This is a list of short films that have received an Oscar for best live action.

  • 1936 The Public Pays - MGM
  • 1937 Torture Money - MGM
    • Deep South - RKO Radio
    • Should Wives Work - RKO Radio
  • 1938 Declaration of Independence - Warner Brothers
  • 1939 Sons of Liberty - Warner Brothers
    • Drunk Driving - MGM
    • Five Times Five - RKO Radio
  • 1940 Teddy, The Rough Rider - Warner Brothers
  • 1941 Main Street on the March - MGM
  • 1942 Beyond the Line of Duty - Warner Brothers
    • Don’t Talk - MGM
    • Private Smith of the U.S.A. - RKO Radio
  • 1943 Heavenly Music - Jerry Bresler, Sam Coslow
    • Letter to a Hero - Frederic Ullman
    • Mardi Gras - Walter MacEwen
    • Women at War - Gordon Hollingshead
  • 1944 I Won’t Play - Gordon Hollingshead
    • Bombalera - Louis Harris
    • Main Street Today - Jerry Bresler
  • 1945 Star in the Night - Gordon Hollingshead
    • A Gun in His Hand - Chester Franklin
    • The Jury Goes Round ‘n’ Round - Jules White
    • The Little Witch - George Templeton
  • 1946 A Boy and His Dog - Gordon Hollingshead
    • College Queen - George Templeton
    • Hiss and Yell - Jules White
    • The Luckiest Guy in the World - Jerry Bresler
  • 1947 Climbing the Matterhorn - Irving Allen
    • Champagne for Two - Harry Grey
    • Fight of the Wild Stallions - Thomas Mead
    • Give Us the Earth - Herbert Morgan
    • A Voice Is Born - Ben Blake
  • 1948 Seal Island - Walt Disney
    • Calgary Stampede - Gordon Hollingshead
    • Going to Blazes - Herbert Morgan
    • Samba Mania - Harry Grey
    • Snow Capers - Thomas Mead
  • 1949 Van Gogh - Gaston Diehl, Robert Haessens
    • Boy and the Eagle - William Lasky
    • Chase of Death - Irving Allen
    • The Grass Is Always Greener - Gordon Hollingshead
    • Snow Carnival - Gordon Hollingshead
  • 1950 In Beaver Valley - Walt Disney
    • Grandma Moses - Falcon Films
    • My Country ‘Tis of Thee - Gordon Hollingshead
  • 1951 Nature’s Half Acre - Walt Disney
    • Balzac - Les Films Du Compass
    • Danger Under the Sea - Thomas Mead
  • 1952 Water Birds - Walt Disney
    • Bridge of Time - London Films
    • Devil Take Us – Herbert Morgan
    • Thar She Blows! - Gordon Hollingshead
  • 1953 Bear Country - Walt Disney
    • Ben and Me - Walt Disney
    • Return to Glennascaul – Mayer Kingsley, Inc
    • Vesuvius Express - Otto Lang
    • Winter Paradise - Cedric Francis
  • 1954 A Time Out of War – Dennis Sanders, Terry Sanders
    • Beauty and the Bull - Cedric Francis
    • Jet Carrier - Otto Lang
    • Siam - Walt Disney
  • 1955 Face of Lincoln - William Blume
    • 24-Hour Alert - Cedric Francis
    • The Battle of Gettysburg - Dore Schary
    • On the Twelfth Day - George Arthur
    • Switzerland - Walt Disney
  • 1956 The Bespoke Overcoat - George Arthur
    • Cow Dog - Larry Lansburgh
    • The Dark Wave - John Healy
    • Samoa - Walt Disney

See also: Academy Award.