Thursday, October 16, 1986

Rupert And The Frog Song gets The Best Selling Video Of The Year award

Award • Rupert The Bear

Last updated on June 18, 2025

Location

Location: Grosvenor House Hotel • London • UK

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Rupert And The Frog Song
1984 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Geoff Dunbar

Paul McCartney attended the first annual awards ceremony of the British Video Association, and received the “Best Selling Video Of The Year” award, for “Rupert And The Frog Song“.

At the British Videogram Awards held at Grosvenor House on 16th October, David Steel presented to Paul the award for the Rupert and The Frog Song Video, which was the highest-selling video in the U.K. 1985/86. Accepting the award with Paul and Linda were George Martin and animator, Geoff Dunbar
From Club Sandwich N°32, Winter 1986/1987

From Club Sandwich N°32, Winter 1986/1987

From Paul and Linda McCartney Signed 1986 British Video Awards Ticket | RR Auction – Large-format admission ticket for the British Video Awards, 7 x 5, which took place at the Grosvenor House in London, England, on October 16, 1986, signed on the reverse in black ink, “Love, Paul McCartney” and “Love to Gerry, Linda McCartney.” At the event, McCartney received the award for ‘Best-Selling Video of the Year’ for the ‘Rupert and the Frog Song’ video. In fine condition, with a light stain touching both first names. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.

Released theatrically as an accompaniment to McCartney’s film Give My Regards to Broad Street, Rupert and the Frog Song is a 1984 animated short film based on the comic strip character Rupert Bear, which was written and produced by McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar. The short was highly acclaimed, winning a BAFTA award, and the song ‘We All Stand Together,’ from the film’s soundtrack, reached No. 3 when released in the UK Singles Chart.

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