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The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards , covering the year 1931–32, to the present.
From 1932 until 1970, the category was known as Short Subjects, Cartoons; and from 1971 to 1973 as Short Subjects, Animated Films. The present title began with the 46th Awards in 1974. During the first 5 decades of the award's existence, awards were presented to the producers of the shorts. Current Academy rules, however, call for the award to be presented to "the individual person most directly responsible for the concept and the creative execution of the film." Moreover, "n the event that more than one individual has been directly and importantly involved in creative decisions, a second statuette may be awarded."
Only American films were nominated for the award until the National Film Board of Canada won with The Romance of Transportation in Canada in 1952. in 1961.]
The first film to win in this category was Flowers and Trees by Walt Disney, who has since held the category's record for most nominations and most wins. MGM's Tom and Jerry is the category's most lauded animated series over all, being nominated for a total of 13 Oscars and winning 7. Warner Bros.'s Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series also had a big amount of 16 Oscar nominations and winning 5. Among international studios, the NFB has the most wins in this category, with 6 Oscars. The biggest showing from Britain in this category is Nick Park, with three wins: 1 for Creature Comforts and 2 for the Wallace and Gromit series.