British Animation Award Winners Unveiled

The Amazing World of Gumball and Hey Duggee are among the winners of the 2018 British Animation Awards (BAAs).

Teresa Gallagher picked up the award for best voice performance for her portrayal of Nicole in The Amazing World of Gumball: The Choices. The Amazing World of Gumball also took home the prize in the best children’s series category with “The Copycats.”

Additionally, The Amazing World of Gumball was selected as the favorite by young animation fans for the children’s choice award. Studio A.K.A. won best preschool series for Hey Duggee: The Tadpole Badge. The award for best long-form animation went to Magic Light Pictures’ adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book Revolting Rhymes. The honor for best short film was awarded to Will Anderson’s Have Heart. Meanwhile, Passion Animation Studios’ James Wellbeloved: Mega City won best animation in a commercial.

In the student achievement category, A Love Story, directed by Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara, was the victor. The award for best student film was won by Diyala Muir for The Day After the Party. The best commissioned animation was awarded to Breast Cancer Awareness: Check ‘Em, directed by Neil Kidney and Morgan Powell for Seed Animation. The prize for best film and TV graphics went to Dog & Rabbit for the Travel Channel Little Journeys: Hiker. Best sound went to David Pringle for Neck and Neck, directed by Shaun Clark. A Productions’ The Totems: Family Song won best short-form original content, while the best expanded animation award was won by My Name Is Peter Stillman from Fifty Nine Productions. The writers award went to Ciaran Murtagh and Andrew Barnett Jones for Counterfeit Cat: Sardonians of the Galaxy.

BAA Director Jayne Pilling said, “Once again the standard of entries for the British Animation Awards has been incredibly high and gave the various category judging panels a real headache. It’s great to see such an eclectic mix of animations winning, which showcases the amazing depth of creativity and innovation in the British animation industry.”