Paddington Bear was voted Britain's best animated character of all time at the ninth British Animation Awards in London. Other winners included The Gruffalo, Aardman Animations, and Harry Potter for best animated sequence in a film. Gorillaz won best video for their song "Stylo," while Bertie Crisp won best short film. Paddington Bear was created by Michael Bond and first published in 1958, having been reimagined in numerous animated adaptations and selling over 35 million books worldwide.