Overview
- The honorary award will be presented at the BAFTA Scotland Awards ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday, Nov. 16.
- McGregor said he was grateful for the recognition and excited to attend the event, noting he hopes new collaborations may emerge.
- BAFTA Scotland director Jude MacLaverty praised McGregor’s enduring appeal and cited his humanitarian work with UNICEF UK.
- He previously won BAFTA Scotland awards for Trainspotting (1996) and Young Adam (2003) and earned a nomination for T2: Trainspotting (2017).
- The Perthshire-born actor’s three-decade career spans Trainspotting, Moulin Rouge! and Star Wars, and includes an Emmy-winning turn in Netflix’s Halston, plus recent TV roles in Obi-Wan Kenobi and A Gentleman in Moscow.