Let's make this birthday one to remember.

53 years old (Born on January 02, 1972)

Happy Birthday, Adam Elliot! May your day be as carefully crafted and wonderfully quirky as each delightful moment of your award-winning clayographies. Your films, from the unforgettable "Harvie Krumpet" to bittersweet brilliance in "Mary and Max," prove that even tiny lumps of plasticine can make gigantic impressions (and grab more awards than collector shelves could probably hold).

Here's hoping this next year molds itself into yet another masterpiece—in stop-motion precision slow enough for you to appreciate every hilarious pause or peculiar detail. Keep making us laugh, cry, pause—and occasionally question life's absurdities through animated clay adventures. Cheers!