The is an award which has been given by the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards , covering the year 1931-32, to the present.
This category was known as "Short Subjects, Cartoons" from 1932 until 1970, and as "Short Subjects, Animated Films" from 1971 to 1973. The present title began with the 1974 awards. In the listings below, the title shown in boldface was the winner of the award, followed by the other nominees for that year. This category is notable for giving Walt Disney 12 of his 22 Academy Awards, including his posthumous 1968 award, and also 10 of the first 12 awards awarded in the category.
''As ''
- ---'' Mickey's Orphans '' - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' It's Got Me Again! '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions , Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' Building A Building '' - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' The Merry Old Soul '' - Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' Holiday Land '' - Screen Gems , Columbia - Charles Mintz , producer
- ---'' Jolly Little Elves '' - Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' The Calico Dragon '' - Harman-Ising , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising , producers
- ---'' Who Killed Cock Robin? '' - Walt Disney Productions, United Artists - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Old Mill Pond '' - Harman-Ising, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising , producers
- ---'' Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad The Sailor '' - Fleischer Studios , Paramount - Max Fleischer , producer
- ---'' Educated Fish '' - Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer , producer
- ---'' The Little Match Girl '' - Screen Gems, Columbia - Charles Mintz , producer
- ---'' The Brave Little Tailor '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Mother Goose Goes Hollywood '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Good Scouts '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Hunky And Spunky '' - Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer , producer
- ---'' Detouring America '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' Peace On Earth '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Hugh Harman , producers
- ---'' The Pointer '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Puss Gets The Boot '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising , producers
- ---'' A Wild Hare '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B '' - Walter Lantz Productions , Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' How War Came '' - Screen Gems, Columbia - George Winkler , producer
- ---'' The Night Before Christmas '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby , producer
- ---'' Rhapsody In Rivets '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' The Rookie Bear '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising , producers
- ---'' Rhythm In The Ranks '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' Superman '' - Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer , producer
- ---'' Truant Officer Donald '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' All Out For 'V' '' - Terrytoons , 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry , producer
- ---'' The Blitz Wolf '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby , producer
- ---'' Juke Box Jamboree '' - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' Pigs In A Polka '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' Tulips Shall Grow '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' The Dizzy Acrobat '' - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' Five Hundred Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' Greetings, Bait '' - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger , producer
- ---'' Imagination '' - Screen Gems, Columbia - Dave Fleischer , producer
- ---'' Reason And Emotion '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' Dog, Cat And Canary '' - Screen Gems, Columbia - Raymond Katz , producer
- ---'' Fish Fry '' - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' How To Play Football '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' My Boy, Johnny '' - Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry , producer
- ---'' Swooner Crooner '' - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer , producer
- ---'' Donald's Crime '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Jasper And The Beanstalk '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' Life With Feathers '' - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer , producer
- ---'' Mighty Mouse In Gypsy Life '' - Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry , producer
- ---'' The Poet And Peasant '' - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' Rippling Romance '' - Screen Gems, Columbia - Raymond Katz , producer
- ---'' Musical Moments From Chopin '' - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz , producer
- ---'' John Henry And The Inky-Poo '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' Squatter's Rights '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Walky Talky Hawky '' - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer , producer
- ---'' Rhapsody Rabbit '' - Warner Bros. - Friz Freleng , director
- ---'' Chip An' Dale '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Mouse '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Fred Quimby , producer
- ---'' Pluto's Blue Note '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Tubby The Tuba '' - Paramount - George Pál
- ---'' Mickey And The Seal '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Mouse Wreckers '' - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer , producer
- ---'' Robin Hoodlum '' - UPA , Columbia - John Hubley & Raymond Katz , producers
- ---'' Tea For Two Hundred ''- Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- ---'' Hatch Up Your Troubles '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby , producer
- ---'' Magic Fluke '' - UPA, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow , producer
- ---'' Toy Tinkers '' - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney , producer
- 1950 '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (Jolly Frolics Series) - Stephen Bosustow
- ---'' Jerry's Cousin '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Tom & Jerry) - Frederic C. Quimby
- ---'' Trouble Indemnity '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (Mr. Magoo Series) - Stephen Bosustow
- 1951 '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Tom & Jerry) - Frederic C. Quimby
- ---'' Lambert The Sheepish Lion '' - Walt Disney, RKO Radio (Special) - Walt Disney
- ---'' Rooty Toot Toot '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (Jolly Frolics) - Stephen Bosustow
- 1952 '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Tom & Jerry) - Frederic C. Quimby
- ---'' Little Johnny Jet '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Series) - Frederic C. Quimby
- ---'' Madeline '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (Jolly Frolics Series) - Stephen Bosustow
- ---'' Pink And Blue Blues '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (Mr. Magoo Series) - Stephen Bosustow
- ---'' Romance Of Transportation '' - National Film Board Of Canada (Canadian) - Tom Daly
- 1953 '' - Disney, Buena Vista (Special Music Series) - Walt Disney
- ---'' Christopher Crumpet '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (Jolly Frolics Series) - Stephen Bosustow
- ---'' From A To Z-z-z-z '' - Warner Bros. (Looney Tunes) - Edward Selzer
- ---'' Rugged Bear '' - Walt Disney, RKO Radio (Donald Duck) - Walt Disney
- ---'' The Tell-Tale Heart '' - United Productions of America, Columbia (UPA Cartoon Special) - Stephen Bosustow
- 1954 '' - United Productions of America, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
- ---'' Crazy Mixed Up Pup '' - Lantz, Universal-International - Walter Lantz
- ---'' Pigs Is Pigs '' - Disney, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- ---'' Sandy Claws '' - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- ---'' Touché, Pussy Cat! '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Frederic C. Quimby
- 1955 '' - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- ---'' Good Will To Men '' - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Frederic C. Quimby , William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- ---'' The Legend Of Rock-A-Bye Point '' - Lantz, Universal-International - Walter Lantz
- ---'' No Hunting '' - Disney, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1956 '' - 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 '' - 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 '' - Disney, Buena Vista - Walt Disney
- 1958 '' - Warner Bros. - Friz Freleng
- ---'' Paul Bunyan '' - Walt Disney Prods., Buena Vista Film Distribution - Walt Disney
- ---'' Sidney's Family Tree '' - Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - William M. Weiss
- 1959 '' - Storyboard-Harrison - John Hubley and Faith Elliott Hubley
- ---'' Mexicali Shmoes '' - Warner Bros. - John W. Burton
- ---'' Noah's Ark '' - Disney, Buena Vista - Walt Disney
- ---'' The Violinist '' - Pintoff Prods., Kingsley International - Ernest Pintoff
- 1960 '' - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- ---'' Goliath II '' - Disney, Buena Vista - Walt Disney
- ---'' High Note '' - Warner Bros. - Chuck Jones
- ---'' Mouse And Garden '' - Warner Bros.
- ---'' A Place In The Sun (short) '' - George K. Arthur-Go Pictures (Czechoslovakian) - Frantisek Vystrecil
- 1961 '' - Zagreb Film , Herts-Lion International Corp.
- ---'' Aquamania '' - Disney, Buena Vista - 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 '' - Storyboard Inc., Brandon Films - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- ---'' Icarus Montgolfier Wright '' - Format Films, United Artists - Jules Engel
- ---'' Now Hear This '' - Warner Bros.
- ---'' Self Defense ... For Cowards '' - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- ---'' Symposium On Popular Songs '' - Disney, Buena Vista - Walt Disney
- 1963 '' - Pintoff-Crossbow Prods., Columbia - Ernest Pintoff
- ---'' Automania 2000 '' - Pathé Contemporary Films - John Halas
- ---'' The Game '' (''Igra'') - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - Dušan Vukotić
- ---'' My Financial Career '' - National Film Board Of Canada , Walter Reade-Sterling-Continental Distributing - Colin Low and Tom Daly
- ---'' Pianissimo '' - Cinema 16 - Carmen D'Avino
- 1964 '' - Mirisch-Geoffrey, United Artists - David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
- ---'' Christmas Cracker '' - National Film Board Of Canada , Favorite Films of California
- ---'' How To Avoid Friendship '' - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- ---'' Nudnik No. 2 '' - Rembrandt Films, Film Representations - William L. Snyder
- 1965 '' - 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 '' - Paramount - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- ---'' The Drag '' - National Film Board Of Canada , Favorite Films - Wolf Koenig and Robert Verall
- ---'' The Pink Blueprint '' - Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie-Freleng, United Artists - David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
- 1967 '' - Brandon Films - Fred Wolf
- ---'' Hypothese Beta '' - Films Orzeaux, Pathé Contemporary Films - Jean-Charles Meunier
- ---'' What On Earth! '' - National Film Board Of Canada , Columbia - Wolf Koenig and Robert Verall
- 1968 '' - Disney, Buena Vista - Walt Disney
- ---'' The House That Jack Built '' - National Film Board Of Canada , Columbia - Wolf Koenig and Jim Mackay
- ---'' The Magic Pear Tree '' - Bing Crosby Prods. - Jimmy Murakami
- ---'' Windy Day '' - Hubley Studios, Paramount - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- 1969 '' - Disney, Buena Vista - Ward Kimball
- ---'' Of Men And Demons '' - Hubley Studios, Paramount - John Hubley and Faith Hubley
- ---'' Walking '' - National Film Board Of Canada , Columbia - Ryan Larkin
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