Academy Awards

1976 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerGreat (Isambard Kingdom Brunel)Bob GodfreyAn animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western ...Amazon1976 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesKick MeRobert SwartheAmazonMonsieur PointuBernard LongpréAmazonSisyphusMarcell JankovicsAmazon

1977 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerLeisureSuzanne BakerA short course of boring history about how not to die of boredom.Amazon1977 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesLabyrinthManfredo ManfrediAmazonThe StreetCaroline LeafAmazon

1978 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerThe Sand CastleCo HoedemanOn a sandy desert, a man made of sand constructs other sand creatures to help make a beautiful sand castle for themselves.Amazon1978 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesA Doonesbury SpecialJohn HubleyAmazonJimmy the CJimmy PickerAmazonThe Bead GameIshu PatelAmazon

1979 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerSpecial DeliveryEunice MacaulayA hapless husband neglects to clear the icy walk, which leads to the mailman slipping and breaking his neck. A comedy of errors results from his attempts to hide the body.Amazon1979 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesOh My DarlingNico CramaAmazonRip Van WinkleWill VintonAmazon

1980 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerEvery ChildDerek LambAn abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well to do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any ...Amazon1980 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesDream DollBob GodfreyAmazonIt's So Nice to Have a Wolf Around the HousePaul FierlingerAmazon

1981 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerThe FlyFerenc RofuszA fine day in the life of a fly presented completely from the fly's point of view. A fine day until something dreary happens, that is.Amazon1981 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesHistory of the World in Three Minutes FlatMichael MillsAmazonTout rienFrédéric BackAmazon

1982 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerCracFrédéric BackThe industrialization of Montreal (Canada), as seen from the point of view of a rocking-chair.Amazon1982 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesThe CreationWill VintonAmazonThe Tender Tale of Cinderella PenguinJanet PerlmanAmazon

1983 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerTangoZbigniew RybczynskiSubsequent characters appear in a poorly-decorated room, intertwining but never colliding, all possessed by never-ending rituals.Amazon1983 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesThe Great CognitoWill VintonAmazonThe SnowmanJohn CoatesAmazon

1984 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerSundae in New YorkJimmy PickerA character closely resembling then-mayor Ed Koch sings a variation on the "Theme from 'New York, New York'" in an entirely clay-animated film depicting a variety of locations and ...Amazon1984 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesMickey's Christmas CarolBurny MattinsonAmazonSound of Sunshine - Sound of RainEda Godel HallinanAmazon

1985 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) WinnerCharadeJohn MinnisA talented, but doomed, gentleman tries to participate in a properly British game of charades.Amazon1985 Academy Awards - Short Film (Animated) NomineesDoctor DeSotoMorton SchindelAmazonParadiseIshu PatelAmazon