The greats of Scottish politics gathered for the Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards on Thursday night.
Crowds were gathered to discover who would win the top prize with Labour's Anas Sarwar going up against SNP duo Kate Forbes and John Swinney.
It was the Scottish Labour leader who came out on top, but there plenty of other prizes won on the night and plenty of people enjoying themselves.
Ms Forbes did win an award herself, picking up the Politics in Business gong while Ross Greer, Lorna Slater, Humza Yousaf and many more were also given prizes on the night.
Here's the best pictures from the evening as people got to enjoy themselves.
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The calm before the storm
Groups enjoying their night
The awards get underway
The fun continues
The Politician of the Year
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