A Matter of Loaf and Death
A Matter of Loaf and Death is a 2008 British stop-motion animated short film produced by Aardman Animations, created by Nick Park, and is the fourth short to star his characters Wallace and Gromit, the first one since A Close Shave in 1995.
| A Matter of Loaf and Death | |
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| Genre | Black comedy Mystery Romance |
| Created by | Nick Park |
| Based on | Wallace and 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 |
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| 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 | BBC One |
| Release | 3 December 2008(Australia) 25 December 2008 (United Kingdom) |
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A Matter of Loaf and Death is a murder mystery, including a serial killer murdering bakers. Wallace and Gromit operate a bakery business, and Gromit tries to solve the case before Wallace ends up a victim himself. It was the last Wallace and 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.