Bristol-based prodco Aardman brought home five British Animation Awards at last night’s ceremony held at London’s BFI Southbank.
Aardman picked up the Best Longform trophy for A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon; Best Music Video for Coldplay’s Daddy, which it produced; Best Social Good award for New Mindset; Children’s Choice for Shaun the Sheep—Squirreled Away; and the new Lamb Award for rigger and armatures employee Roxannah (Roxi) Linklater, which is supposed to bridge the gap between current student and best-in-class awards by recognizing rising stars.
Meanwhile, Cartoon Network also had a big night, winning the Writers Award and Best Use of Sound for The Amazing World of Gumball. It took home a third trophy for Best Original Short Form Content for A Whale’s Tale, which it produced for Hope Works.
But it was Gusty Animation’s that managed to take home Best Children’s Series for Moominvalley, while The Adventures of Paddington (pictured) produced by Studio Canal and Heyday Films won Best Children’s Preschool.
The full list of winners is below:
Best Longform
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon – Dir: Will Becher, Richard Phelan, Produced by Aardman Animations
Best Voice Performance
Sally Hawkins as The Snail- The Snail and the Whale – Dir: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon, Produced by Magic Light Pictures
Best Children’s Series sponsored by Sue Terry Voices
Moominvalley – Dir: Steve Box, Produced by Gutsy Animations
Best Children’s Preschool sponsored by Brown Bag Films
The Adventures of Paddington – Dir: Adam Shaw, Chris Drew Produced by Studio Canal, Heyday Films
Best Music Video
Coldplay – Daddy – Dir: Asa Lucander, Produced by Aardman
Writers Award
The Amazing World Of GUMBALL: The Agent – Dir: Mic Graves, Produced by Great Marlborough Productions Limited for Cartoon Network
Best Post Graduate Student Film
Music and Clowns -Dir: Alex Widdowson (RCA)
Best Original Short Form Content
A Whale’s Tale – Dir: Giovanna Utichi, Robin Celebi, Produced by Cartoon Network for Hope Works
Best Original Music
The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Composer David Arnold, lyrics Don Black, Director Robin Shaw, Produced by Lupus Films
Best Social Good
New Mindset – Dir: Danny Capozzi, Produced by Aardman
Best Commissioned Animation
Conception: Catie & Jen– Dir: Moth Studio, Produced by Moth Studios for the New York Times
Best Film or TV Graphics/Motion Design
Da Vinci Learning – Dir Chris Randall, Producer Second Home Studios
Best Under-Graduate Student Film Sponsored by Blue Zoo
Border/Line – Dir: Megan Earls (UCA)
Best Short Film
Roughhouse – Dir: Jonathan Hodgson, Papy3d Productions, Hodgson Films, ARTE France
Children’s Choice
Shaun The Sheep- Squirreled Away – Dir: Carmen Bromfield Mason, Produced by Aardman
Best Use of Sound
The Amazing World of Gumball – The Future, Dir: Mic Graves, Produced by Great Marlborough Pictures Limited for Cartoon Network
Public Choice Award for Best Music Video
The Beatles – Glass Onion by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney
Public Choice Award for Best Short Film
Grandad was a Romantic – by Maryam Mohajer
Lamb Award Sponsored by Disney
Roxannah (Roxi) Linklater- rigger and armatures, Aardman