Short Subject (Live Action) — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Short Subject (Live Action) category in CineRoll's records: 66 films across 17 years, 17 of them winners.

The most recent winner is The Bolero (1974); the earliest on record is The Wetback Hound (1958).

The last three winners were The Bolero (1974), Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1973) and Sentinels of Silence (1972).

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

1974

The Bolero(1973)
Allan Miller and William Fertik, Producers
Winner
Clockmaker(1971)
Richard Gayer, Producer
Life Times Nine(1973)
Pen Densham and John Watson, Producers

1973

Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream(1972)
Richard Barclay, Producer
Winner
Frog Story(1972)
Ron Satlof and Ray Gideon, Producers
Solo(1972)
David Adams, Producer

1972

Sentinels of Silence(1971)
Manuel Arango and Robert Amram, Producers
Winner
Good Morning(1971)
Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald, Producers
The Rehearsal(1969)
Stephen F. Verona, Producer

1971

The Resurrection of Broncho Billy(1970)
John Longenecker, Producer
Winner
Shut Up... I'm Crying(1970)
Robert Siegler, Producer
Sticky My Fingers ... Fleet My Feet(1970)
John Hancock, Producer

1970

The Magic Machines(1969)
Joan Keller Stern, Producer
Winner
Blake(1969)
Doug Jackson, Producer
People Soup(1969)
Marc Merson, Producer

1969

Robert Kennedy Remembered(1968)
Charles Guggenheim, Producer
Winner
Duo(1968)
National Film Board of Canada
The Dove(1968)
George Coe, Sidney Davis and Anthony Lover, Producers

1968

A Place to Stand(1967)
Christopher Chapman, Producer
Winner
Paddle to the Sea(1966)
Julian Biggs, Producer
Sky Over Holland(1967)
John Ferno, Producer
Stop Look and Listen(1967)

1967

Wild Wings(1965)
Edgar Anstey, Producer
Winner
The Winning Strain(1966)
Leslie Winik, Producer
Turkey: The Bridge(1966)
Derek Williams, Producer

1966

The Chicken(1965)
Claude Berri, Producer
Winner
Fortress of Peace(1964)
Lothar Wolff, Producer
Skaterdater(1965)
Marshal Backlar and Noel Black, Producers
Snow(1963)
Edgar Anstey, Producer
Time Piece(1965)
Jim Henson, Producer

1965

Casals Conducts: 1964(1964)
Edward Schreiber, Producer
Winner
Help! My Snowman's Burning Down(1965)
Carson Davidson, Producer
The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes(1965)
Robert Clouse, Producer

1964

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge(1961)
Paul de Roubaix and Marcel Ichac, Producers
Winner
Le concert de M. et Mme. Kabal (The Concert)(1963)
Ezra Baker, Producer
Le concert de M. et Mme. Kabal (The Concert)(1963)
The Concert
That's Me(1963)
Walker Stuart, Producer
The Home-Made Car(1963)
James Hill, Producer
The Six-Sided Triangle(1963)
Christopher Miles, Producer

1963

Happy Anniversary(1962)
Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary)
Winner
Big City Blues(1962)
Martina Huguenot van der Linden and Charles Huguenot van der Linden, Producers
The Cadillac(1962)
Robert Clouse, Producer
The Cliff Dwellers (The Cliff Dwellers (formerly titled "One Plus One"))(1962)
Hayward Anderson, Producer

1962

Seawards the Great Ships(1961)
Templar Film Studios
Winner
Play Ball!(1960)
Ballon Vole (Play Ball!)
Rooftops of New York(1961)
Robert Gaffney, Producer
The Face of Jesus(1961)
Dr. John D. Jennings, Producer
Very Nice, Very Nice(1961)
National Film Board of Canada

1961

Day of the Painter(1960)
Ezra R. Baker, Producer
Winner
A Sport Is Born(1960)
Leslie Winik, Producer
Islands of the Sea(1960)
Walt Disney, Producer
The Creation of Woman(1961)
Charles F. Schwep and Ismail Merchant, Producers

1960

The Golden Fish(1959)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Producer
Winner
Between the Tides(1958)
Ian Ferguson, Producer
Mysteries of the Deep(1959)
Walt Disney, Producer
Skyscraper(1959)
Shirley Clarke, Willard Van Dyke and Irving Jacoby, Producers
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film(1959)
Peter Sellers, Producer

1959

Grand Canyon(1958)
Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Journey Into Spring(1958)
Ian Ferguson, Producer
Snows of Aorangi(1958)
New Zealand Screen Board
T Is for Tumbleweed(1958)
James A. Lebenthal, Producer
The Kiss(1958)
John Patrick Hayes, Producer

1958

The Wetback Hound(1957)
Larry Lansburgh, Producer
Winner
A Chairy Tale(1957)
Norman McLaren, Producer
City of Gold(1957)
Tom Daly, Producer
Foothold on Antarctica(1957)
James Carr, Producer
Portugal(1957)
Ben Sharpsteen, Producer

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