Industry gets animated about the best

The winners of the British Animation Awards 2004 - a showcase of which toured the country earlier this year - have now been announced.

by Amber Wilkinson

British Animation Awards 2004

British Animation Awards 2004

The awards are a bi-annual celebration of the best British animation talent, with awards in 19 categories covering the full gamut of British animation production - from experimental work to mainstream film.

This year the award featured five new categories- Best TV/Film Graphics, Best Music, Most Creative Use of Sound, Best Comedy and a new Writer's Award. The winners are below.

Public Choice - Voted for by audiences Across The UK:
Favourite Music Video:
Four Tet: My Angel Rocks Back And Forth.
Director: Woof Wan Bau

Favourite Short Film:
How To Cope With Death

Favourite Advert:
NSPCC: Cartoon Industry Awards:

Best Short Film
Winner: Dad's Dead
Director: Chris Shepherd
Other finalists: How to Cope with Death, JoJo in the Stars

Craft Award
Winner: Takuskanskan
Director: Selina Cobley
Other finalists: How Mermaids Breed, Little Things

Best Film At The Cutting Edge
Winner: Dad's Dead
Director: Chris Shepherd
Other finalists: Butterfly, Survey

Best Student Film
Winner: Gifted
Director: Emily Mantell
Other finalists: 1 + 1, Fish Never Sleep

Best Music
Winner: Extn. 21
Composer: Johannes Konecny, Director: Lizzie Oxby
Other finalists: The Girl and The Horse, How To Cope With Death

Writers Award
Winner: Yoko! Jakamoto! Toto! The Special Thing
Director: Tony Collingwood
Other finalists: Monkey Dust, Little Wolf's Book of Badness

Best Animated Commercial: Director
Winner: NSPCC: Cartoon
Animation Director: Russell Brooke/Live action Director: Frank Budgen
Other finalists: Terrence Higgins Trust: Cavern Club, Hewlett Packard: Bang and Olufsen

Best Animated Commercial: Craft
Winner: Polo: Tarrah
Director: Luis Cook Animation: Mike Cottee
Other finalists: Audi: Drink Like a Fish, Johnnie Walker: Fish

Best Comedy
Winner: Monkey Dust
Creators: Harry Thompson & Shaun Pye
Other finalists: Robbie the Reindeer: The Legend of the Lost Tribe, Little Things

Best Film/TV Graphics
Winner: Catch Me if You Can: Main Title
Director's: Kuntzel & Deygas
Other finalists: Miranda: Main Title Sequence, Blobs

Best Music Video
Winner: Blur: Good Song
Directors: David Shrigley & Shynola
Other finalists: Bonobo: Flutter, Lemon Jelly: Nice Weather For Ducks

Most Creative Use of Sound
Winner: Little Things
Sound: Russell Pay Dir: Daniel Greaves
Other finalists: Taps, The Presentators

Best Children's Pre-School Series
Winner: Koala Brothers: A Letter for George
Director: Tobias Fouracre Series Creator: David Johnson
Other finalists: Engie Benjy: Lift off Day, Meg & Mog: Owls Voice

Best Children's Pre-School Series
Winner: Koala Brothers: A Letter for George
Director: Tobias Fouracre Series Creator: David Johnson
Other finalists: Engie Benjy: Lift off Day, Meg & Mog: Owl's Voice

Children's Choice Award
Winner: Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids: Revenge of the Bogeyman
Directors: Sara Bor, Simon Bor, Jamie Rix
Other finalists: Little Wolf's Book of Badness, Meg & Mog: Owl's Voice

Best Animated Special
Winner: Angelina Ballerina: The Show Must Go On
Director: Kitty Taylor
Other finalists: Little Wolf's Book of Badness, Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Best Children's Series
Winner: Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids: Revenge of the Bogeyman
Directors: Sara Bor, Simon Bor, Jamie Rix
Other finalists: Amazing Adrenalini Brothers: Tightrope of Triumph, Brush Head: Crossing the Road.

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