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

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
Touché, 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 - 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
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
A Grand Day Out - Aardman Animations, National Film & Television School - Nick Park
Grasshoppers - Bruno Bozzetto
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
Blindscape - National Film & Television School - Stephen Palmer
The Mighty River - Société Radio-Canada - Frédéric Back and Hubert Tison
Small Talk - Bob Godfrey and Kevin Baldwin
The Village - Mark Baker
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
Dexter's Laboratory - Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network - Genndy Tartakovsky
The End - Alias/Wavefront - Chris Landreth and Robin Barger
Gagarin - Alexiy Kharitidi
Runaway Brain - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Chris Bailey
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

2002 (75th) The ChubbChubbs! - Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia - Jacquie Barnbrook, Eric Armstrong and Jeff Wolverton
Katedra - Tomek Baginski
Mike's New Car - Pixar - Pete Docter and Roger Gould
Mt. Head - Kōji Yamamura
Das Rad - Film Academy Baden-Württemberg - Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel and Heidi Wittlinger

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

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 Petrov2008 (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

2009 (82nd) Logorama - H5, Autour de Minuit Productions - Nicolas Schmerkin
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty - Brown Bag Films - Nicky Phelan and Darragh O'Connell
French Roast - Fabrice Joubert
The Lady and the Reaper - Kandor Graphics - Javier Recio Gracia
A Matter of Loaf and Death - Aardman Animations - Nick Park

2010s2010 (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 Dubois2011 (84th) The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore' – Moonbot Studios - William Joyce and Brandon OldenburgDimanche – National Film Board of Canada - Patrick DoyonLa Luna – Pixar - Enrico CasarosaA Morning Stroll – Studio AKA - Grant Orchard and Sue GoffeWild Life'' – National Film Board of Canada - Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis

References

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