Ray Harryhausen Awards
The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation are delighted to announce new film awards programme, established in honour of the legendary master of stop-motion animation on what would have been his 101st birthday. Beginning on January 1st 2022, we will be accepting entries under the following categories:
⭐️Best Feature Film Animation⭐️
⭐️Best Short Film Animation⭐️
⭐️Best Student Film Animation⭐️
⭐️Best Commercial Film Animation⭐️
⭐️Best Online Film Animation⭐️
⭐️Best Television Animation⭐️
⭐️Harryhausen Hall of Fame Award⭐️
The first awards will be held on June 29th, 2022.
“Ray Harryhausen’s influence on cinema past and present is truly titanic. I devised these awards in Ray’s name to recognise new standards of excellence in the growing field of animation.”
John Walsh, Filmmaker & Trustee
“Dad always recognised the strong educational aspect of his work. I hope that these awards will encourage a new generation of animators to be inspired and follow their own dreams”
Vanessa Harryhausen, Ray’s daughter and Trustee
Media Enquiries:
Connor Heaney, Collections Manager connor@rayharryhausen.org.uk
John Walsh, Trustee john@walshbros.co.uk
Categories: Announcements
What a great idea. Look forward to seeing the entries and the subsequent winners.