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.
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."
1930s
As Short Subjects (Cartoons)
1932 (5th) Flowers and Trees - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
Mickey's Orphans - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
It's Got Me Again! - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
1933 (6th) Three Little Pigs - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
Building a Building - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
The Merry Old Soul - Universal - Walter Lantz
1934 (7th) - The Tortoise and the Hare - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
Holiday Land - Screen Gems, Columbia - Charles Mintz
Jolly Little Elves - Universal - Walter Lantz
1935 (8th) Three Orphan Kittens - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
The Calico Dragon - Harman-Ising, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising
Who Killed Cock Robin? - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney
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
Educated Fish - Fleischer Studios, Paramount- Max Fleischer
The Little Match Girl - Screen Gems, Columbia - Charles Mintz
1938 (11th) Ferdinand the Bull - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Brave Little Tailor - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Good Scouts - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Hunky and Spunky - Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer
1939 (12th) The Ugly Duckling - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Detouring America - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
Peace on Earth - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Hugh Harman
The Pointer - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
1940s
1940 (13th) The Milky Way - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising
Puss Gets the Boot - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Rudolph Ising
A Wild Hare - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
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
Musical Moments from Chopin - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
John Henry and the Inky-Poo - Paramount - George Pal
Squatter's Rights - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Walky Talky Hawky - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
1947 (20th) Tweetie Pie - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Chip an' Dale - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Fred Quimby
Pluto's Blue Note - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Tubby the Tuba - Paramount - George Pal
1948 (21st) The Little Orphan - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
Mickey and the Seal - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Mouse Wreckers - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Robin Hoodlum - UPA, Columbia - John Hubley & Raymond Katz
Tea for Two Hundred- Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
1949 (22nd) For Scent-imental Reasons - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Hatch Up Your Troubles - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
Magic Fluke - UPA, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
Toy Tinkers - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
1950s
1950 (23rd) Gerald McBoing-Boing - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
Jerry's Cousin - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
Trouble Indemnity - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
1951 (24th) The Two Mouseketeers - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
Lambert the Sheepish Lion - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Rooty Toot Toot - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
1952 (25th) Johann Mouse - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
Little Johnny Jet - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
Madeline - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
Pink and Blue Blues - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
The Romance of Transportation in Canada - National Film Board of Canada - Colin Low
1953 (26th) Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
Christopher Crumpet - United Productions of America, Columbia- Stephen Bosustow
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Rugged Bear - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
The Tell-Tale Heart - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
1954 (27th) When Magoo Flew - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
Crazy Mixed Up Pup - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal-International - Walter Lantz
Pigs Is Pigs - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
Sandy Claws - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Touche, Pussy Cat! - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
1955 (28th) Speedy Gonzales - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Good Will to Men - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
The Legend of Rockabye Point - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal-International - Walter Lantz
No Hunting - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
1956 (29th) Magoo's Puddle Jumper - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
The Jaywalker - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
1957 (30th) Birds Anonymous - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
One Droopy Knight - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Tabasco Road - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
Trees and Jamaica Daddy - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
The Truth About Mother Goose - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
1958 (31st) Knighty Knight Bugs - Warner Bros. - John W. Burton
Paul Bunyan - Walt Disney Productions,., Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
Sidney's Family Tree - Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - William M. Weiss
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.
Aquamania - Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista Distribution - Walt Disney
Beep Prepared - Warner Bros. - Chuck Jones
Nelly's Folly - Warner Bros. - Chuck Jones
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe - Warner Bros. - Friz Freleng
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 - Pathe Contemporary Films - John Halas
The Game (Igra) - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - Dusan 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, Pathe Contemporary Films - Eliot Noyes, Jr.