Saoirse Ronan nominated for BAFTA Scotland Award

Saoirse Ronan has been nominated in the Actress Film/Television category at the BAFTA Scotland Awards for her role in The Outrun.

The drama is set in the Orkney Islands and follows a woman’s return home after addiction recovery.

She is shortlisted alongside Tilda Swinton (The End), Karen Gillan (Douglas Is Cancelled), Anna Prochniak (The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Catherine McCormack (Lockerbie: A Search for Truth), and Izuka Hoyle (Big Boys).

Ronan is a four-time Academy Award nominee for her roles in films Atonement, Brooklyn, Lady Bird, and Little Women.

In 2018, she won a Golden Globe for her role in Lady Bird. She has received multiple BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild nominations throughout her career.

The Outrun earned 4 nominations, including Feature Film, Director (Nora Fingscheidt), and Writer Film/Television (Amy Liptrot and Fingscheidt).

Other nominees include Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who), James McAvoy (Speak No Evil), and David Tennant (Rivals).

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday, November 16.