The British Council is one of the sponsors of the British Animation Awards. The seventh bi-annual ceremony was held on 13 March 2008 at BFI Southbank in London.
Celebrating the UK animation industry in all its forms, the awards aim to increase the profile and audience for British animation as well as encouraging emerging talent. The actual awards themselves are individual works of art created by animators (previous artists have included Nick Park, Tim Burton, Peter Lord and Gabor Csupo).
The are listed below, along with others shortlisted in the categories:
Best Student Film (sponsored by Aardman)
Milk Teeth
Pingpongs
Best Short Film (sponsored by Cosgrove Hall)
The Pearce Sisters
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
Best Film at the Cutting Edge (sponsored by UK Film Council)
Yours Truly
Interstellar Stella
Best Children’s Pre-School Series (sponsored by HiT Entertainment)
Little Princess: I Want My Snail
Pocoyo
Best Children’s Series (sponsored by Cartoon Network)
KNTV Philosophy: Smith
The Secret Show: Flick The Switch
Best TV Special (sponsored by Animation Art Gallery)
The Wrong Trainers
Charlie & Lola: How Many More Minutes Until Christmas?
Best Film/TV Graphics
Sweeney Todd: Title Sequence
MTV: 3650
Best Music Video
The Puppini Sisters: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Bell x 1: Rocky Took A Lover
Best Comedy (sponsored by Astley Baker Davies)
Fonejacker: Talented Mouse - Catnip
Rocket Science
Best Commercial: Direction (sponsored by Blue Zoo)
Olay: Lines
Cravendale: Last Glass
Best Commercial: Craft
IRN BRU: Phenomenal Xmas
National Lottery: The Big Win
New Media: Best Commissioned Animation (sponsored by Th1ng)
Heavenly Sword
C’Mons: Red Viral
Best Character Voice Performance (sponsored by The Sound Company)
Peter Capaldi in Haunted Hogmanay
Jane Horrocks in Little Princess: I Want My Snail
Craft Award (sponsored by Tandem Films)
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Dreams And Desires: Family Ties
Public Choice Film
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Public Choice Music Video
Public Choice Commercial
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