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