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Peter Lord Biography

Birth Name:Peter Lord

Birth Place:Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Animation department, Actor, Art director, Art department

Fast Facts

He won a BAFTA Children's Award for Best Feature Film in 2006 for "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit․"
He won a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animation in 2000 for "Chicken Run․"
In 1993, he won an Annecy International Animated Film Festival Audience Award for "Adam․"
On June 17, 2006, he received the honor of Commander of the Order of the British Empire
He graduated from the University of York in 1976 with a degree in English
He co-founded Aardman Animations in 1972 with animator David Sproxton
With writer Brian Sibley, he co-wrote "Cracking Animation," which was published in 1998

Awards

1990BAFTA Film Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
1990Craft Prize-Best Animation: winner
1990OIAF Award-Best Film Under 10 Minutes: winner
1992BAFTA Film Award-Best Animated Film: nominated
1992Silver Plaque-Best Short Film: winner
1993Oscar-Best Short Film, Animated: nominated
1993Audience Award-: winner
2000Annie-Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production: nominated
2000European Film Award-European Film: nominated
2000LAFCA Award-Best Animation: winner
2001Amanda-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm): nominated
2001Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
2001Bodil-Best Non-American Film (Bedste ikke amerikanske film): nominated
2001Robert-Best Non-American Film (Årets ikke-amerikanske film): nominated
2001Empire Award-Best British Director: nominated
2001Empire Award-Best Debut: nominated
2001Peter Sellers Award for Comedy-: winner
2001Goya-Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea): nominated
2001Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
2001Festival Prize-30 Minute or Longer Category: winner
2001ALFS Award-British Producer of the Year: nominated
2001OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: winner
2002BAA-Best European Feature Film: winner
2005Pulcinella Award-Animation Studio of the Year: winner
2006BAFTA Children's Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2006ALFS Award-British Producer of the Year: nominated
2006OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: winner
2007OFTA Film Award-Best Animated Picture: nominated
2007PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2008Gemini-Best Animated Program or Series: winner
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
2012BAFTA Children's Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2012European Film Award-European Animated Feature Film: nominated
2013Oscar-Best Animated Feature: nominated
2013Gold Derby Film Award-Animated Feature: nominated
2013INOCA-Best Animated Feature: nominated
2020Venice TV Award-Best Children / Youth Series: nominated