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Aardman Founders Transferred Ownership to Staff in 2018

8/24/2026

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Summary

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Peter Lord and David Sproxton transferred ownership of Aardman Animations to staff in 2018.
They created the clay character Morph for Take Hart in 1977.
Animator Nick Park directed Wallace & Gromit, whose films won multiple Academy Awards.
Aardman’s short Creature Comforts won the Oscar for best animated short in 1991.
The studio partnered with DreamWorks on Chicken Run, with Pete and Nick Park directing while Peter Lord oversaw management.

History

Historical Context

After Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen launched DreamWorks SKG on October 12 1994 with each contributing $33 million, the studio struck a 1997 co-production pact with British stop-motion house Aardman Animations, leading to the 2000 hit Chicken Run. In 2018 Aardman’s senior creators transferred staff ownership, echoing the original transatlantic collaboration.

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Story summary

Peter Lord and David Sproxton transferred ownership of Aardman Animations to staff in 2018.
They created the clay character Morph for Take Hart in 1977.
Animator Nick Park directed Wallace & Gromit, whose films won multiple Academy Awards.
Aardman’s short Creature Comforts won the Oscar for best animated short in 1991.
The studio partnered with DreamWorks on Chicken Run, with Pete and Nick Park directing while Peter Lord oversaw management.

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