| A Matter of Loaf and Death | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Black comedy Mystery Romance |
| Created by | Nick Park |
| Based on | Wallace & Gromit by Nick Park |
| Screenplay by | Nick Park Bob Baker |
| Directed by | Nick Park |
| Starring | Peter Sallis Ben Whitehead Sally Lindsay |
| Composer | Julian Nott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Lord David Sproxton Bob Baker Miles Bullough Nick Park |
| Producer | Steve Pegram |
| Cinematography | Dave Alex Riddett |
| Editor | David McCormick |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Production company | Aardman Animations |
| Budget | £3 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 3 December 2008[1] |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 25 December 2008 |
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Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death is a 2008 British stop motion animated short film produced by Aardman Animations and created by Nick Park. It is the fourth short to star the titular characters of the Wallace & Gromit series,[2] the first one since A Close Shave in 1995.[3]
A Matter of Loaf and Death is a murder mystery, including a serial killer murdering bakers. Wallace and Gromit operate a bakery business, during which Gromit tries to solve the case before Wallace himself ends up as the killer's latest and final victim.[4] It was the last Wallace & Gromit film before the retirement of Wallace's voice actor Peter Sallis in 2010 preceding his death in 2017. The short was also one of the most watched television specials in the United Kingdom in 2008 and received critical acclaim. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, and won a BAFTA and an Annie Award for Best Short Animation and Best Animated Short Subject respectively in 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
abc-screeningwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Wallace & Gromit Say Cheese!". E! Online. 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Wallace and Gromit return to TV". BBC News. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ^ "Aardman Rights Takes Wallace & Gromit, Timmy On International Adventure". Animation World Network. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.