The British Animation Awards (BAA) were presented Friday, March 15, 2002 at a gala ceremony at the National Film Theater in London. Created in 1996, BAA is a bi-annual event, and since its inception has covered all aspects of the UK animation scene, from student work to commercials, children's entertainment, short and experimental art films, and new technologies, scenario and craft. The big winner of the evening was director Michael Dudok de Wit, who picked up three awards including Best Short Film for his Academy-Award winning film FATHER AND DAUGHTER. In the new category for Best European Animated Film, the Aardman/DreamWorks favorite CHICKEN RUN tied with Michel Ocelot's KIRIKOU ET LA SORCIÈRE. Fan fave Gorillaz picked up an award for Best Music Video, Barry Purves' HAMILTON MATTRESS won Best Television Special and The Children's Choice award went to Dave Unwin's WAR GAME. The awards presented at the BAA are known as the "baa's." These unique artworks are created and signed by a fellow artist-animator. The BAA artist guidelines for creating an award ask that the "baa" have one or more sheep in it, with the option for a visual reference to the UK and/or animation.

Below is the full list of BAA winners, along with the artist that created the specific award. Congratulations to all the winners!

Best Pre-School Children’s Series


64 ZOO LANE: KEVIN THE CROCODILE
Directed by An Vrombaut

"baa" created by Alexander Bubnov, France

Best Children’s Series


ALBIE
Directed by Francis Vose

"baa" created by Ken Lidster, UK

Children's Choice

WAR GAME

Directed by Dave Unwin

"baa" created by Mike Smith



Best TV Special



HAMILTON MATTRESS

Directed by Barry Purves


"baa" created by John Webster, UK

Best Student Film



DOG

Directed by Suzie Templeton

"baa" created by Colin Batty, UK

Best Comedy Series

PEOPLE'S BRITAIN
Directed by Chris Shepherd

"baa" created by Cordell Barker, Canada



Best Animation at the Cutting Edge

IN ABSENTIA

Directed by The Brothers Quay

"baa" created by Igor Kovalyov & Jerzy Kucia




Best Short Film



FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit

"baa" created by Michel Ocelot, France



Most Creative Use of New Technologies/New Media

NOVELTY

Directed by Leigh Hodgkinson

"baa" created by Mario Cavalli, UK




Best Animated Commercial: Direction

Q4 MUSIC.COM

Directed by Sam Morrison

"baa" created by Phil Mulloy, UK



Best Animated Commercial: Craft/Animation

AERO: "Kiosk"

Directed by Alyson Hamilton

"baa" created by Stephen Weston, USA



Best Scenario

FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit

"baa" created by Amanda Forbis, Canada



Craft Award

FATHER AND DAUGHTER

Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit

"baa" created by Wendy Tilby, Canada



Best Music Video

GORILLAZ: "Clint Eastwood"

Directed by: Peter Canderland & Jamie Hewlett

"baa" created by Vehicle (Alan Smith & Adam Foulkes), UK



Best European Animated Feature (Tie)

KIRIKOU ET LA SORCIÈRE

Directed by Michel Ocelot

"baa" created by Michael Dudok de Wit, UK/Holland

CHICKEN RUN

Directed by Peter Lord & Nick Park

"baa" created by Graham Ralph, UK


International Short Film Award

TUNING INSTRUMENTS
Directed by Jerzy Kucia