The nominations for the 2004 British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards in association with the LEGO Co. have been announced. The winners will be announced on Nov. 28, 2004.
The Best Animation nominees include: THE BLUE DRAGON from Lambros Atteshlis, Malcolm Hartley, Fiona Shore, Glasshead Ltd/C4; BRUSH HEAD from Toon Disney/Dandy Productions/Disney Channel UK; GRIZZLY TALES FOR GRUESOME KIDS from Honeycomb Animation/Elephant Prods./Carlton/CiTV; and METALHEADS from Denise Green, Chris Hermans, Ben Townsend and TV Loonland/BBC.
Two fantasy films and two toons flicks took home nominations in the Feature Film category. Both Harry Potter and the Hobbits returned this year for HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING respectively. For animated films, FINDING NEMO and SHREK 2 found themselves among the nominees.
Garnering nods in the Interactive category include KING ARTHUR CD-ROM from Film Education/BVI; LIFE STUFF WEBSITE from Paul Argent of Milo Creative/C4; NELLY NUT LIVE! (INTERACTIVE TV) from Tim Lowe of CBBC/CBBC; and NEWSROUND WEBSITE from Katie Hamilton, Paul Whelan, Clare Youell of CBBC/CBBC Online
Pre-School Animation nominations went to THE KOALA BROTHERS by Spellbound Ent./Famous Flying Films/BBC; PEPPA PIG by Astley Baker Davies/Contender Entertainment/Five; SAM TAN (FIREMAN SAM) by Siriol Prods./S4C; and YOKO! JAKAMOKO! TOTO! by Collingwood O'Hare Ent./CiTV.
Tony Collingwood received a repeat nomination for YOKO! JAKAMOKO! TOTO! in the original writing category. Jamie Rix was also nominated in the category for GRIZZLY TALES FOR GRUESOME KIDS. In the International category RUGRATS: ALL GROWN UP from Nickelodeon and Klasky Csupo received a nod.
Along with LEGO, BAFTA will allow kids to vote for their favorite film. The top 10 list includes: ELF, FINDING NEMO, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, THE HAUNTED MANSION, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, SCHOOL OF ROCK, SCOOBY - DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED, SHREK 2 and SPIDER-MAN 2.
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts is the U.K.'s leading organization promoting and rewarding the best in film, television and interactive media. For more information, visit www.bafta.com.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
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