Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1931–32, to the present.
From 1932 until 1970, the category was known as Short Subjects, Cartoons; and from 1971 to 1973 as Short Subjects, Animated Films. The present title began with the 46th Awards in 1974. During the first 5 decades of the award's existence, awards were presented to the producers of the shorts. Current Academy rules, however, call for the award to be presented to "the individual person most directly responsible for the concept and the creative execution of the film." Moreover, "[i]n the event that more than one individual has been directly and importantly involved in creative decisions, a second statuette may be awarded."<ref>(2007). Rule 19, Section III, Paragraph 7 80th Academy Award Rules for Distinguished Achievements Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 29, 2008.</ref>
Only American films were nominated for the award until the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) was nominated for The Romance of Transportation in Canada in 1952. The first non-English-language international short to win was Zagreb Film's Ersatz (The Substitute) in 1961.
The first film to win in this category was Flowers and Trees by Walt Disney, who has since held the category's record for most nominations (39) and most wins (12).<ref name="Disney">"Search Results: 'Walt Disney'." Academy Awards Database. 2021.</ref><ref name="Academy Awards" /> MGM's Tom and Jerry (1940–67) is the category's most lauded animated series over all, being nominated for a total of 13 Oscars and winning 7. Warner Bros.'s Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series also had a big amount of 16 Oscar nominations and winning 5. Among international studios, the NFB has the most wins in this category, with 6 Oscars. The biggest showing from Britain in this category is Nick Park, with three wins: 1 for Creature Comforts and 2 for the Wallace & Gromit series.
The Academy defines short as being "not more than 40 minutes, including all credits."<ref>Rule Nineteen: Short Films Awards Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 27, 2010.</ref> Fifteen films are shortlisted before nominations are announced. In the listings below, the title shown in boldface was the winner of the award in that given year, followed by the other nominees for that year.
Winners and nomineesEdit
All bars that are highlighted yellow were winners—with the title and name shown in boldface.
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See alsoEdit
- List of submissions for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- List of animation awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
- The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals
- List of animated short films
- List of Academy Award–nominated films
- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- List of Academy Awards for Walt Disney
- Arthouse animation
- Independent animation
- Adult animation
NotesEdit
SuperlativesEdit
For this Academy Award category, the following superlatives emerge:<ref name="Academy Awards">"Academy Award Statistics." Academy Awards Database. Template:Webarchive</ref>
| Most awards | Walt Disney | 12 awards | <ref name="Disney" /> |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most nominations | 39 nominations | ||
| Most consecutive years | 8 years (1931–1939) | ||
| Oldest winner | 67 years, 130 days (posthumously, for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day) | ||
| Youngest winner | Bob Gardiner | 24 years, 20 days (for Closed Mondays) | |
| Shortest winning film | The Crunch Bird (1971) | 2 minutes and 32 seconds | |
| Shortest nominated film | Fresh Guacamole (2012) | 1 minute and 40 seconds | <ref>Template:Citation</ref> |
| Longest winning film | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) | 34 minutes and 8 seconds | |
| Longest nominated film | Pear Cider and Cigarettes (2016) | 34 minutes and 56 seconds | <ref>Template:Citation</ref> |
Multiple nominations and awardsEdit
The following is a list of animation studios or animators that earned multiple nominations and awards in this category.
FootnotesEdit
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