The NFB at the Oscars®
12 OSCARS, 78 NOMINATIONS
The NFB and its productions and co-productions have received 11 Oscars, as well as an Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.
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Honorary Academy Award
Overall excellence in cinema
The NFB has received 12 Oscars, including a 1988 Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema, and has amassed more Academy Award nominations than any other film organization based outside of Hollywood.
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The Danish Poet
Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film
Torill Kove, 2006, 15 min
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Ryan
Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film
Chris Landreth, 2004, 13 min
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Bob’s Birthday
Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film
David Fine, Alison Snowden, 1993, 12 min
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Flamenco at 5:15
Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Cynthia Scott, 1983, 29 min
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If You Love This Planet
Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Terre Nash, 1982, 25 min
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Every Child
Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film
Eugene Fedorenko, 1979, 6 min
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Special Delivery
Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film
Eunice Macaulay, John Weldon, 1978, 7 min
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The Sand Castle
Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film
Co Hoedeman, 1977, 13 min
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I’ll Find a Way
Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short Film
Beverly Shaffer, 1977, 25 min
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Neighbours
Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Norman McLaren, 1952, 8 min
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Churchill’s Island
Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Stuart Legg, 1941, 21 min
COMPLETE LIST OF OUR OSCAR® NOMINATIONS
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To Kill a Tiger
Nisha Pahuja, 2023, 127 min
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The Flying Sailor
Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, 2022, 7 min
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Affairs of the Art
Joanna Quinn and Les Mills, 2021, 16 min
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Animal Behaviour
David Fine & Alison Snowden, 2018, 14 min
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Blind Vaysha
Theodore Ushev, 2016, 8 min
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Me and My Moulton
Torill Kove, 2014, 13 min
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Wild Life
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, 2011, 13 min
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Sunday
Patrick Doyon, 2011, 9 min
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Madame Tutli-Putli
Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski, 2007, 17 min
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The Danish Poet
Torill Kove, 2006, 15 min
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Hardwood
Hubert Davis, 2004, 29 min
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Ryan
Chris Landreth, 2004, 13 min
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Strange Invaders
Cordell Barker, 2001, 8 min
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My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts
Torill Kove, 1999, 10 min
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When the Day Breaks
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, 1999, 9 min
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Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square
Shui-Bo Wang, 1998, 29 min
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La Salla
Richard Condie, 1996, 8 min
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Bob’s Birthday
David Fine, Alison Snowden, 1993, 12 min
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The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
Joyce Borenstein, 1992, 29 min
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Blackfly
Christopher Hinton, 1991, 5 min
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Strings
Wendy Tilby, 1991, 10 min
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Jesus of Montreal
Denys Arcand, 1989, 1 h 59 min
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The Cat Came Back
Cordell Barker, 1988, 7 min
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George and Rosemary
David Fine, Alison Snowden, 1987, 8 min
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The Decline of the American Empire
Denys Arcand, 1986, 1 h 41 min
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The Big Snit
Richard Condie, 1985, 9 min
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The Painted Door
Bruce Pittman, 1984, 23 min
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Paradise
Ishu Patel, 1984, 15 min
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Flamenco at 5:15
Cynthia Scott, 1983, 29 min
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The Profession of Arms
Michael Bryans, Tina Viljoen, 1983, 56 min
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If You Love This Planet
Terre Nash, 1982, 25 min
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After the Axe
Sturla Gunnarsson, 1981, 56 min
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First Winter
John N. Smith, 1981, 26 min
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The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
Janet Perlman, 1981, 10 min
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Every Child
Eugene Fedorenko, 1979, 6 min
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Going the Distance
Paul Cowan, 1979, 1 h 29 min
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Bravery in the Field
Giles Walker, 1979, 28 min
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Nails
Phillip Borsos, 1979, 13 min
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Special Delivery
Eunice Macaulay, John Weldon, 1978, 7 min
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I’ll Find a Way
Beverly Shaffer, 1977, 25 min
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High Grass Circus
Tony Ianzelo, Torben Schioler, 1976, 56 min
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The Sand Castle
Co Hoedeman, 1977, 13 min
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Bead Game
Ishu Patel, 1977, 5 min
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Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
Donald Brittain, John Kramer, 1976, 1 h 39 min
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The Street
Caroline Leaf, 1976, 10 min
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Blackwood
Tony Ianzelo, Andy Thomson, 1976, 27 min
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Monsieur Pointu
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Whistling Smith
Marrin Canell, Michael Scott, 1975, 27 min
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The Family That Dwelt Apart
Yvon Mallette, 1973, 7 min
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Hunger
Peter Foldès, 1973, 11 min
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Evolution
Michael Mills, 1971, 10 min
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Blake
Bill Mason, 1969, 19 min
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Walking
Ryan Larkin, 1968, 5 min
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The House that Jack Built
Ron Tunis, 1967, 8 min
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Pas de deux
Norman McLaren, 1968, 13 min
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Paddle to the Sea
Bill Mason, 1966, 28 min
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What on Earth!
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The Drag
Carlos Marchiori, 1966, 8 min
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Helicopter Canada
Eugene Boyko, 1966, 50 min
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Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
John Feeney, 1963, 19 min
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Christmas Cracker
Jeff Hale, Norman McLaren, Grant Munro, Gerald Potterton, 1963, 9 min
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My Financial Career
Gerald Potterton, 1962, 6 min
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Very Nice, Very Nice
Arthur Lipsett, 1961, 7 min
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Universe
Roman Kroitor, Colin Low, 1960, 27 min
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The Living Stone
John Feeney, 1958, 32 min
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A Chairy Tale
Claude Jutra, Norman McLaren, 1957, 9 min
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City of Gold
Wolf Koenig, Colin Low, 1957, 21 min
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The Stratford Adventure
Morten Parker, 1954, 39 min
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Herring Hunt
Julian Biggs, 1953, 10 min
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Neighbours
Norman McLaren, 1952, 8 min
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The Romance of Transportation in Canada
Colin Low, 1952, 10 min
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The Fight: Science Against Cancer
Morten Parker, 1950, 20 min
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The Rising Tide
Jean Palardy, 1949, 29 min
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Inside Fighting China
Stuart Legg, 1942, 19 min
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High Over the Borders
Raymond Spottiswoode, 1942, 20 min
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Warclouds in the Pacific
Stuart Legg, 1941, 21 min
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Churchill’s Island
Stuart Legg, 1941, 21 min