This name for the 'Academy Award for Live Action Short Film' was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Short Subjects, one-reel" and "Short Subjects, two-reel". A third category "Short Subjects, color" was used only for 1936 and 1937. From the initiation of short subject awards for 1932 until 1935 the terms were "Short Subjects, comedy" and "Short subjects, novelty".
1930s
★ 1932
★
★ (Comedy)
Hal Roach - ''
The Music Box''
★
★ (Novelty)
Mack Sennett - ''
Wrestling Swordfish''
★ 1933
★
★ (Comedy)
Louis Brock - ''
So This Is Harris''
★
★ (Novelty)
Joe Rock - ''
Krakatoa''
★ 1934
★
★ (Comedy)
Kenneth Macgowan - ''
La Cucaracha''
★
★ (Novelty)
Horace Woodard,
Stacy Woodard - ''
City of Wax''
★ 1935
★
★ (Comedy)
Jack Chertok - ''
How to Sleep''
★
★ (Novelty)
Gaumont British and
Skibo Productions - ''
Wings Over Mt. Everest''
★ 1936
★
★ (Color)
Warner Bros. - ''
Give Me Liberty''
★
★ (One-Reel)
Hal Roach - ''
Bored of Education''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - ''
The Public Pays''
★ 1937
★
★ (Color)
Pete Smith - ''
Penny Wisdom''
★
★ (One-Reel)
Skibo Productions - ''
The Private Life of the Gannets''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - ''
Torture Money''
★ 1938
★
★ (One-Reel)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - ''
That Mothers Might Live''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Warner Bros. - ''
Declaration Of Independence''
★ 1939
★
★ (One-Reel)
Paramount - ''
Busy Little Bears''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Warner Bros. - ''
Sons of Liberty''
1940s
★ 1940
★
★ (One-Reel)
Pete Smith - ''
Quicker N a Wink''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Warner Bros. - ''
Teddy, the Rough Rider''
★ 1941
★
★ (One-Reel)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - ''
Of Pups and Puzzles''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - ''
Main Street on the March!''
★ 1942
★
★ (One-Reel)
Paramount - ''
Speaking of Animals and Their Families''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Warner Bros. - ''
Beyond the Line of Duty''
★ 1943
★
★ (One-Reel)
Grantland Rice - ''
Amphibious Fighters''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Jerry Bresler,
Sam Coslow - ''
Heavenly Music''
★ 1944
★
★ (One-Reel)
Jerry Fairbanks - ''
Who's Who in Animal Land''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Gordon Hollingshead - ''
I Won't Play''
★ 1945
★
★ (One-Reel)
Herbert Moulton,
Jerry Bresler - ''
Stairway to Light''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Gordon Hollingshead - ''
Star in the Night''
★ 1946
★
★ (One-Reel)
Gordon Hollingshead - ''
Facing Your Danger''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Gordon Hollingshead - ''A Boy and His Dog''
★ 1947
★
★ (One-Reel)
Herbert Moulton - ''
Good-Bye Miss Turlock''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Irving Allen - ''
Climbing the Matterhorn''
★ 1948
★
★ (One-Reel)
Edmund H. Reek - ''
Symphony of a City''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Walt Disney - ''
Seal Island''
★ 1949
★
★ (One-Reel)
Jack Eaton - ''
Aquatic House Party''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Gaston Diehl,
Robert Haessens - ''
Van Gogh''
1950s
★ 1950
★
★ (One-Reel)
Gordon Hollingshead - ''
Grandad of Races''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Walt Disney - ''
In Beaver Valley''
★ 1951
★
★ (One-Reel)
Robert Youngson - ''
World of Kids''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Walt Disney - ''
Nature's Half Acre''
★ 1952
★
★ (One-Reel)
Boris Vermont - ''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Walt Disney - ''
Water Birds''
★ 1953
★
★ (One-Reel)
Johnny Green - ''
The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Walt Disney - ''
Bear Country''
★ 1954
★
★ (One-Reel)
Robert Youngson - ''
keith is cool''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Denis Sanders,
Terry Sanders - ''
A Time Out of War''
★ 1955
★
★ (One-Reel)
Edmund Reek - ''
Survival City''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Wilbur T. Blume - ''
The Face of Lincoln''
★ 1956
★
★ (One-Reel)
Konstantin Kalser - ''
Crashing the Water Barrier''
★
★ (Two-Reel)
Romulus Films - ''
The Bespoke Overcoat''
★ 1957
Larry Lansburgh - ''
The Wetback Hound''
★ 1958
Walt Disney - ''
Grand Canyon''
★ 1959
Jacques-Yves Cousteau - ''
The Golden Fish''
1960s
★ 1960
Ezra R. Baker - ''
Day of the Painter''
★ 1961
Lester A. Schoenfeld Films - ''
Seawards the Great Ships''
★ 1962
Pierre Etaix,
J. C. Carrière - ''
Heureux Anniversaire'' (''Happy Anniversary'')
★ 1963
Paul De Roubaix,
Marcel Ichac - ''
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge''
★ 1964
Edward Schreiber - ''
★ 1965
Claude Berri - ''
The Chicken'' (''Le Poulet'')
★ 1966
Edgar Anstey - ''
Wild Wings''
★ 1967
Christopher Chapman - ''
A Place to Stand'' - An
Expo 67 movie at the Ontario Pavilion.
★ 1968
Charles Guggenheim - ''
Robert Kennedy Remembered''
★ 1969
Joan Keller Stern - ''
The Magic Machines''
1970s
★ 1970
John Longenecker - ''
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy''
★ 1971
Manuel Arango,
Robert Amram -''
Sentinels Of Silence''
★ 1972
Richard Barclay - ''
Norman Rockwell's World...An American Dream''
★ 1973
Allan Miller,
William Fertik - ''
The Bolero''
★ 1974
Paul Claudon,
Edmond Sechan - ''
One-Eyed Men Are Kings''
★ 1975
Bert Salzman - ''
Angel and Big Joe''
★ 1976
Andre Guttfreund,
Peter Werner - ''
In the Region of Ice''
★ 1977
Beverly Shaffer,
Yuki Yoshida - ''
I'll Find a Way'' -
National Film Board of Canada
★ 1978
Taylor Hackford - ''
Teenage Father''
★ 1979
Sarah Pillsbury,
Ron Ellis - ''
Board and Care''
1980s
★ 1980
Lloyd Phillips - ''
The Dollar Bottom''
★ 1981
Paul Kemp,
Shelley Levinson - ''
Violet''
★ 1982
Christine Oestreicher - ''
A Shocking Accident''
★ 1983
Janice L. Platt - ''Boys and Girls''
★ 1984
Mike Hoover - ''
Up''
★ 1985
Jeff Brown,
Chris Pelzer - ''
Molly's Pilgrim''
★ 1986
Chuck Workman - ''
Precious Images''
★ 1987
Jonathan Sanger,
Jana Sue Memel - ''
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall''
★ 1988
Dean Parisot,
Steven Wright - ''
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings''
★ 1989
James Hendrie - ''
Work Experience''
1990s
★ 1990
Adam Davidson - ''
The Lunch Date''
★ 1991 Seth Winston,
Rob Fried - ''
Session Man''
★ 1992
Sam Karmann - ''
Omnibus''
★ 1993
Pepe Danquart - ''
Black Rider'' (''Schwarzfahrer''}
★ 1994 (tie)
★
★
Peter Capaldi,
Ruth Kenley-Letts - ''
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life''
★
★
Peggy Rajski,
Randy Stone - ''
Trevor''
★ 1995
Christine Lahti,
Jana Sue Memel - ''
Lieberman in Love''
★ 1996
David Frankel,
Barry Jossen - ''
Dear Diary''
★ 1997
Chris Tashima,
Chris Donahue - ''
Visas and Virtue''
★ 1998
Kim Magnusson,
Anders Thomas Jensen - ''Election Night'' (''Valgaften'')
★ 1999
Barbara Schock,
Tamara Tiehel - ''
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York''
2000s
★ '
2000 (
73rd)'
Florian Gallenberger - ''
Quiero Ser'' (''I Want to Be...'')
★ '
2001 (
74th)'
Ray Mckinnon,
Lisa Blount - ''
The Accountant''
★ '
2002 (
75th)'
★
★ '
Der er en yndig mand' (''"This Charming Man"'') -
Denmark
★
★ ''
J'Attendrai Le Suivant'' ("I'll Wait For The Next One") -
France
★
★ ''
Fiat d'Hiver'' ("Gridlock") -
Belgium
★
★ ''
Inja'' ("The Dog") -
Australia
★ '
2003 (
76th)'
Aaron Schneider,
Andrew J. Sacks - ''
Two Soldiers''
★ '
2004 (
77th)'
Andrea Arnold - ''
Wasp''
★ '
2005 (
78th)'
Martin McDonagh - ''
Six Shooter''
★ '
2006 (
79th)'
Ari Sandel - ''
West Bank Story''
See also
Short Film