The winners were announced last night for the British Animation Awards 2018 with gongs awarded to actress and voice artist Teresa Gallagher, the Christmas family animation Revolting Rhymes, and The Amazing World of Gumball.
Teresa Gallagher picked up the award for Best Voice Performance for her portrayal of Nicole in The Amazing World of Gumball: The Choices. The Amazing World of Gumball won again in the Best Children’s Series category – which it also won in 2016 – with The Copycats and was picked out as their favourite by young animation fans for the Children’s Choice Award sponsored by Mattel.
The award for Best Long Form was won by Magic Light Pictures’ adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book Revolting Rhymes. The Oscar-nominated animation was up against We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Ethel & Ernest, both from Lupus Films.
The Best Short Film sponsored by The Elf Factory was awarded to Will Anderson’s Have Heart, in which a looping GIF has an existential crisis.
Studio A.K.A. won Best Preschool Series for Hey Duggee: The Tadpole Badge.
Passion Animation Studios’ James Wellbeloved: Mega City won Best Animation in a Commerical, while Strange Beast took Best Music Video for Leap of Faith by Mr Jukes (ft De La Soul & Horace Andy). Also in contention for the latter award were Elton John’s Rocket Man and Katie Melua’s Perfect World, which won the Public Choice Award for Favourite Music Video.
In the other Public Choice Award category, Favourite Film was split between Paloma Baeza’s Poles Apart, produced at the National Film & Television School, and Blue Zoo’s Mamoon, directed by Ben Steer, also won the Craft Award.
The Best Commissioned Animation was awarded to Breast Cancer Awareness: Check ‘Em, directed by Neil Kidney and Morgan Powell for Seed Animation. Best Film & TV Graphics went to Dog & Rabbit for the Travel Channel Little Journeys: Hiker; Best Sound was won by David Pringle for Neck and Neck, directed by Shaun Clark. A Productions’ The Totems: Family Song won Best Short Form Original Content; the Best Expanded Animation Award, sponsored by the VR Concept, was won by My Name Is Peter Stillman from Fifty Nine Productions Ltd; and the Writers Award went to Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones for Counterfeit Cat: Sardonians of the Galaxy.
Full List of BAA Winners
Best Long Form
*Revolting Rhymes
Dir: Jakob Schuh & Jan Lachauer
Produced by Magic Light Pictures
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Dir: Joanna Harrison & Robin Shaw
Produced by Lupus Films, Walker Productions and Herrick Entertainment
Ethel & Ernest
Dir: Roger Mainwood
Produced by Lupus Films in association with Ethel & Ernest Productions, Mélusine Productions and Cloth Cat Animation and supported by the BFI, BBC, Film Fund Luxembourg, UPHE Content Group, Ffilm Cymru Wales and the Welsh Government.
Best Voice Performance
*The Amazing World of Gumball: The Choices
Voice Performance: Teresa Gallagher as Nicole
Dirs: Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet
Produced by Great Marlborough Productions for Turner Broadcasting System Inc
Scream Street: King Niles
Voice Performance: John Thomson as Niles Farr, Mayor Sir Otto Sneer & Hushmushtushlushfushi
Dir: Geoff Walker
Produced by Coolabi Productions Limited, ZDF Enterprises and Factory for CBBC
Ethel & Ernest
Voice Performance: Brenda Blethyn as Ethel
Dir: Roger Mainwood
Produced by Lupus Films in association with Ethel & Ernest Productions, Mélusine Productions and Cloth Cat Animation and supported by the BFI, BBC, Film Fund Luxembourg, UPHE Content Group, Ffilm Cymru Wales and the Welsh Government.
Best Children’s Series
*The Amazing World of Gumball: The Copycats
Dirs: Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet
Produced by Great Marlborough Productions for Turner Broadcasting System Inc
Shaun the Sheep: Karma Farmer
Dir: Will Becher
Produced by Aardman Animations for CBBC
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed: Screwtop in Love
Dir: Boris Hiestand
Produced by Beano Studios for CBBC
Best Pre-School Series
*Hey Duggee: The Tadpole Badge
Dir: Grant Orchard
Produced by Studio A.K.A. for CBeebies
Twirlywoos: More About Collecting
Dir: Nigel P Harris
Produced by Ragdoll Productions & DHX Media for CBeebies
Sarah and Duck: Constable Quack
Dir: Tim O’Sullivan
Produced by Karrot Entertainment for CBeebies & BBC Worldwide
Music Video
*Mr Jukes (ft De La Soul & Horace Andy): Leap of Faith
Dirs: Parallel Teeth
Produced by Strange Beast for Island Records
Katie Melua: Perfect World
Dirs: Karni and Saul
A Sulkybunny production for BMG
Elton John: Rocket Man
Dirs: Majid Adin & Stephen McNally
Produced by Blinkink for Rocket Music
Commissioned Animation
*Breast Cancer Awareness: Check ‘Em
Dirs: Neil Kidney & Morgan Powell
Produced by Seed Animation for Breast Cancer Awareness
When I Worry About Things: Annabel’s Story
Dirs: Andy Glynne & Liam O’Connor
Produced by Mosaic Films in co-production with Picnic Studios for BBC Learning
Animated Minds: The Unforgiven Moment
Dirs: Laurie Harris & Salvador Maldonado
Produced by Mosaic Films for the Wellcome Trust
Best Short Film
*Have Heart
Dir: Will Anderson
Produced by Wanderson
Mamoon
Director: Ben Steer
Produced by Blue Zoo Animation Studio
Rabbit’s Blood
Dir: Sarina Nihei
Produced by Little Dot Studios
Best Animation in a Commercial
*James Wellbeloved: Mega City
Dirs: AGAINSTALLODDS
Produced by Passion Animation Studios for AMV BBDO
The Great British Bake Off
Dirs: Parabella
Produced by Blinkink for 4 Creative
BBC: The Supporting Act
Dir: Elliot Dear
Produced by Blink Ink for BBC Creative
Best Film & TV Graphics
*Travel Channel Little Journeys: Hiker
Dirs: Dog & Rabbit
Produced by Dog & Rabbit for Scripps Networks
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Dir: Tom Brass
Produced by Jellyfish Pictures for CNN / HLN
Hofesh Logo Design
Dir: Steve Waugh
Produced by Coffee & TV for McGarryBowen
Best Sound
*Neck and Neck
Sound: David Pringle
Music: Alex Harwood
Dir: Shaun Clark
Produced by MewLab
Ethel & Ernest
Sound: Adrian Rhodes
Music: Carl Davis with an original song by Sir Paul McCartney
Dir: Roger Mainwood
Produced by Lupus Films in association with Ethel & Ernest Productions, Mélusine Productions and Cloth Cat Animation and supported by the BFI, BBC, Film Fund Luxembourg, UPHE Content Group, Ffilm Cymru Wales and the Welsh Government
Thunderbirds Are Go: Volcano!
Sound: Nigel Heath and Alex Gibson, Hackenbacker & Dave Peacock, Peacock Sound
Music: Ben and Nick Foster
Dir: Karl Essex
Produced by ITV Studios and Pukeko Pictures for CITV
Best Short Form Original Content
*The Totems: Family Song
Dir: Mark Taylor
Produced by A Productions for Sesame Studios
The Happos Family: Jet Pack
Dir: Morgan Francis
Produced by Spider Eye with Turner Broadcasting for Cartoon Network Boomerang
Lottie Bearshout: Good as Goaled
Dirs: Tom Gran & Martin Woolley
Produced by Wildseed Studios for Disney XD
Best Expanded Animation
*My Name Is Peter Stillman
Dir: Lysander Ashton
Produced by Fifty Nine Productions Ltd
Rain or Shine
Dir: Felix Massie
Produced by Nexus Studios for Google Spotlight Stories
Les Petites Choses
Dir: Bandits Collective
Produced by Persona VR
Writers Award
*Counterfeit Cat: Sardonians of the Galaxy
Writers: Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones
Produced by Wildseed Studios & Tricon Films and Television for Disney XD and Teletoon
Scream Street: Game of Screams
Writers: Mark Huckerby & Nick Ostler
Produced by Coolabi Productions Limited, ZDF Enterprises and Factory for CBBC
Co-funded by the European Union, Creative Europe MEDIA
Lily’s Driftwood Bay: Paper Lanterns
Writer: Colin Williams
Produced by Sixteen South. Co-Production with KiKA.
Craft Award
*Mamoon
Dir: Ben Steer
Produced by Blue Zoo Animation Studio
Ethel & Ernest
Dir: Roger Mainwood
Produced by Lupus Films in association with Ethel & Ernest Productions, Mélusine Productions and Cloth Cat Animation and supported by the BFI, BBC, Film Fund Luxembourg, UPHE Content Group, Ffilm Cymru Wales and the Welsh Government
The Supporting Act
Dir: Elliot Dear
Produced by Blink Ink for BBC Creative
Student Achievement
*A Love Story
Dir: Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara
Produced at the National Film & Television School
Poles Apart
Dir: Paloma Baeza
Produced at the National Film & Television School
Twiddly Things
Dir: Adara Todd
Produced at Middlesex University
Student Film
*The Day After the Party
Dir: Diyala Muir
Produced at the Royal College of Art
Tough
Dir: Jennifer Zheng
Produced at Kingston University London
Attraction
Dir: Emily Scaife
Produced at the Royal College of Art
Public Choice Awards
Favourite Music Video
*Katie Melua: Perfect World
Dirs: Karni and Saul
A Sulkybunny production for BMG
Favourite Film
*Mamoon
Dir: Ben Steer
Produced by Blue Zoo Animation Studio
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*Poles Apart
Dir: Paloma Baeza
Produced at the National Film & Television School
Children’s Choice
*The Amazing World of Gumball: The Copycats
Dirs: Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet
Produced by Great Marlborough Productions for Turner Broadcasting System Inc
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