Academy Award for Animated Short Film

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Formerly called
  • Short Subjects, Cartoons (1932–70)
  • Short Subjects, Animated Films (1971–73)
First awarded1932
Most recent winnerMichael Govier
Will McCormack
If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
Websiteoscars.org

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.

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)

1940s

1950s

1960s

  • 1960 (33rd) Munro - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
  • 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
  • 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
    • Mickey's Christmas Carol - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Burny Mattinson
    • Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain - Hallinan Plus - Eda Hallinan
  • 1984 (57th) Charade - Michael Mills Productions, Sheridan College - Jon Minnis
    • Doctor DeSoto - Sporn Animation - Morton Schindel and Michael Sporn
    • Paradise - National Film Board of Canada - Ishu Patel
  • 1985 (58th) Anna & Bella - The Netherlands - Børge Ring
    • The Big Snit - National Film Board of Canada - Richard Condie and Michael Scott
    • Second Class Mail - National Film & Television School - Alison Snowden
  • 1986 (59th) A Greek Tragedy - CineTe pvba - Linda Van Tulden and Willem Thijsen
    • The Frog, The Dog and The Devil - New Zealand National Film Unit - Bob Stenhouse (Director/animator), Hugh MacDonald and Martin Townsend
    • Luxo Jr. - Pixar - John Lasseter and William Reeves
  • 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
    • The Cat Came Back - National Film Board of Canada - Cordell Barker
    • Technological Threat - Bill Kroyer
  • 1989 (62nd) Balance - Wolfgang and Christoph Lauenstein
    • The Cow - Aleksandr Petrov
    • The Star Child - Klaybow Films - Ted Berenson
    • The Hill Farm - Mark Baker

1990s

  • 1990 (63rd) Creature Comforts - Aardman Animations, Channel 4 - Nick Park
  • 1991 (64th) Manipulation - Daniel Greaves
    • Blackfly - National Film Board of Canada - Christopher Hinton
    • Strings - National Film Board of Canada - Wendy Tilby
  • 1992 (65th) Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase - Joan C. Gratz
    • Adam - Aardman Animations - Peter Lord
    • Reci, Reci, Reci... - Michaela Pavlátová
    • The Sandman - Paul Berry
    • Screen Play - Barry Purves
  • 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
    • The Big Story - Tim Watts and David Stoten
    • The Janitor - Vanessa Schwartz
    • The Monk and the Fish - Michael Dudok de Wit
    • Triangle - Erica Russell
  • 1995 (68th) A Close Shave - Aardman Animations, BBC - Nick Park
  • 1996 (69th) Quest - Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach
    • Canhead - Timothy Hittle
    • La Salla - National Film Board of Canada - Richard Condie
    • Wat's Pig - Aardman Animations, Channel 4 - Peter Lord
  • 1997 (70th) Geri's Game - Pixar - Jan Pinkava
    • Famous Fred - Joanna Quinn
    • Mermaid - Aleksandr Petrov
    • Redux Riding Hood - Walt Disney Television Animation - Steve Moore
    • La Vieille dame et les pigeons - Sylvain Chomet
  • 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
    • 3 Misses - CineTe - Paul Driessen
    • Humdrum - Aardman Animations, Canal+, Channel 4 - Peter Peake
    • My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts - Studio Magica, National Film Board of Canada - Torill Kove
    • When the Day Breaks - National Film Board of Canada - Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

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
  • 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
  • 2007 (80th) Peter & the Wolf - Se-ma-for, BreakThru Films - Suzie Templeton
    • Even Pigeons Go To Heaven - BUF - Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse
    • I Met the Walrus - Josh Raskin
    • Madame Tutli-Putli - National Film Board of Canada - Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
    • My Love - Aleksandr Petrov
  • 2008 (81st) La Maison en petits cubes - Robot & Oh! Production - Kunio Katō
    • Lavatory - Lovestory - Melnitsa Animation Studio - Konstantin Bronzit
    • Oktapodi - Gobelins L'École de L'Image - Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
    • Presto - Pixar - Doug Sweetland
    • This Way Up - Nexus Productions - Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

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

  1. ↑ Rule Nineteen: Short Films Awards. Retrieved March 27, 2010.