Academy Award for Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It has been part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards for 1931-1932.
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This category was known as "Short Subjects, Cartoons" from 1932 until 1970. It was "Short Subjects, Animated Films" from 1971 to 1973. The present title began with the 1974 awards. Only American movies were nominated for the award until 1952.
The Academy defines short as being "not more than 40 minutes, including all credits."[1]
1930s
As Short Subjects (Cartoons)
- 1932 (5th) Flowers and Trees - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
- 1933 (6th) Three Little Pigs - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
- 1934 (7th) - The Tortoise and the Hare - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
- 1935 (8th) Three Orphan Kittens - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
- The Calico Dragon - Harman-Ising, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising
- 1936 (9th) The Country Cousin - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
- Old Mill Pond - Harman-Ising, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising
- Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor - Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer
- 1937 (10th) The Old Mill - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1938 (11th) Ferdinand the Bull - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1939 (12th) The Ugly Duckling - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
1940s
- 1940 (13th) The Milky Way - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising
- 1941 (14th) Lend a Paw - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- How War Came – Screen Gems, Columbia - George Winkler
- The Night Before Christmas - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Rhapsody in Rivets - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- The Rookie Bear - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising
- Rhythm in the Ranks - Paramount - George Pal
- Superman – Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer
- Truant Officer Donald - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1942 (15th) Der Fuehrer's Face - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- All Out for 'V' - Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry
- Blitz Wolf - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Juke Box Jamboree - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- Pigs in a Polka - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- Tulips Shall Grow - Paramount - George Pal
- 1943 (16th) The Yankee Doodle Mouse - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- The Dizzy Acrobat - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins - Paramount - George Pal
- Greetings Bait - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- Imagination – Screen Gems, Columbia - Dave Fleischer
- Reason and Emotion - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1944 (17th) Mouse Trouble - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street - Paramount - George Pal
- Dog, Cat and Canary – Screen Gems, Columbia - Raymond Katz
- Fish Fry - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- How to Play Football - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- My Boy, Johnny – Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry
- Swooner Crooner - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- 1945 (18th) Quiet Please! - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Donald's Crime - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Jasper and the Beanstalk - Paramount - George Pal
- Life with Feathers - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life – Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry
- The Poet and Peasant - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- Rippling Romance - Screen Gems, Columbia - Raymond Katz
- 1946 (19th) The Cat Concerto - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- 1947 (20th) Tweetie Pie - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- 1948 (21st) The Little Orphan - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- 1949 (22nd) For Scent-imental Reasons - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
1950s
- 1950 (23rd) Gerald McBoing-Boing - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
- 1951 (24th) The Two Mouseketeers - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- 1952 (25th) Johann Mouse - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- 1953 (26th) Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
- 1954 (27th) When Magoo Flew - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
- 1955 (28th) Speedy Gonzales - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- 1956 (29th) Magoo's Puddle Jumper - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
- 1957 (30th) Birds Anonymous - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- 1958 (31st) Knighty Knight Bugs - Warner Bros. - John W. Burton
- 1959 (32nd) Moonbird - Storyboard-Harrison - John Hubley and Faith Elliott Hubley
- Mexicali Shmoes - Warner Bros. - John W. Burton
- Noah's Ark - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
- The Violinist - Pintoff Prods., Kingsley International - Ernest Pintoff
1960s
- 1960 (33rd) Munro - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- Goliath II - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
- High Note - Warner Bros. - Chuck Jones
- Mouse and Garden - Warner Bros. - Friz Freleng
- A Place in the Sun (short) - George K. Arthur-Go Pictures (Czechoslovakian) - Frantisek Vystrecil
- 1961 (34th) Ersatz (The Substitute) - Zagreb Film, Herts-Lion International Corp.
- 1962 (35th) The Hole - Storyboard Inc., Brandon Films - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- Icarus Montgolfier Wright - Format Films, United Artists - Jules Engel
- Now Hear This - Warner Bros. - David H. DePatie
- Self Defense ... for Cowards - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- Symposium on Popular Songs - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
- 1963 (36th) The Critic - Pintoff-Crossbow Prods., Columbia - Ernest Pintoff
- Automania 2000 - Pathé Contemporary Films - John Halas
- The Game (Igra) - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - Dušan Vukotic
- My Financial Career - National Film Board of Canada, Walter Reade-Sterling-Continental Distributing - Gerald Potterton
- Pianissimo - Cinema 16 - Carmen D'Avino
- 1964 (37th) The Pink Phink - Mirisch Films, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, United Artists - David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
- Christmas Cracker - National Film Board of Canada, Favorite Films of California - Norman McLaren, Jeff Hale, Gerald Potterton and Grant Munro
- How to Avoid Friendship - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- Nudnik No. 2 - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- 1965 (38th) The Dot and the Line - Sib Tower 12 Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Chuck Jones and Les Goldman
- Clay or the Origin of Species - Harvard University, Pathé Contemporary Films - Eliot Noyes, Jr.
- The Thieving Magpie (La Gazza Ladra) - Allied Artists - Emanuele Luzzati
- 1966 (39th) A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature - Paramount - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- The Drag - National Film Board of Canada, Favorite Films - Carlos Marchiori
- The Pink Blueprint - Mirisch Films, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, United Artists - David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
- 1967 (40th) The Box (short) - Brandon Films - Fred Wolf
- Hypothese Beta - Films Orzeaux, Pathé Contemporary Films - Jean-Charles Meunier
- What on Earth! - National Film Board of Canada, Columbia - Les Drew and Kaj Pindal
- 1968 (41st) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney (posthumous win)
- The House That Jack Built - National Film Board of Canada, Columbia - Ron Tunis
- The Magic Pear Tree - Bing Crosby Prods. - Jimmy Murakami
- Windy Day - Hubley Studios, Paramount - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- 1969 (42nd) It's Tough to Be a Bird - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Ward Kimball
- Of Men and Demons - Hubley Studios, Paramount - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- Walking - National Film Board of Canada, Columbia - Ryan Larkin
1970s
- 1970 (43rd) Is It Always Right to Be Right? - Stephen Bosustow Prods., Schoenfeld Films - Nick Bosustow
- The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two - Haboush Company, Goldstone Films - Robert Mitchell and Dale Case
- The Shepherd - Cameron Guess and Associates, Brandon Films - Cameron Guess
Name of award changed to Short Subjects (Animated Films)
- 1971 (44th) The Crunch Bird - Maxwell-Petok, Petrovich Prods., Regency Films - Ted Petok
- Evolution - National Film Board of Canada, Columbia - Michael Mills
- The Selfish Giant - Potterton Prods., Pyramid Films - Peter Sander and Gerald Potterton
- 1972 (45th) A Christmas Carol - American Broadcasting Company - Richard Williams
- Kama Sutra Rides Again - Lion International Films - Bob Godfrey
- Tup Tup - Zagreb Film, Corona Cinematografica, Manson Distributing - Nedeljko Dragic
- 1973 (46th) Frank Film - Frank Mouris Prod. - Frank Mouris
- The Legend of John Henry - Bosustow-Pyramid Films - Nick Bosustow and David Adams
- Pulcinella - Luzzati-Gianini Prod. - Emanuele Luzzati and Guilo Gianini
Name of award changed to Short Films (Animated Films)
- 1974 (47th) Closed Mondays - Lighthouse Productions - Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner
- The Family That Dwelt Apart - National Film Board of Canada - Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall
- Hunger - National Film Board of Canada - Peter Foldes and René Jodoin
- Voyage to Next - Hubley Studio - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Wolfgang Reitherman
- 1975 (48th) Great - Grantstern, British Lion Films Ltd. - Bob Godfrey
- Kick Me - Swarthe Productions - Robert Swarthe
- Monsieur Pointu - National Film Board of Canada - René Jodoin, Bernard Longpré and André Leduc
- Sisyphus - Hungarofilms - Marcell Jankovics
- 1976 (49th) Leisure - Film Australia - Suzanne Baker
- Dedalo - Cineteam Realizzazioni - Manfredo Manfredi
- The Street - National Film Board of Canada - Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover
- 1977 (50th) The Sand Castle - National Film Board of Canada - Co Hoedeman
- Bead Game - National Film Board of Canada - Ishu Patel
- A Doonesbury Special - Hubley Studio - John Hubley (posthumous nomination), Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau
- Jimmy the C - Motionpicker Production - James Picker, Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker
- 1978 (51st) Special Delivery - National Film Board of Canada - Eunice Macauley and John Weldon
- Oh My Darling - Nico Crama Productions - Nico Crama
- Rip Van Winkle - Will Vinton/Billy Budd - Will Vinton
- 1979 (52nd) Every Child - National Film Board of Canada - Derek Lamb
- Dream Doll - Godfrey Films, Zagreb Film, Halas and Batchelor, Film Wright - Bob Godfrey and Zlatko Grgic
- It's so Nice to Have a Wolf Around the House - AR&T Productions, Learning Corporation of America - Paul Fierlinger
1980s
- 1980 (53rd) The Fly - PannóniaFilm, Budapest - Ferenc Rófusz
- All Nothing - Société Radio-Canada - Frédéric Back
- History of the World in Three Minutes Flat - Michael Mills Productions Ltd. - Michael Mills
- 1981 (54th) Crac - Société Radio-Canada - Frédéric Back
- The Creation - Will Vinton Productions - Will Vinton
- The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin - National Film Board of Canada - Janet Perlman
- 1982 (55th) Tango - Film Polski - Zbigniew Rybczyński
- The Great Cognito - Will Vinton Productions - Will Vinton
- The Snowman - Snowman Enterprises Ltd., Channel 4 - Dianne Jackson
- 1983 (56th) Sundae in New York - Motionpicker Production - Jimmy Picker
- 1984 (57th) Charade - Michael Mills Productions, Sheridan College - Jon Minnis
- 1985 (58th) Anna & Bella - The Netherlands - Børge Ring
- 1986 (59th) A Greek Tragedy - CineTe pvba - Linda Van Tulden and Willem Thijsen
- 1987 (60th) The Man Who Planted Trees - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Frédéric Back
- George and Rosemary - National Film Board of Canada - Eunice Macaulay - Alison Snowden - David Fine
- Your Face - Bill Plympton
- 1988 (61st) Tin Toy - Pixar - John Lasseter and William Reeves
- 1989 (62nd) Balance - Wolfgang and Christoph Lauenstein
1990s
- 1990 (63rd) Creature Comforts - Aardman Animations, Channel 4 - Nick Park
- 1991 (64th) Manipulation - Daniel Greaves
- 1992 (65th) Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase - Joan C. Gratz
- 1993 (66th) The Wrong Trousers - Aardman Animations, BBC - Nick Park
- 1994 (67th) Bob's Birthday - Snowden Fine Animation, National Film Board of Canada, Channel 4 - Alison Snowden and David Fine
- 1995 (68th) A Close Shave - Aardman Animations, BBC - Nick Park
- 1996 (69th) Quest - Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach
- 1997 (70th) Geri's Game - Pixar - Jan Pinkava
- 1998 (71st) Bunny - Blue Sky Studios - Chris Wedge
- The Canterbury Tales - S4C, BBC Wales, HBO -Christopher Grace and Jonathan Myerson
- Jolly Roger - Astley Baker Davies, Silver Bird Productions, Channel 4 - Mark Baker
- More - Bad Clams Productions, Swell Productions - Mark Osborne and Steven B. Kalafer
- When Life Departs - Karsten Kiilerich and Stefan Fjeldmark
- 1999 (72nd) The Old Man and the Sea - Aleksandr Petrov
2000s
- 2000 (73rd) Father and Daughter - Michaël Dudok de Wit
- Periwig Maker - Ideal Standard Film - Steffen Schäffler and Annette Schäffler
- Rejected - Bitter Films - Don Hertzfeldt
- 2001 (74th) For the Birds - Pixar - Ralph Eggleston
- Fifty Percent Grey - Ruairi Robinson and Seamus Byrne
- Give Up Yer Aul Sins - Brown Bag Films - Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell
- Strange Invaders - National Film Board of Canada - Cordell Barker
- Stubble Trouble - Calabash Animation - Joseph E. Merideth
- 2002 (75th) The ChubbChubbs! - Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia - Jacquie Barnbrook, Eric Armstrong and Jeff Wolverton
- 2003 (76th) Harvie Krumpet - Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, SBS Independent - Adam Elliot
- Boundin' - Pixar - Bud Luckey
- Gone Nutty - Blue Sky Studios - Carlos Saldanha and John C. Donkin
- Nibbles - Chris Hinton
- Destino - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Dominique Monféry and Roy E. Disney
- 2004 (77th) Ryan - Chris Landreth - National Film Board of Canada
- Birthday Boy - Australian Film Television and Radio School - Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory
- Gopher Broke - Blur Studio - Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller
- Guard Dog - Bill Plympton
- Lorenzo - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth
- 2005 (78th) The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation - John Canemaker
- Badgered - National Film & Television School - Sharon Colman
- The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello - 3d Films Pty Ltd., Australian Film Commission, Film Victoria, SBS Independent - Anthony Lucas
- 9 - UCLA Animation Workshop, Thinkart Films - Shane Acker
- One Man Band - Pixar - Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews
- 2006 (79th) The Danish Poet - Torill Kove - Mikrofilm AS, National Film Board of Canada
- Lifted - Pixar - Gary Rydstrom
- The Little Matchgirl - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Roger Allers and Don Hahn
- Maestro - Géza M. Tóth
- No Time for Nuts - Blue Sky Studios, - Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier
- 2008 (81st) La Maison en petits cubes - Robot & Oh! Production - Kunio Katō
- 2009 (82nd) Logorama - H5, Autour de Minuit Productions - Nicolas Schmerkin
2010s
- 2010 (83rd) The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
- Day & Night - Pixar - Teddy Newton
- The Gruffalo - Magic Light Pictures, Studio Soi - Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
- Let's Pollute - Geefwee Boedoe
- Madagascar, a Journey Diary - Bastien Dubois
- 2011 (84th) The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – Moonbot Studios - William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
- Dimanche – National Film Board of Canada - Patrick Doyon
- La Luna – Pixar - Enrico Casarosa
- A Morning Stroll – Studio AKA - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
- Wild Life – National Film Board of Canada - Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
References
- ↑ Rule Nineteen: Short Films Awards. Retrieved March 27, 2010.