The Wrong Trousers The Wrong Trousers The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 British stop-motion animated short film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit. It is the second film featuring the eccentric inventor Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and his dog Gromit, following "A Grand Day Out" (1989)"." In the film, a sinister penguin uses Wallace and Gromit's robotic "Techno Trousers" to steal a diamond. "The Wrong Trousers" premiered in the United States on 17 December 1993, and the United Kingdom on 26 December 1993. It was commercially successful and won the 1993 Academy Award for Best
Trousers and adolescents. Trousers are worn on the hips or waist and may be held up by their own fastenings, a belt or suspenders (braces). In Scotland, trousers are occasionally known as "trews", which is the historic root of the word "trousers". Trousers are also known as in Scots, a word related to "breeches". The item of clothing worn under trousers is underpants. The standard form "trousers" is also used, but it is sometimes pronounced in a manner approximately represented by , as Scots did not completely undergo the Great Vowel Shift, and thus retains the vowel sound of the Gaelic