mass mediaSports broadcaster Hazel Irvine will receive the BAFTA Scotland Lifetime Achievement Award next month.
Owen, best known for hosting the BBC’s Olympic and snooker championship coverage, will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting Award.
After starting her career on STV’s Scotsport in 1987, she amassed a sports television portfolio including the World Cup, London Marathon, Ski Sunday, BBC Grandstand and Wimbledon.
BAFTA Scotland said Owen has been a trailblazer for women in sports journalism for more than 30 years.
Since 2006 she has also guided British audiences to the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies.
During the 2012 London Olympics, an estimated 28 million people listened to her commentary.
She said: “I am overwhelmed and honored to join the ranks of Scottish actors, presenters, writers, directors, producers and Doctor Who winners over the past two decades.
“I have admired and respected these people most of my life.
“Thank you to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Scotland for this amazing and unexpected honour.”
Another special award winner was casting director Des Hamilton, best known for his work on the TV crime drama Top Boy.
He will receive the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Scottish Craft.
Hamilton has more than 20 years of experience in film and television and is known in the industry for his street casting methods.
He said he was honored to receive the award, adding: “It’s not natural for me to think about something like this.”
In August, BAFTA Scotland also presented the Outstanding Contribution to Film Award to producer, writer and festival director Linda Miles at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The 2024 BAFTA Scotland Awards will be held in Glasgow on Sunday 17 November.
