Does Paddington rule the world?

Michael Bond's Paddington, The cuddly bear from darkest Peru, beat a shortlist of other characters including Super Ted, Aleksandr Meerkat and Wallace and Gromit to the title of the UK's best animated character Photograph: PR Dobby the house elf in Harry Potter, which won a prize for best animated sequence, for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Photograph: Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures Photograph: Action images Flash the sausage dog, one of series of creations from Aardman Animations. Photograph: PA / Aardman Animations Photograph: Action images Second best bear? SuperTed, the magical Welsh teddy, lost out to Paddington. Do you think he deserves a prize? Photograph: PR The Gruffalo also lost out to Paddington - though he can be very proud of his child, who did pick up a prize of his own Photograph: BBC Photograph: Action images Surely we're better than any old bear? Can Wallace and Gromit convince you? Photograph: BBC / Aardman Photograph: Action images