Short Subject (One-Reel) Oscar Winners & Nomination History

The AwardWentTo archive contains 90 Academy Award records for Short Subject (One-Reel), including 21 wins, across 21 film years (1936–1956).

Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.

Archive film years: 1927–2025. Leave either field blank to include the earliest or latest available year.

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Short Subject (One-Reel) winner history by film year, film and credited nominee or recipient
Film yearFilmCredited nominee / recipient
Film year1956FilmCrashing the Water Barrier IMDb Credited nominee / recipientKonstantin Kalser, Producer
Film year1955FilmSurvival City IMDb Credited nominee / recipientEdmund Reek, Producer
Film year1954FilmThis Mechanical Age IMDb Credited nominee / recipientRobert Youngson, Producer
Film year1953FilmThe Merry Wives of Windsor Overture IMDb Credited nominee / recipientJohnny Green, Producer
Film year1952FilmLight in the Window: The Art of Vermeer IMDb Credited nominee / recipientBoris Vermont, Producer
Film year1951FilmWorld of Kids IMDb Credited nominee / recipientRobert Youngson, Producer
Film year1950FilmGrandad of Races IMDb Credited nominee / recipientGordon Hollingshead, Producer
Film year1949FilmAquatic House-Party IMDb Credited nominee / recipientJack Eaton, Producer
Film year1948FilmSymphony of a City IMDb Credited nominee / recipientEdmund H. Reek, Producer
Film year1947FilmGood-bye Miss Turlock IMDb Credited nominee / recipientHerbert Moulton, Producer
Film year1946FilmFacing Your Danger IMDb Credited nominee / recipientGordon Hollingshead, Producer
Film year1945FilmStairway to Light IMDb Credited nominee / recipientHerbert Moulton, Producer; Jerry Bresler, Executive Producer
Film year1944FilmWho's Who in Animal Land IMDb Credited nominee / recipientJerry Fairbanks, Producer
Film year1943FilmAmphibious Fighters IMDb Credited nominee / recipientGrantland Rice, Producer
Film year1942FilmSpeaking of Animals and Their Families IMDb Credited nominee / recipientParamount
Film year1941FilmOf Pups and Puzzles IMDb Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Film year1940FilmQuicker 'N a Wink IMDb Credited nominee / recipientPete Smith, Producer
Film year1939FilmBusy Little Bears IMDb Credited nominee / recipientParamount
Film year1938FilmThat Mothers Might Live IMDb Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Film year1937FilmThe Private Life of the Gannets IMDb Credited nominee / recipientSkibo Productions
Film year1936FilmBored of Education IMDb Credited nominee / recipientHal Roach, Producer

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This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.

Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.

Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.

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