Industry Excellence Awards 2026 Nominees
26th October 2026
We’re delighted to announce this year’s Industry Excellence Award Nominees. The award sit alongside the festival’s film awards and are designed to shine a spotlight on the animation heroes working day in and day out within the animation industry, filling our lives with amazing animated work.
The full list of nominees are:
Scriptwriting
Isabel Fay for Shaun the Sheep (S07E20: Fleece Navidad) – CBBC
Joe Wells for Pablo Next Level – BBC, RTÉ, Crayola Studios, Paper Owl Films
Matt Baker for Zog (TV Series) – BBC, Magic Light Pictures
Tiernan Douieb for Duck & Frog (S01E03: Library) – BBC, Sun & Moon Studios
Storyboarding
Ben Spybey for Duck & Frog – BBC, Sun & Moon Studios
Bryony James for Pablo Next Level – BBC, RTÉ, Crayola Studios, Paper Owl Films
Maximilien Quaine for Have I Got News For You Title Sequence – Hat Trick Productions
Oriol Vidal for Mojo Swoptops (Season 1) – Blue Zoo
Character Animation
Anna Skinner for Zog (TV Series) – BBC, Magic Light Pictures
Edd Benson for Zog (TV Series) – BBC, Magic Light Pictures
Gemma Hayward for Pablo Next Level – BBC, RTÉ, Crayola Studios, Paper Owl Films
Sam Turner for Do I Look Like I Care? – Genentech
Character Design
Kostas Firinidis for How Smart are Crows? – TED-Ed
Laura Perkins for Duck & Frog – BBC, Sun & Moon Studios
Sanna Räsänen for Do I Look Like I Care? – Genentech
Sara Forni for Stan & Gran – Milkshake C5
Congratulations to all the nominees. You can find out the winners at the MAF Awards Ceremony, hosted by comedian Molly McGuinness on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 20:00. Get your tickets now!
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