In 2000, John was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Millennium 2000 New Year Honours list for services to computer animation industry as a designer for the Millennium Project.[11] His film Animal Farm (1999 film) was also nominated for best film in the 2000s Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award[12] and nominated for the Starboy Award in the 2000s Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival.[13]