Arise Sir Peter Lord and Sir David Sproxton, but very slowly, just a little bit at a time.
The founders of Aardman Animations, the legendary stop-motion pioneers behind “Wallace and Gromit,” “Shaun the Sheep” and “Chicken Run,” have been knighted in King Charles’ birthday honors, issued annually to celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions to British society.
Lord and Sproxton, who first founded Aardman in 1972, were among a list of 1,182 new recipients of honors of varying degrees of prestige, announced on Friday and ranging from politicians to sports stars, actors, musicians and more.
“We both feel it is an extraordinary privilege and an honor — as well as a complete and utter surprise — to be recognised in this way,” the duo said in a statement.
Elsewhere from the entertainment world, Helen Mirren — already a dame, one of the highest ranks — was made a Companion of Honour, of which there are only 65 at any one time.
