Aardman Animations also known as Aardman Studios is an academy award winning British animation studio based in Bristol, United Kingdom. The company was founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton in 1976. The studio is famous for its stop-motion, clay animation productions, particularly those featuring plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit. The company also produce books, mainly for Wallace and Gromit. However it successfully entered the computer animation market with its 2006 film, Flushed Away. A superhero created for Vision On in 1972 was the inspiration for the company's name.
Some of their more famous films are A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and also the most recently Curse of the Were-Rabbit - all from the Wallace and Gromit collection. In 2000 Aardman Studios produced their first feature film, Chicken Run, an award-winning worldwide box-office hit. Aardman has been nominated for three Children's BAFTAs.
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