Wallace & Gromit, Paddington Bear and The Snowman are some of the popular animated characters competing against each other in a national poll to discover Britain’s Favorite Ever Animated Character as part of this year’s British Animation Awards (BAAs).
Compiled by members of the UK Animation Industry, the all-Brit shortlist contains a host of familiar faces from over the years to present day from TV, online and commercials. The British public is now being asked to pick their favorite in a poll run on the British Animation Awards Facebook page from February 20th through March 9. The winner will be announced at the British Animation Awards at the BFI Southbank on March 15.
“The UK is famed for its animation the world over,” says BAA Director Jayne Pilling. “This vote celebrates the illustrious heritage of cherished characters that have been created in the UK over the last few decades and highlights the wealth of creative talent that could disappear if the industry continues to decline.”
Characters on the shortlist include: Roobarb & Custard, Bagpuss, Wallace and Gromit, Danger Mouse, Penfold, Timmy (Timmy Time), The Snowman, Mr Benn, Paddington, Count Duckula, Morph, Super Ted, Postman Pat, Tiny Clanger, The Soup Dragon, Noggin the Nog, Uncle Nogbad, Lola (Charlie and Lola) and Peppa Pig. From commercials, Aleksandr Orlov the meerkat, and the Cresta Bear and from online Simon Tofield’s Web sensation Simon’s Cat.
Finalists for the jury-judged categories and the publicly-voted Children’s Choice Award of the British Animation Awards (BAAs) were also announced today.
For more info, visit. www.britishanimationawards.com
Full List of BAA Finalists
Best Short Film
All Consuming Love (Man in Cat)
- Director: Louis Hudson
- Produced by Dice Productions
Spin
- Director: Max Hattler
- Produced by Autour de Minuit and Max Hattler
A Morning Stroll
- Director: Grant Orchard
- Produced by Studio A.K.A
Best Long Form
The Itch of the Golden Nit
- Director: Sarah Cox
- Produced by Aardman Animations for Tate and CBBC
Maska
- Director: Quay Brothers
- Produced by the Polish Cultural Institute in London and Se-Ma-For Studios Poland
The Gruffalo’s Child
- Director: Johannes Weiland and Uwe Heidshötter
- Produced by Magic Light Pictures in association with Studio Soi
Best Preschool Series
Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom: Acorn Day
- Directors: Neville Astley and Mark Baker
- Produced by Astley Baker Davies Ltd for Channel 5, Nick Jr and eone Entertainment
Octonauts: The Blobfish Brothers
- Director: Darragh O’Connell
- Produced by Silvergate Media and Brown Bag Films for CBeebies
Peppa Pig: The New House
- Director: Joris van Hulzen and Philip Hall
- Produced by Astley Baker Davies Ltd for Channel 5, Nick Jr and eone Entertainment
Children’s Choice
Bookaboo: Johnny Vegas
- Directors: Lucy Goodman & Ian Emes
- Produced by Happy Films for CITV
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Quest
- Directors: Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet
- Produced by Cartoon Network, in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media and Studio Soi for Cartoon Network
Peppa Pig: The New House
- Director: Joris van Hulzen and Philip Hall
- Produced by Astley Baker Davies Ltd for Channel 5, Nick Jr and eone Entertainment
Best Children’s Series
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Quest
- Directors: Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet
- Produced by Cartoon Network, in association with Dandelion Studios, Boulder Media and Studio Soi for Cartoon Network
Rastamouse: Da Missin’ Masterpiece
- Director: Derek Mogford
- Produced by The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies
Ask Lara: Oh No! B.O.!
- Director: Mercedes Marro
- Produced by Red Kite Productions for BBC Scotland
Best Mixed Media Children’s Series
Get Squiggling!: Cat Episode
- Directors: Mike Wyatt, Damian Hook and Adrian Hedley
- Produced by Dot to Dot Productions Ltd for CBeebies
Baby Jake: Loves Tummy Sliding
- Directors: Alan Shannon & Maddy Darrall
- Produced by Darrall Macqueen Ltd for CBeebies
Bookaboo: Johnny Vegas
- Directors: Lucy Goodman & Ian Emes
- Produced by Happy Films for CITV
Best Music Video
Architeq: Into the Cosmos
- Director: Darren Robbie
- Produced by Chopsy Animation for Tirk Records
Liz Green: Displacement Song
- Director: Kate Anderson
- Produced by Dept A @ HSI London for Play It Again Sam
TV on the Radio: Second Song
- Director: Mikey Please
- Produced by Agile Films for Interscope Records 2011
Best Commercial: 3D
Kia Soul: This or That
- Director: Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
- Produced by Partizan/ Framestore for David & Goliath, Los Angeles
Statoil: Goodnight
- Director: David Prosser
- Produced by Studio A.K.A for McCann, Oslo
Coca-Cola: Siege
- Directors: Fx & Mat
- Produced by Nexus/Framestore for Wieden + Kennedy
Best Commercial: 2D
Irn Bru: Pied Piper
- Director: Dennis Sisterson
- Produced by Sherbet for the Leith Agency
Toyota: Auto Biography
- Director: Julia Pott
- Produced by Saatchi + Saatchi, LA
Tempo: Bike
- Director: Vida Vega
- Produced by Film Club Productions for Publicis, London
Best Commercial: Stop Motion
Nokia:Dot
- Director: Sumo Science
- Produced at Aardman Animations for Wieden + Kennedy
Back to the Start
- Director: Johnny Kelly
- Produced by Nexus Productions for CAA and Chipotle
Knife Crime Animation
- Director: Vicki Haworth & Harriet Buckley
- Produced by ink.digital with MTP for the Leith Agency
Best Film/TV Graphics
Zurich Connects Idents: The Bill
- Director Chris Ketchell
- Produced by Not to Scale for Publicis, London
BBC Winter Olympics: Trail
- Director: Marc Craste
- Produced by Studio A.K. A
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: The Tale of the Three Brothers
- Directors: Ben Hibon & David Yates
- Produced by Framestore/Warner Bros. Pictures & Heyday Films
Best Student Film
The Eagleman Stag
- Director: Mikey Please
- Produced at the Royal College of Art
I’m Fine Thanks
- Director: Eamon O’Neill
- Produced at the Royal College of Art
Thursday
- Director: Mathhias Hoegg
- Produced at the Royal College of Art
Best Commissioned Animation
Nokia: Gulp
- Director Sumo Science
- Produced by Aardman Animations for Wieden + Kennedy
Meth Project
- Directors: Kristian Andrews, Grant Orchard and Steve Small
- Produced by Studio A.K.A for Organic Inc.
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