Rugged Bear was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, but lost to another Disney film, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.
Rugged Bear dinominasikan untuk Academy Award untuk Film Pendek Animasi Terbaik di Academy Awards ke-26 pada 1954, namun kalah dengan film Disney lainnya, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom.