Finalists for the 2016 British Animation Awards — celebrating its 20th anniversary this year — have been announced. Held every two years, the BAAs honor the very best in British animation across a variety of categories, with past winners including Tim Burton, Nick Park, Simon Tofield (Simon’s Cat), Harry Potter and the Gorillaz. This year’s ceremony will be held at London’s BFI Southbank on March 10.
This year’s contenders include Long Form Animation nominees Stick Man, Children of the Holocaust and Shaun the Sheep: The Movie; Children’s Series nominees Scream Street “Resus Rocks,” The Amazing World of Gumball “The Shell” and Rastamouse “School of Rock;” and fighting for the Preschool Series award are Hey Duggee “The Omelette Brigade,” Clangers “I am the Eggbot” and Lily’s Driftwood Bay “Goodbye.”
Full List of BAA Finalists
Best Long Form Animation
Stick Man
Directors Jeroen Jaspaert & Daniel Sanddon
Producers Michael Rose & Martin Pope
Children of the Holocaust
Director Zane Whittingham Animation Ryan Jones, Oana Nechifor & Laura Tattersfield
Produced by Fettle Animation for BBC Learning
Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
Directors/Script Mark Burton & Richard Starzak
Producers Julie Lockhart & Paul Kewley
Produced by Aardman Animations for Studio Canal
Best Voice
Rastamouse: Discovery Day
Voice William Vanderpuye as Zoomer, Professor, Brandston, Rubba (Twin), Spike Cheez, FATS, Bagga-T and
Producers Eugenio Perez & Gregory Boardman
Produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies
Stick Man
Voice Martin Freeman as Stick Man
Producers Michael Rose & Martin Pope
Puffin Rock: Night Lights
Producers Paul Young, John McDaid, Nora Twomey & Laura Campbell
Produced by Dog Ears Ltd for Nick Jr.
Best Children’s Series and Children’s Choice Award
Scream Street: Resus Rocks
Director Geoff Walker
Producer Phil Chalk
Produced by Coolabi Productions & Factory, in association with ZDF Enterprises for CBBC Co-funded by the European Union
The Amazing World of Gumball: The Shell
Directors Mic Graves & Ben Bocquelet
Producer Sarah Fell
Produced by Turner Broadcasting for Cartoon Network
Rastamouse: School of Rock
Director Derek Mogford
Producers Eugenio Perez & Gregory Boardman
Produced by Three Stones Media/The Rastamouse Company for CBeebies
Best Pre-School Series
HEY DUGGEE: The Omelette Badge
Director Grant Orchard
Producer Janine Voong
Produced by Studio AKA for CBeebies
Clangers: I Am the Eggbot
Directors: Mole Hill and Chris Tichborne
Series Producer Dan Maddicott
Produced by Coolabi Productions Ltd & Factory for CBeebies
Lily’s Driftwood Bay: Goodbye
Directors Colin Williams & Darren Vandenburg
Producer Colin Williams
Produced by Sixteen South for Nick Jr.
Best Music Video
Amaro & Walden’s Joyride
Director Tim McCourt & Max Taylor
Producers Electric Theatre Collective
Produced by The Line in collaboration with Hugo Chegwin & Fred Berry
James: Moving On
Directed and produced by Ainslie Henderson
Produced by An Independent Production for BMG
Benjamin Scheuer: Cookie-tin Banjo
Directed and produced by Peter Baynton
Produced by Radish Pictures for Escapist Records
Best Commissioned Animation: Promotional
HIAS: For the Refugees
Directors Moth Collective
Produced by Moth Collective for HIAS
What Do You See?
Director Sally Arthur
Producer Melissa Blackburn
Produced by Unchosen for Unchosen
Forest 500
Directors Moth Collective
Producer Moth Collective
Produced by Moth Collective for the Global Canopy Programme
Best Commissioned Animation: Documentary
Hiroshima
Director Angus McKeown
Producer Lewis James (BBC)
Produced by Made in Colour for CBBC/BBC Newsround
Modern Love: A Kiss
Director Moth Collective
Producer Nicholas van der Kolk
Produced by Moth Collective for The New York Times
Animated Minds: Stories of Postnatal Depression
Series directed and produced by George Sander-Jackson
Produced by Mosaic Films for Wellcome Trust & Maudsley Charity
Best Short Film
Teeth
Directors Daniel Gray & Tom Brown
Produced by Holbrooks Films
Dead Air
Director Robert Bradbrook
Producer Casey Herbert
Produced by Bright Cold Day Films & Bradbrook Films with support from the Arts Foundation
Let’s Play Nomad X
Directed and produced by Kristian Andrews
Produced by Kristian Andrews Production
Best Animation in a Commercial
Sainsbury’s: Mog Christmas Calamity
Director James Rouse (Outsider)
Senior Producer Heather Kinal (Framestore) & Benji Howell (Outsider)
Produced by Outsider & Framestore for AMV BBDO
Anchor: Little Elephant
Directors Kyra & Constantin
Producer Matt Saxton
Produced by Passion Picture for Creature London
Mariposa: Family
Director nextdoor (Jack Cunningham)
Producer Jo Bierton
Produced by Nexus Productions for Barber Osgerby
Best Film/TV Graphics
Food Network: Criminal Baking
Director Andrew Kelleher
Producer David Anderson
Produced by Dog & Rabbit for Food Network
The Power of Privacy
Directors: Callum Cooper & Matthias Hoegg
Producer Carrie Budge
Produced by Carrie Budge for The Guardian
Hiroshima: Bun’s Story
Director Angus McKeown
Producer Lewis James (BBC)
Produced by Made in Colour for CBBC/BBC Newsround
Sound Designer & Mixer Adrian Rhodes Music René Aubry
Directors Jeroen Jaspaert & Daniel Snaddon
Producers Michael Rose & Martin Pope
Produced by Bright Cold Day Films & Bradbrook Films with support from the Arts Foundation
Audio Effects & Mix Ben Hood at Platform Post
Produced by Karrot Entertainment for CBeebies & BBC Worldwide
Best Student Film: Undergraduate
Produced at Staffordshire University
Produced at University of the Creative Arts, Farnham
Produced at University of the Creative Arts, Farnham
Best Student Film: Postgraduate
Produced at the National Film & Television School
Produced at the Royal College of Art
Produced at the Royal College of Art
