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Nick Park

Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is an English filmmaker and animator who created Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, and Early Man. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award seven times and won four with Creature Comforts (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993), A Close Shave (1995) and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005). He has also received seven BAFTA Awards, including the BAFTA for Best Short Animation for A Matter of Loaf and Death, which was believed to be the most-watched television programme in the United Kingdom in 2008. His 2000 film Chicken Run is the highest-grossing stop motion animated film. In 1985 Park joined Aardman Animations, based in Bristol, and for his work in animation he was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Peter Blake to appear in a 2012 version of Blake's most famous artwork - the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover - to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. Park was appointed a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1997 Birthday Honours for "services to the animated film industry".

Infobox

Born
Nicholas Wulstan Park (1958-12-06) 6 December 1958 (age 67)Preston, Lancashire, England
Occupations
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Years active
1985–present
Works
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Spouse
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Awards
Four Academy Awards (1989, 1993, 1995, 2005)

Tables

· Works › Feature films
2000
Chicken Run
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2015
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Role(s)
No
Notes
Executive
2018
Early Man
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2019
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Role(s)
No
Notes
Executive
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Role(s)
No
Notes
Executive
2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Executive
Year
Title
Director
Producer
Writer
Voice actor
Notes
2000
Chicken Run
Yes
Yes
Story
No
Co-directed with Peter Lord
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Co-directed with Steve Box
2015
Shaun the Sheep Movie
No
Executive
No
Yes
Voice cameo appearance; characters
2018
Early Man
Yes
Yes
Story
Yes
As role Hognob
2019
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
No
Executive
No
No
Characters
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
No
Executive
No
No
Characters
2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Yes
Executive
Story
No
Co-directed with Merlin Crossingham
· Works › Short films
1985
Second Class Mail
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
1986
Babylon
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
1989
War Story
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Creature Comforts
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1993
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1995
Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
1997
Stage Fright
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2008
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2012
Wallace & Gromit: Jubilee Bunt-a-thon
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Animator
Executive producer
Notes
1985
Second Class Mail
No
No
Color
No
1986
Babylon
No
No
Yes
No
1989
War Story
No
No
Yes
No
Documentary
Creature Comforts
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Also cinematographer
1993
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
1995
Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave
Yes
Yes
Character
No
1997
Stage Fright
No
No
No
Yes
2008
Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Yes
Yes
No
No
2012
Wallace & Gromit: Jubilee Bunt-a-thon
Yes
Yes
No
No
· Works › Television and web series
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2002
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Role(s)
Developer
Notes
Yes
2003–2006
Role(s)
Creature Comforts
Notes
Yes
2007–present
Role(s)
Shaun the Sheep
Notes
Idea
2009–2012
Role(s)
Timmy Time
Notes
No
2010
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Executive
2011
The Simpsons
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2012
The BBC Proms
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Year
Title
Creator
Producer
Writer
Animator
Voice actor
Notes
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
No
No
No
Yes
No
Animator for Penny cartoons
2002
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Developer
Yes
No
No
No
2003–2006
Creature Comforts
Yes
Executive
No
No
No
2007–present
Shaun the Sheep
Idea
Executive
Yes
No
No
Including 3D, Championsheeps & The Farmer's Llamas
2009–2012
Timmy Time
No
Executive
No
No
No
2010
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Yes
Executive
No
No
No
2011
The Simpsons
No
No
No
No
Yes
Voice cameo in "Angry Dad: The Movie"
2012
The BBC Proms
No
No
Yes
No
No
Prom 20: Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels
· Works › Music videos
1986
1986
Year
1986
Performer
Peter Gabriel
Song
"Sledgehammer"
Animator
Yes
1996
1996
Year
1996
Performer
Tina Turner & Barry White
Song
"In Your Wildest Dreams"
Animator
Yes
Year
Performer
Song
Animator
1986
Peter Gabriel
"Sledgehammer"
Yes
1996
Tina Turner & Barry White
"In Your Wildest Dreams"
Yes
· Accolades and honours
1990
1990
Year
1990
Nominated for
Creature Comforts
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Short Animation
Result
Nominated
A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out
Year
A Grand Day Out
Nominated for
Won
1991
1991
Year
1991
Nominated for
Creature Comforts
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Animated Short Film
Result
Won
A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out
Year
A Grand Day Out
Nominated for
Nominated
1994
1994
Year
1994
Nominated for
The Wrong Trousers
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Short Animation
Result
Won
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Year
Academy Awards
Nominated for
Best Animated Short Film
Award
Won
Animafest
Animafest
Year
Animafest
Nominated for
Best Animated Short Film
Award
Won
1996
1996
Year
1996
Nominated for
A Close Shave
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Short Animation
Result
Won
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Year
Academy Awards
Nominated for
Best Animated Short Film
Award
Won
2000
2000
Year
2000
Nominated for
Chicken Run
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Result
Nominated
2004
2004
Year
2004
Nominated for
Creature Comforts
Award
Comedy Programme or Series Award
Category
Nominated
2005
2005
Year
2005
Nominated for
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Award
Academy Awards
Category
Best Animated Feature
Result
Won
2006
2006
Year
2006
Nominated for
BAFTA Awards
Award
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Category
Won
2008
2008
Year
2008
Nominated for
Creature Comforts: "Don't Choke To Death, Please"
Award
Emmy Award
Category
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
Result
Nominated
2009
2009
Year
2009
Nominated for
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Short Animation
Result
Won
2010
2010
Year
2010
Nominated for
Academy Awards
Award
Best Animated Short Film
Category
Nominated
2025
2025
Year
2025
Nominated for
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Award
BAFTA Awards
Category
Best Animated Film
Result
Won
Outstanding British Film
Outstanding British Film
Year
Outstanding British Film
Nominated for
Nominated
Children's and Family Film
Children's and Family Film
Year
Children's and Family Film
Nominated for
Won
Academy Awards
Academy Awards
Year
Academy Awards
Nominated for
Best Animated Feature
Award
Nominated
Year
Nominated for
Award
Category
Result
1990
Creature Comforts
BAFTA Awards
Best Short Animation
Nominated
A Grand Day Out
Won
1991
Creature Comforts
Academy Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Won
A Grand Day Out
Nominated
1994
The Wrong Trousers
BAFTA Awards
Best Short Animation
Won
Academy Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Won
Animafest
Best Animated Short Film
Won
1996
A Close Shave
BAFTA Awards
Best Short Animation
Won
Academy Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Won
2000
Chicken Run
BAFTA Awards
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Nominated
2004
Creature Comforts
Comedy Programme or Series Award
Nominated
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Academy Awards
Best Animated Feature
Won
2006
BAFTA Awards
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
Won
2008
Creature Comforts: "Don't Choke To Death, Please"
Emmy Award
Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
Nominated
2009
A Matter of Loaf and Death
BAFTA Awards
Best Short Animation
Won
2010
Academy Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Nominated
2025
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
BAFTA Awards
Best Animated Film
Won
Outstanding British Film
Nominated
Children's and Family Film
Won
Academy Awards
Best Animated Feature
Nominated
· External links
Preceded byDavid Lean
NFTS Honorary Fellowship
Succeeded byAlan Parker

References

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  4. Who's Who
    https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U30044
  5. Nick Park at IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661910/
  6. "About Aardman"
    https://www.aardman.com/about/
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  22. "Nick Park's Involvement in Princess Mononoke Play Revealed"
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