NFB at the Oscars® 12 OSCARS, 75 NOMINATIONS OSCAR®-WINNING FILMS The Danish Poet Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film Torill Kove, 2006, 15 min Ryan Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film Chris Landreth, 2004, 13 min Bob’s Birthday Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film David Fine, Alison Snowden, 1993, 12 min Flamenco at 5:15 Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject) Cynthia Scott, 1983, 29 min If You Love This Planet Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject) Terre Nash, 1982, 25 min Every Child Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film Eugene Fedorenko, 1979, 6 min Special Delivery Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film Eunice Macaulay, John Weldon, 1978, 7 min The Sand Castle Academy Award® for Best Animated Short Film Co Hoedeman, 1977, 13 min I’ll Find a Way Academy Award® for Best Live Action Short Film Beverly Shaffer, 1977, 25 min Neighbours Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject) Norman McLaren, 1952, 8 min Churchill’s Island Academy Award® for Best Documentary (Short Subject) Stuart Legg, 1941, 21 min COMPLETE LIST OF OUR OSCAR® NOMINATIONS Animal Behaviour David Fine & Alison Snowden, 2019, 14 min Blind Vaysha Theodore Ushev, 2016, 8 min Me and My Moulton Torill Kove, 2014, 13 min Sunday Patrick Doyon, 2011, 9 min Wild Life Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, 2011, 13 min Madame Tutli-Putli Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski, 2007, 17 min The Danish Poet Torill Kove, 2006, 15 min Ryan Chris Landreth, 2004, 13 min Hardwood Hubert Davis, 2004, 29 min Strange Invaders Cordell Barker, 2001, 8 min When the Day Breaks Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby, 1999, 9 min My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts Torill Kove, 1999, 10 min Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square Shui-Bo Wang, 1998, 29 min La Salla Richard Condie, 1996, 8 min Bob’s Birthday David Fine, Alison Snowden, 1993, 12 min The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein Joyce Borenstein, 1992, 29 min Strings Wendy Tilby, 1991, 10 min Blackfly Christopher Hinton, 1991, 5 min Jesus of Montreal 1989, 1 h 59 min The Cat Came Back Cordell Barker, 1988, 7 min George and Rosemary David Fine, Alison Snowden, 1987, 8 min The Decline of the American Empire Denys Arcand, 1986, 1 h 41 min The Big Snit Richard Condie, 1985, 9 min The Painted Door Bruce Pittman, 1984, 23 min Paradise Ishu Patel, 1984, 15 min Flamenco at 5:15 Cynthia Scott, 1983, 29 min If You Love This Planet Terre Nash, 1982, 25 min The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin Janet Perlman, 1981, 10 min First Winter John N. Smith, 1981, 26 min After the Axe Sturla Gunnarsson, 1981, 56 min Every Child Eugene Fedorenko, 1979, 6 min Nails Phillip Borsos, 1979, 13 min Bravery in the Field Giles Walker, 1979, 28 min Going the Distance Paul Cowan, 1979, 1 h 29 min Special Delivery Eunice Macaulay, John Weldon, 1978, 7 min I’ll Find a Way Beverly Shaffer, 1977, 25 min The Sand Castle Co Hoedeman, 1977, 13 min Bead Game Ishu Patel, 1977, 5 min Blackwood Tony Ianzelo, Andy Thomson, 1976, 27 min The Street Caroline Leaf, 1976, 10 min Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry Donald Brittain, John Kramer, 1976, 1 h 39 min High Grass Circus Tony Ianzelo, Torben Schioler, 1976, 56 min Whistling Smith Marrin Canell, Michael Scott, 1975, 27 min Hunger Peter Foldès, 1973, 11 min The Family That Dwelt Apart Yvon Mallette, 1973, 7 min Evolution Michael Mills, 1971, 10 min Blake Bill Mason, 1969, 19 min Pas de deux Norman McLaren, 1968, 13 min Walking Ryan Larkin, 1968, 5 min The House that Jack Built Ron Tunis, 1967, 8 min Helicopter Canada Eugene Boyko, 1966, 50 min The Drag Carlos Marchiori, 1966, 8 min Paddle to the Sea Bill Mason, 1966, 28 min Christmas Cracker Jeff Hale, Norman McLaren, Grant Munro, Gerald Potterton, 1963, 9 min Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak John Feeney, 1963, 19 min My Financial Career Gerald Potterton, 1962, 6 min Very Nice, Very Nice Arthur Lipsett, 1961, 7 min Universe Roman Kroitor, Colin Low, 1960, 27 min The Living Stone John Feeney, 1958, 32 min City of Gold Wolf Koenig, Colin Low, 1957, 21 min A Chairy Tale Claude Jutra, Norman McLaren, 1957, 9 min The Stratford Adventure Morten Parker, 1954, 39 min Herring Hunt Julian Biggs, 1953, 10 min Neighbours Norman McLaren, 1952, 8 min The Romance of Transportation in Canada Colin Low, 1952, 10 min The Fight: Science Against Cancer Morten Parker, 1950, 20 min The Rising Tide Jean Palardy, 1949, 29 min High Over the Borders Raymond Spottiswoode, 1942, 20 min Inside Fighting China 1942, 19 min Churchill’s Island Stuart Legg, 1941, 21 min Warclouds in the Pacific Stuart Legg, 1941, 21 min