Aardman lead nominations at 2008 British Animation Awards

5th February 2008. Aardman Animations scoop four nominations at this year's British Animation Awards. 

The awards bring together the industries most talented and celebrated figures to reward the most distinguished creatives in the UK animation scene.

Shaun the Sheep has been nominated for Best Children’s Series and The Peculiar Adventures of Hector, a series of short films promoting road safety, has been nominated for the New Media: Best Commissioned Animation Award.

Internationally-acclaimed The Pearce Sisters, created by Aardman’s Luis Cook, received nominations for the Craft Award and Best Short Film.  In the hotly contested Craft Award, Aardman will find tough competition from Dreams & Desires: Family Ties by renowned animator Joanna Quinn as well as Ian Mackinnon’s Adjustment. Best Short Film nominations also include Elizabeth Hobbs’ The Old, Old, Very Old Man, and Yours Truly directed by Osbert Parker who is considered one of Britain’s strongest new talents.

Winners to be revealed at a ceremony on 13 March at the BFI on the South Bank (National Film Theatre). To find out more please visit http://www.britishanimationawards.com/