Wallace and Gromit are to be awarded the freedom of their home city, Bristol. Known as the southern English city’s “finest accolade,” the honor historically allowed special rights to its recipients. Today, however, the award is more of a symbolic gesture of praise. “Aardman Animations, and Wallace and Gromit in particular, are amongst Bristol’s greatest success stories of recent times,” said Bristol’s mayor, Peter Abraham, who proposed the freedom. USA Today has more on this exciting event for the Oscar-winning animated duo.