Paddington Bear voted UK's best animated character Paddington Bear has been voted Britain's best animated character of all time, beating the likes of Bagpuss, SuperTed, Danger Mouse and Wallace and Gromit. The announcement was made at the ninth British Animation Awards, a biennial event, which took place at the British Film Institute in London last night. Other winners included the BBC's adaptation of The Gruffalo, Wallace and Gromit makers Aardman Animations and Harry Potter. The Tale of the Three Brothers, part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, picked up the award for best animated sequence in a film. Bertie Crisp, a six-minute comedy animation by Francesca Adams - featuring the voices of Kathy Burke, Tamsin Greig and Mark Benton - won in the best short film category. Paddington Bear was created by former BBC cameraman Michael Bond. His first book was published in 1958, and the popular stories were made into an animated BBC TV series in 1975, and have been reimagined a number of times. Paddington won the hearts of millions with his fondness for marmalade sandwiches. He got his name from the London train station where he was found before being adopted by the Brown family. The awards' director Jayne Pilling said she was "overwhelmed" by the strength of talent when the animation industry faced "an uncertain future." Who is your favourite British animated character? Click here to follow Telegraph TV on Twitter