; See You See Me: At Home With Decisions, BBC Scotland for Education Award; Made in Shetland - Ronnie Eunson, BBC Scotland/BBC Radio 4 for Radio Documentary Award; Rudha Chaluim, BBC Radio nan Gaidheal for Radio Documentary Award; The Winds Will Sing, BBC Scotland for Radio Documentary Award; BBC Radio nan Gaidheal for Station of the Year Award; Scotland on Film website www.bbc.co.uk/scotlandonfilm, BBC Scotland for Website Award Crime Writers’ Association Awards Winner: Ian Rankin – the Cartier Diamond Dagger 2005 Shortlist: Catriona McPherson, Bella Bathhurst for the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations: Annie Griffin for British Newcomer; Tilda Swinton for Best British Actress in a Supporting Role; James McAvoy for Best British Actor in a Supporting Role Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards Nomination: Scottish Ballet for Company Prize for Outstanding Repertoire (Classical), Eve Mutso for Best Female Dancer Edinburgh International Film Festival Winners: Simon Hynd – Arts The Catalyst, Saltire Society Award for Short Documentary; Elizabeth Hobbs – The True Story of Sawney Bean, The McLaren Award for New British Animation Nominations in all categories: On a Clear Day, Asylum, Guy X, The Holyrood Files, The Autograph Hunters, A Difficult Case, Fight or Flight, Fine, Multi Story, Waiting for Happiness, Public: Private, Quicken, Replay, Size 5, Eat Dog Cat Mouse, Invasion, Beasty, The Gift, Human Trial, Show Ponies, Solo Duets, A Tale of Forest Clearing European Film Awards Winner: Sir Sean Connery – the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award Forward Prize for Poetry Shortlisted: John Burnside for Best Collection; Richard Price for Best First Collection Grammy Awards Winner: Craig Armstrong for Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nominations: Franz Ferdinand for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Alternative Music Album Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year Longlisted: Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Art Gallery James Tait Black Memorial Prizes Nomination: Ali Smith for Fiction Laurence Olivier Awards Nominations: Ewan McGregor for Best Actor in a Musical; David McVicar for Outstanding Achievement in Opera Man Booker Prize Shortlist: Ali Smith – The Accidental MTV Europe Video and Music Awards Nomination: Franz Ferdinand for Best Rock Nationwide Mercury Music Prize Shortlist: KT Tunstall, Polar Bear Northern Rock Foundation Writer Award Andrew Crumey Conservation Awards (formerly Pilgrim Trust Awards for Conservation) Shortlisted: The British Library...