TikTok has partnered with the multi-award-winning independent animation studio Aardman to offer one lucky fan the opportunity to be immortalised in clay in the upcoming Shaun the Sheep feature film, The Beast of Mossy Bottom.

TikTok and Aardman are on the hunt for Shaun’s number one fan and are inviting his followers to make their case by posting a video showcasing their love for Shaun along with the hashtag #ShaunTheSheepMovie3.

Whether it's getting a Shaun-inspired haircut, baking a Shaun-inspired cake, or crafting their own Shaun the Sheep puppet at home, fans are invited to get creative while sharing why they should have the coveted title of Shaun’s ultimate fan.

The lucky winner will receive the ‘money can’t buy’ prize of featuring in The Beast of Mossy Bottom. Aardman’s award-winning team will sculpt them out of clay and they will appear in the third feature film to star Shaun the Sheep, coming in 2026.

Aardman is partnering with TikTok to find this Shaun the Sheep superfan and only entries to the platform will have a chance to be selected. The 20 videos with the most views will be reviewed by an expert panel who will select a winner. Full details of how to enter will be released by the @ShaunTheSheepOfficial TikTok account on 4th September. Submissions will close at 23:59 on 30th October and the winner will be announced later this year.

It comes as the much-loved woolly clay character is taking off on TikTok, with 654K followers and 9.3 million likes of the @shaunthesheepofficial account. There are currently almost 100k TikTok video creations using the #shaunthesheep hashtag, with views of the hashtag also jumping 88% year on year.

Sean Clarke, Managing Director, Aardman, said: “Shaun is a social media star himself, with a combined following of over 14 million and TikTok videos that rack up over 10 million views. So, what better way to celebrate his next feature-length adventure than by asking his fans to join in the fun? We’re excited to offer this ‘money can’t buy’ prize and hopefully make one superfan’s dream come true by giving them the chance to star alongside everyone’s favourite sheep. We can’t wait to see what people will submit but, knowing Shaun’s fans, they are bound to be baaa-rilliant.”

Dominic Burns, Head of Operations, TikTok UK, Ireland and Nordics, said: "TikTok is reshaping the way Britain discovers, discusses and decides what to watch. Shaun has found a whole new fanbase on the platform, and it's fantastic to see Aardman taking that further with a one-of-a-kind competition that could only happen on TikTok. I'm excited to see the creativity of our community go from TikTok, into Aardman's clay workshop, and onto the big screen."

Entrants need to be based in the UK. Full competition terms & conditions will be published when the competition opens for entries on 4th September.

Sky is the exclusive UK distributor of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, releasing in cinemas and on Sky Cinema, alongside STUDIOCANAL as global distributor outside the UK.

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About Aardman

Aardman is an employee-owned company, based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. An independent, multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio, it produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment. Current animated productions include series 7 of Shaun the Sheep and a third series of The Very Small Creatures.  

Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph – is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning, comedic content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. Recent celebrated projects include the brand-new Wallace & Gromit film Vengeance Most Fowl which premiered on BBC One on Christmas Day 2024 and was released on Netflix globally on the 3rd of January 2025. The BAFTA® nominated feature film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Academy Award® nominated short film Robin Robin, International Emmy® award winning Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, BAFTA® nominated preschool series The Very Small Creatures and the recent CGI comedy series for kids Lloyd of the Flies.   

The studio runs the Aardman Academy, its world-class training facility delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring for students around the world. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops to its flagship seven-month In-Studio Stop Motion course. All courses are delivered by industry-leading tutors and mentors with decades of experience. The Aardman Academy is an integral part of the business, representing the studio’s inclusive ethos and commitment to nurturing the animation talent of the future. 

In November 2018 it became an Employee-Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com 

About Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control... With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is written by Mark Burton (Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Paddington in Peru, Shaun the Sheep Movie) and Giles Pilbrow (Horrible Histories, Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas) and will be directed by Steve Cox (Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas) and Matthew Walker (Lloyd of the Flies), with Richard Beek (Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl) as Producer, and Nick Park, Peter Lord, Carla Shelley and Sarah Cox as Studio Executive Producers.