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Podcast: British Animation Awards 2020 Winners

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In the latest episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast we round up the winners of the 2020 edition of the biennial British Animation Awards, that took place at London’s BFI Southbank last week.

This episode features exclusive post-win chats with some of the awarded attendees:

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The full list of BAA 2020 winners and nominees were as follows:

BAA Winners 2020 (winners in bold)

Best Longform

  • The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Dir: Robin Shaw, Produced by Lupus Films
  • Zog – Dir: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon, Produced by Magic Light Pictures
  • *A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon – Dir:  Will Becher, Richard Phelan, Produced by Aardman Animations
  • Aliens Love Underpants And… Panta Claus – Dir: Steve Edge, Produced by Tiger Aspect, Sky Kids
  • The Snail and The Whale – Dir: Max Lang – Daniel Snaddon, Produced by Magic Light Pictures

Best Voice Performance

  • Clara Ross as Sophie- The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Dir: Robin Shaw, Produced by Lupus Films
  • Bella Ramsey as Hilda, Hilda- The Hidden People -Dir: Andy Coyle, Produced by Silvergate Media
  • The Cast- The Rubbish World of Dave Spud- Donkey – Dir: Edward Foster, Produced by The Illuminated Film Company
  • *Sally Hawkins as The Snail- The Snail and the Whale – Dir: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon, Produced by Magic Light Pictures

Best Childrens Series sponsored by Sue Terry Voices

  • The Amazing World of Gumball-The Possession -Dir: Mic Graves, Produced by Great Marlborough Productions Limited for Cartoon Network
  • Shaun The Sheep- Squirreled Away – Dir: Carmen Bromfield Mason, Produced by Aardman Animations
  • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud: Bad Computer – Dir: Edward Foster, Produced by The Illuminated Film Company
  • *Moominvalley – Dir: Steve Box, Produced by Gutsy Animations
  • 101 Dalmatian Street- The Longest Night – Dir: Miklos Wiegert, Produced by Passion Animation Studios for the Walt Disney Company EMEA

Best Children’s Pre-School sponsored by Brown Bag Films

  • *The Adventures of Paddington – Dir: Adam Shaw, Chris Drew Produced by Studio Canal, Heyday Films
  • Hey Duggee- The Tree Badge – Dir: Grant Orchard, Produced by Studio AKA
  • Clangers- The Visitor – Dir: Joanne Chalkey, Chris Tichborne, Produced by Coolabi Productions Limited, Smallfilms Limited and Peter Firmin

Best Music Video

  • *Coldplay – Daddy – Dir: Asa Lucander, Produced by Aardman
  • Sad Heart – Dir: Karni and Saul, Produced by Sulkybunny Productions
  • Honour Wave – Dir: Greg McLeod

Writers Award

  • Shaun The Sheep: Baa-Gherita – Dir: Steve Cox, Produced by Aardman
  • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud – The Wrinkly Bus – Dir; Edward Foster, Produced by The Illuminated Film Company
  • *The Amazing World Of GUMBALL: The Agent – Dir: Mic Graves, Produced by Great Marlborough Productions Limited for Cartoon Network

Best Post Graduate Student Film

  • In Her Boots – Dir: Kathrin Steinbacher (RCA)
  • *Music and Clowns -Dir: Alex Widdowson (RCA)
  • My Dads Name Was Huw. He Was an Alcoholic Poet – Dir: Freddie Griffiths (RCA)

Best Original Short Form Content

  • *A Whale’s Tale – Dir: Giovanna Utichi, Robin Celebi, Produced by Cartoon Network for Hope Works
  • Crow – Dir: Simon Tofield,  Produced by Simon’s Cat Ltd
  • Chris P Duck – Dir: Tom Gran, Martin Woolley Produced by Wildseed Studios

Best Original Music

  • *The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Composer David Arnold, lyrics Don Black, Director Robin Shaw, Produced by Lupus Films
  • Aliens Love Underpants And… Panta Claus – Dir: Steve Edge, Produced by Illuminated Films
  • The Amazing World of Gumball: The Singing – Dir: Mic Graves, Produced by Great Marlborough Productions Limited for Cartoon Network

Best Social Good

  • Voicing CSA: The Mouse – Dir: Katie Steed, Produced by Slurpy Studios
  • What Is Beauty – Dir: Anna Ginsburg, Produced by CNN and Sarah-Grace Mankarious
  • *New Mindset – Dir: Danny Capozzi, Produced by Aardman

Best Commissioned Animation

  • Pokémon Go Planet Pokémon – Dir: Joe O’Connor, Produced by Maverik
  • *Conception: Catie & Jen- Dir: Moth Studio, Produced by Moth Studios for the New York Times
  • The Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ‘59 Telecaster’ – Dir: Smith & Foulkes, Produced by Nexus Studios

Best Film or TV Graphics/Motion Design

  • *Da Vinci Learning – Dir Chris Randall, Producer Second Home Studios
  • Queens of Mystery – Dir Ian Emes, Producer Sly Fox Productions
  • E4 Party in My Mouth – Dir Owen Simons, Producer Sun & Moon Studios

Best Under-Graduate Student Film Sponsored by Blue Zoo

  • *Border / Line – Dir: Megan Earls (UCA)
  • Dear England – Dir: Marta Lemos (UCA)
  • Towels – Dir: Prawta Annez (Falmouth University)
  • Cats Can’t Swim, Dir: HaiLing Morgan (Arts University Bournemouth)

Best Short Film

  • 4:3 – Dir: Ross Hogg, Produced by Ross Hogg
  • Black Earth Rising –  Dir: Steve Small, Produced by Studio AKA
  • *Roughhouse – Dir: Jonathan Hodgson, Papy3d Productions, Hodgson Films, ARTE France
  • Bloomers – Dir : Samantha Moore, Produced by Abigail Addison for The Scottish Film Talent Network
  • Fabric of You – Dir: Josephine Lohoar Self, The Scottish Film Talent Network

Children’s Choice

  • *Shaun The Sheep- Squirreled Away – Dir: Carmen Bromfield Mason, Produced by Aardman
  • The Adventures of Paddington – Dir: Adam Shaw, Chris Drew, Produced by Studio Canal, Heyday TV
  • 101 Dalmatian Street- The Longest Night – Dir: Miklos Weigert, Produced by Passion Animation Studios for the Walt Disney Company EMEA

Best Use of Sound

  • Clangers- Travelling Salesman – Dir: Joanne Chalkley, Chris Tichborne, Produced by Produced by Coolabi Productions Limited, Smallfilms Limited and Peter Firmin
  • *The Amazing World of Gumball – The Future, Dir: Mic Graves, Produced by Great Marlborough Pictures Limited for Cartoon Network
  • The Snail and the Whale – Dir: Max Lang, Daniel Snaddon, Produced by Magic Light Pictures

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

  • Rory Hunter- Fonic- Sound Design, Fonic
  • Katie Gascoyne- Director, Blue Zoo
  • *Roxannah (Roxi) Linklater- rigger and armatures, Aardman
  • Corinne Ladeinde- director, NERD Productions
  • Kadesha Drija- Editor, Cloth Cat Animation

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