EYE ON THE OSCARS: ANIMATION

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SARAH SMITH
Arthur Christmas

s a kid I used to sit glued to the TV on Saturday mornings with orange squash and a ginger biscuit watching old classics, from Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon gems, to King Kong, Tarzan, The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Magnificent Seven. But my comedy heart was captured by the irresist-

ible losers and fools of British TV shows like Dads Army and John Cleeses Fawlty Towers. And Ive always loved epic imaginary worlds. I read The Lord of the Rings three times before I was 10. Key credits: director, Thin Ice, director-producer Dead Man Weds Shelby Hill

Sarah Smith with composer Harry Gregson-Williams during a scoring session for Aardman-Sony holiday laffer Arthur Christmas