Oscar / Best Short Film
The Oscar for the best short film has been awarded since 1932. Over the decades, the category went through several changes. From 1932 to 1935 two prizes were awarded for short films , in which comedies (comedy) and other topics (novelty) were distinguished. From 1936 to 1957, the category was broken down by content, instead two prizes were awarded for short films with different running times: One-Reeler with a running time of up to 15 minutes and Two-Reeler with a running time of up to 30 minutes. In addition, in 1936 and 1937, when the new Technicolor process took off, prizes were awarded for the best short films in color.
Since 1958 only one prize has been awarded for short films. There has also been a category for animated short films since 1932 and a category for the best documentary short film since 1942 . After the Mexican film Centinelas del silencio was awarded both the best short film and the best documentary short film in 1972, the rules were changed so that short films can only be nominated in one category.
While short films were an integral part of the film programs in the first few decades, they are now mainly shown at short film festivals . Therefore - unlike the Oscars for feature films - not only short films that have been shown publicly in Los Angeles can be nominated, but also films that have received awards at selected film festivals and winners of the Student Academy Awards . Films with a running time of less than 40 minutes are considered short films. Until 1988, the Oscar for the best short film was awarded exclusively to the producers, since then up to two people can be named as award winners (director and producer).
Films qualify for an Oscar in the year following their release. The table below shows the winners according to the year they were awarded.
1932-1940
1941-1950
1951-1960
1961-1970
1971-1980
| year | Award winners | for the movie | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | John Longenecker | The Resurrection of Broncho Billy |
Robert Siegler for Shut Up… I'm Crying John Hancock for Sticky My Fingers… Fleet My Feet |
| 1972 | Manuel Arango and Robert Amram | Centinelas del silencio |
Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald for Good Morning Stephen F. Verona for The Rehearsal |
| 1973 | Richard Barclay | Norman Rockwell's World… An American Dream |
Ron Satlof and Ray Gideon for Frog Story David Adams for solo |
| 1974 | Allan Miller and William Fertik | The Bolero |
Richard Gayer for Clockmaker Pen Densham and John Watson for Life Times Nine |
| 1975 | Paul Claudon and Edmond Séchan | … Les borgnes sont Rois |
Dewitt Jones for Climb Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin for The Concert George V. Casey for Planet Ocean Andrew Welsh and George Pastic for The Violin |
| 1976 | Bert Salzman | Angel and Big Joe |
Louis Marcus for Conquest of Light Larry Lansburgh and Brian Lansburgh for Dawn Flight Barry Spinello for A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo Alan Beattie for Doubletalk |
| 1977 | Andre R. Guttfreund and Peter Werner | In the Region of Ice |
Marjorie Anne Short for Kudzu Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin for The Morning Spider Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman for Nightlife Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon for Number One |
| 1978 | Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida | I'll find a way |
William E. McEuen for The Absent-Minded Waiter Jerry Butts for Floating Free Saul Bass for Notes on the Popular Arts Philip Dauber for Spaceborne |
| 1979 | Taylor Hackford | Teenage Father |
Jim Belcher and Fern Field for A Different Approach Andrew Sugerman for Mandy's Grandmother Seth Pinsker for Strange Fruit |
| 1980 | Sarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis | Board and Care |
Roman Kroitor and Stefan Wodoslawsky for Bravery in the Field Carol Lowell and Ross Lowell for Oh Brother, My Brother Saul Bass and Michael Britton for The Solar Film Harry Mathias, Jay Zukerman and Larry Hankin for Solly's Diner |
1981-1990
| year | Award winners | for the movie | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Lloyd Phillips | The dollar bottom |
Bob Carmichael and Greg Lowe for Fall Line Sally Heckel for A Jury of Her Peers |
| 1982 | Paul Kemp and Shelley Levinson | Violet |
Christine Oestreicher for Couples and Robbers John N. Smith for First Winter |
| 1983 | Christine Oestreicher | A shocking accident |
Bob Rogers for Ballet Robotique Michael Toshiyuki Uno and Joseph Benson for The Silence Jan Saunders for Split Cherry Tree Andrew Birkin for Sredni Vashtar |
| 1984 | Janice L. Platt | Boys and Girls |
Ian Emes for Goodie-Two-Shoes Jon N. Bloom for Overnight Sensation |
| 1985 | Mike Hoover | Up |
Michael MacMillan and Janice L. Platt for The Painted Door Sharon Oreck and Lesli Linka Glatter for Tales of Meeting and Parting |
| 1986 | Jeffrey D. Brown and Chris Pelzer | Molly's Pilgrim |
Dianna Costello for Graffiti Bob Rogers for Rainbow War |
| 1987 | Chuck Workman | Precious Images |
Stefano Reali and Pino Quartullo for Exit Fredda Weiss for Love Struck |
| 1988 | Jonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel | Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall |
Ann Wingate for Making Waves Robert A. Katz for Shoeshine |
| 1989 | Dean Parisot and Steven Wright | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings |
Matia Karrell and Abbee Goldstein for Cadillac Dreams George deGolian and Gary Moss for Gullah Tales |
| 1990 | James Hendrie | Work experience |
Robert Nixon for Amazon Diary Jonathan Tammuz for The Childeater |
1991-2000
| year | Award winners | for the movie | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Adam Davidson | The lunch date |
Raymond De Felitta and Matthew Gross for Bronx Cheers Peter Cattaneo and Barnaby Thompson for Dear Rosie Bernard Joffa and Anthony E. Nicholas for Senzeni Na? Hillary Ripps and Jonathan Heap 12:01 PM |
| 1992 | Seth Winston and Rob Fried | Session Man |
Stephen Kessler and Thomas R. Conroy for Birch Street Gym David M. Massey for Last Breeze of Summer |
| 1993 | Sam Karmann | omnibus |
Jonathan Darby and Jana Sue Memel for Contact Matt Palmieri for Cruise Control Christian Taylor for The Lady in Waiting Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt for Swan Song |
| 1994 | Pepe Danquart | Dodger |
Stacy Title and Jonathan Penner for Down on the Waterfront Susan Seidelman and Jonathan Brett for The Flemish Master Peter Weller and Jana Sue Memel for Partners Didier Flamand for La vis |
| 1995 |
Peter Capaldi and Ruth Kenley-Letts Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone |
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Trevor |
Sean Astin and Christine Astin for Kangaroo Court JoBeth Williams and Michele McGuire for On Hope Paul Unwin and Nick Vivian for Syrup |
| 1996 | Christine Lahti and Jana Sue Memel | Lieberman in Love |
Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas for Kehrmänner Griffin Dunne and Thom Colwell for Duke of Groove Jeff Goldblum and Tikki Goldberg for Little Surprises Dianne Houston and Joy Ryan for Tuesday Morning Ride |
| 1997 | David Frankel and Barry Jossen | Dear Diary |
Antonio Urrutia for De Tripas, Corazon Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen for Ernst and the light Juan Carlos Fresnadillo for Esposados Bernadette Carranza and Antonello De Leo for Senza parole |
| 1998 | Chris Tashima and Chris Donahue | Visas and Virtue |
Pearse Moore and Tim Loane for Dance Lexie Dance Roger Goldby and Barney Reisz for It's Good to Talk Birger Larsen and Thomas Lydholm for Sweethearts Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen for Wolfgang |
| 1999 | Kim Magnusson and Anders Thomas Jensen | Election night |
Will Speck and Josh Gordon for Culture Alexander Jovy and JJ Keith for Holiday Romance Vivian Goffette for La carte postale Simon Sandquist and Joel Bergvall for Victor |
| 2000 | Barbara Schock , Tammy Tiehel | My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York |
Henrik Ruben Genz and Michael W. Horsten for Theis and Nico Mehdi Norowzian and Steve Wax for Killing Joe Marc-Andreas Bochert and Gabriele Lins for small change Marcus Olsson for Stora & små mirakel |
2001-2010
2011-2020
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Shale: Academy Awards: An Ungar Reference Index . Ungar, New York 1982, ISBN 0-8044-2819-0 , p. 226.
- ↑ AMPAS: Official Rules for the 83rd Academy Awards (accessed May 14, 2010).
Web links
- The Official Academy Awards Database , the website AMPAS (English)