British Animation Awards 2020 Winners
Last night saw the biennial British Animation Awards take place at London’s BFI Southbank, in celebration of all that is great about the British animation industry.
Now in their 24th year, this edition of the awards was notable as Helen Brunsdon’s first since taking the reins over from Jayne Pilling in 2018. The past two years have seen an overhaul of the BAAs, with a new website, the introduction of the Lamb Award, an archive celebrating previous prize artwork, and a new team working behind the scenes.
The ceremony was hosted by comedian and actor Miles Jupp, who was in fine form as he led the celebrations as the industry came together to reward the work of both new and established animators across all aspects of the UK Animation scene.
As with previous years, the awards themselves were unique artworks (featuring sheep) created by a range of leading international and UK animation artists.
Speaking on the event, BAA Director Helen Brunsdon said:
This is my first year at the helm of the BAAs and I was blown away by the quality of the entries this year. The BAAs are a brilliant way to showcase the incredible talent we have here in the UK and help cement Britain’s position as one of the leading countries in the world for animation.
There were two Public Choice Awards – for Favourite Short Film and Favourite Music Video, which were voted for by audiences at screenings held across the UK in early 2020. The winners were Maryam Mohajer for her short film Grandad Was a Romantic and Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney for their music video The Beatles – Glass Onion.
The brand new Lamb Award, which bridges the gap between current student and general best-in-class awards and recognises rising stars in the industry was presented to Roxy Linklater for rigger and armatures at Aardman Animations.
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