Short Subject (Cartoon) — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Short Subject (Cartoon) category in CineRoll's records: 169 films across 39 years, 39 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1971); the earliest on record is Flowers and Trees (1933).

The last three winners were Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1971), It's Tough to Be a Bird (1970) and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1969).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

1971

Is It Always Right to Be Right?(1970)
Nick Bosustow, Producer
Winner
The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam (The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two)(1971)
Robert Mitchell and Dale Case, Producers
The Shepherd(1969)
Cameron Guess, Producer

1970

It's Tough to Be a Bird(1969)
Ward Kimball, Producer
Winner
Of Men and Demons(1969)
John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
Walking(1968)
Ryan Larkin, Producer

1969

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day(1968)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
The House That Jack Built(1967)
Wolf Koenig and Jim MacKay, Producers
The Magic Pear Tree(1968)
Jimmy Murakami, Producer
Windy Day(1968)
John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers

1968

The Box(1967)
Fred Wolf, Producer
Winner
Hypothèse Beta(1967)
Jean-Charles Meunier, Producer
Stop Look and Listen(1967)
Len Janson and Chuck Menville, Producers
What on Earth!(1967)
Robert Verrall and Wolf Koenig, Producers

1967

A Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Double Feature(1966)
John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
Winner
The Drag(1966)
Wolf Koenig and Robert Verrall, Producers
The Pink Blueprint(1966)
David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, Producers

1966

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics(1965)
Chuck Jones and Les Goldman, Producers
Winner
Clay or The Origin of Species(1965)
Eliot Noyes, Jr., Producer
The Thieving Magpie(1964)
Emanuele Luzzati, Producer

1965

The Pink Phink(1964)
David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, Producers
Winner
Christmas Cracker(1963)
National Film Board of Canada
Here's Nudnik (Nudnik #2)(1965)
William L. Snyder, Producer
How to Avoid Friendship(1964)
William L. Snyder, Producer

1964

The Critic(1963)
Ernest Pintoff, Producer
Winner
Automania 2000(1963)
John Halas, Producer
My Financial Career(1962)
Colin Low and Tom Daly, Producers
Pianissimo(1963)
Carmen D'Avino, Producer
The Game(1962)
Dusan Vukotic, Producer

1963

The Hole(1962)
John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
Winner
A Symposium on Popular Songs(1962)
Walt Disney, Producer
Icarus Montgolfier Wright(1962)
Jules Engel, Producer
Now Hear This(1962)
Warner Bros.
Self Defense... for Cowards(1962)
William L. Snyder, Producer

1962

The Substitute(1961)
Zagreb Film
Winner
Aquamania(1961)
Walt Disney, Producer
Beep Prepared(1961)
Chuck Jones, Producer
Nelly's Folly(1961)
Chuck Jones, Producer
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe(1961)
Friz Freleng, Producer

1961

Munro(1961)
William L. Snyder, Producer
Winner
A Place in the Sun(1959)
Frantisek Vystrecil, Producer
Goliath II(1960)
Walt Disney, Producer
High Note(1960)
Warner Bros.
Mouse and Garden(1960)
Warner Bros.

1960

Moonbird(1959)
John Hubley, Producer
Winner
Mexicali Shmoes(1959)
John W. Burton, Producer
Noah's Ark(1959)
Walt Disney, Producer
The Violinist(1959)
Ernest Pintoff, Producer

1959

Knighty Knight Bugs(1958)
John W. Burton, Producer
Winner
Paul Bunyan(1958)
Walt Disney, Producer
Sidney's Family Tree(1958)
William M. Weiss, Producer

1958

Birds Anonymous(1957)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Winner
One Droopy Knight(1957)
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Producers
Tabasco Road(1957)
Edward Selzer, Producer
The Truth About Mother Goose(1957)
Walt Disney, Producer
Trees and Jamaica Daddy(1957)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer

1957

Magoo's Puddle Jumper(1956)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
Winner
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo(1956)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
The Jaywalker(1956)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer

1956

Speedy Gonzales(1955)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Winner
Good Will to Men(1955)
Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Producers
No Hunting(1955)
Walt Disney, Producer
The Legend of Rockabye Point(1955)
Walter Lantz, Producer

1955

When Magoo Flew(1954)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
Winner
Crazy Mixed Up Pup(1955)
Walter Lantz, Producer
Pigs Is Pigs(1954)
Walt Disney, Producer
Sandy Claws(1955)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Touché, Pussy Cat!(1954)
Fred Quimby, Producer

1954

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom(1953)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Christopher Crumpet(1953)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z(1954)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Rugged Bear(1953)
Walt Disney, Producer
The Tell-Tale Heart(1953)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer

1953

Johann Mouse(1953)
Fred Quimby, Producer
Winner
Little Johnny Jet(1953)
Fred Quimby, Producer
Madeline(1952)
Stephen Bosustow, Executive Producer
Pink and Blue Blues(1952)
Stephen Bosustow, Executive Producer
The Romance of Transportation in Canada(1952)
Tom Daly, Producer

1952

The Two Mouseketeers(1952)
Fred Quimby, Producer
Winner
Lambert the Sheepish Lion(1952)
Walt Disney, Producer
Rooty Toot Toot(1951)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer

1951

Gerald McBoing-Boing(1950)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
Winner
Jerry's Cousin(1951)
Fred Quimby, Producer
Trouble Indemnity(1950)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer

1950

For Scent-imental Reasons(1949)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Winner
Hatch Up Your Troubles(1949)
Fred Quimby, Producer
The Magic Fluke(1949)
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
Toy Tinkers(1949)
Walt Disney, Producer

1949

The Little Orphan(1949)
Fred Quimby, Producer
Winner
Mickey and the Seal(1948)
Walt Disney, Producer
Mouse Wreckers(1949)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Robin Hoodlum(1948)
United Productions of America
Tea for Two Hundred(1948)
Walt Disney, Producer

1948

Tweetie Pie(1947)
Edward Selzer, Producer
Winner
Chip an' Dale(1947)
Walt Disney, Producer
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse(1947)
Frederick Quimby, Producer
Pluto's Blue Note(1947)
Walt Disney, Producer
Tubby the Tuba(1947)
George Pal, Producer

1947

The Cat Concerto(1947)
Frederick Quimby, Producer
Winner
John Henry and the Inky-Poo(1946)
George Pal, Producer
Musical Moments from Chopin(1946)
Walter Lantz, Producer
Squatter's Rights(1946)
Walt Disney, Producer
Walky Talky Hawky(1946)
Edward Selzer, Producer

1946

Quiet Please!(1945)
Frederick Quimby, Producer
Winner
Donald's Crime(1945)
Walt Disney, Producer
Jasper and the Beanstalk(1945)
George Pal, Producer
Life with Feathers(1945)
Eddie Selzer, Producer
Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life(1945)
Paul Terry, Producer
Rippling Romance(1945)
Screen Gems
The Poet & Peasant(1945)
Walter Lantz, Producer

1945

Mouse Trouble(1944)
Frederick C. Quimby, Producer
Winner
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street(1944)
George Pal, Producer
Dog, Cat, and Canary(1945)
Screen Gems
Fish Fry(1944)
Walter Lantz, Producer
How to Play Football(1944)
Walt Disney, Producer
My Boy Johnny(1944)
Paul Terry, Producer
Swooner Crooner(1944)
Warner Bros.

1944

The Yankee Doodle Mouse(1943)
Frederick Quimby, Producer
Winner
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins(1943)
George Pal, Producer
Greetings Bait(1943)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Imagination(1943)
Dave Fleischer, Producer
Reason and Emotion(1943)
Walt Disney, Producer
The Dizzy Acrobat(1943)
Walter Lantz, Producer

1943

Der Fuehrer's Face(1943)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
All Out for 'V'(1942)
20th Century-Fox
Blitz Wolf(1942)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Juke Box Jamboree(1942)
Walter Lantz, Producer
Pigs in a Polka(1943)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Tulips Shall Grow(1942)
George Pal, Producer

1942

Lend a Paw(1941)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"(1941)
Walter Lantz, Producer
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt(1941)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
How War Came(1941)
Columbia
Rhapsody in Rivets(1941)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Rhythm in the Ranks(1941)
George Pal, Producer
Superman(1941)
Max Fleischer, Producer
The Night Before Christmas(1941)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Rookie Bear(1941)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Truant Officer Donald(1941)
Walt Disney, Producer

1941

The Milky Way(1940)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Winner
A Wild Hare(1940)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Puss Gets the Boot(1940)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1940

The Ugly Duckling(1939)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Detouring America(1939)
Warner Bros.
Peace on Earth(1939)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Pointer(1939)
Walt Disney, Producer

1939

Ferdinand the Bull(1938)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Brave Little Tailor(1938)
Walt Disney, Producer
Good Scouts(1938)
Walt Disney, Producer
Hunky and Spunky(1938)
Paramount
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood(1938)
Walt Disney, Producer

1938

The Old Mill(1937)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Educated Fish(1937)
Paramount
The Little Match Girl(1937)
Charles Mintz, Producer

1937

The Country Cousin(1936)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (Sinbad the Sailor)(1936)
Paramount
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (Sinbad the Sailor)(1936)
Sinbad the Sailor
The Old Mill Pond(1936)
Harman-Ising

1936

Three Orphan Kittens(1935)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
The Calico Dragon(1935)
Harman-Ising
Who Killed Cock Robin?(1935)
Walt Disney, Producer

1935

The Tortoise and the Hare(1935)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Holiday Land(1934)
Charles Mintz, Producer
Jolly Little Elves(1934)
Walter Lantz, Producer

1934

Three Little Pigs(1933)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Building a Building(1933)
Walt Disney, Producer
The Merry Old Soul(1933)
Walter Lantz, Producer

1933

Flowers and Trees(1932)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
It's Got Me Again!(1932)
Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Mickey's Orphans(1931)
Walt Disney, Producer