Lupus Films’ Ethel & Ernest gets four British Animation Awards nominations.

The nominations for the 2018 British Animation Awards have been announced.

Ethel and Ernest has received nominations in four categories.

Best Long Form Animation – For animated films or programmes 23 minutes or longer e.g. TV specials, feature films & animated documentaries.

Best Voice – Brenda Blethyn for her role as Ethel.

Best Craft – for the animation team, led by director Roger Mainwood, animation director Peter Dodd and art director Robin Shaw.

Best Sound – Sound: Adrian Rhodes — Music: Carl Davis with an original song, In the Blink of an Eye, by Sir Paul McCartney

The awards ceremony, now in its 22nd year, will be held at London’s BFI Southbank on 15 March 2018.

Brenda Blethyn and Jim Broadbent recording the voices of Ethel and Ernest Briggs. Brenda is nominated in the Best Voice category at the British Animation Awards.                                           (photo: Jessica Bassett)

 

Brenda Blethyn (Ethel), Jim Broadbent (Ernest), with director Roger Mainwood during the recording at Goldcrest Films. (photo: Jessica Bassett)

http://www.ukscreenalliance.co.uk/news/article/5210

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/brenda-blethyn-and-bake-offs-singing-cakes-nominated-for-animation-awards-36497007.html

http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/Finalists-announced-for-2018-British-Animation-Awards_nid-6924.html

http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/ethel-ernest-leads-british-animation-award-nominations/

Finalists Announced for 2018 British Animation Awards

 

Behind the scenes of Ethel and Ernest

Interviews with cast members Brenda Blethyn (Ethel), Jim Broadbent (Ernest), Luke Treadaway (adult Raymond Briggs), Harry Collett (young Raymond Briggs)

An in depth interview with composer and conductor Carl Davis. Information about Carl’s music as featured on the Ethel and Ernest Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD is here.