Ewan McGregor said it was “amazing” to receive the BAFTA Scotland Outstanding Contribution Award and paid tribute to his actor uncle, Denis Lawson, saying he is “my biggest inspiration” as he collected the honour in Glasgow on Sunday evening.
McGregor was presented with the award by his uncle, actor Denis Lawson, who described his nephew as an “extraordinarily versatile actor”.
McGregor made his breakthrough in the 1990s in films such as Brassed Off, Shallow Grave and Trainspotting, and has gone on to star in the likes of Star Wars and Moulin Rouge!
Receiving the award on Sunday, he described his uncle, who also appeared in Star Wars, as “my biggest inspiration” and credited him for teaching him what acting really was.
McGregor said: “I can’t imagine anybody I would rather get this amazing award from than my uncle Denis.”
He paid tribute to his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and said he would love to work with her more, jokingly calling for more films they could be in together.
McGregor said: “I love to work with you so much. I’ve been lucky enough to do it three times, and I want to do it more and more.
“Mary and I are now here in Scotland, so to save us the pain of having to be apart, maybe you could come up with lots of Scottish films that we can be in together.”
Team Jedi News sends our congratulations to Ewan on this much deserved honour.
