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53rd Academy Awards

Short Film Categories · 1981

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✨ Short Film, Animated

🏆 Winner

The Fly

Directed by Ferenc Rofusz

Hungary
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Other Nominees

  • All NothingFrederic BackCanada
  • History of the World in Three Minutes FlatMichael MillsCanada
  • The CreationWill VintonUSA
  • The Tender Tale of Cinderella PenguinJanet PerlmanCanada

🎬 Documentary Short Subject

🏆 Winner

Karl Hess: Toward Liberty

Directed by Peter Ladue, Roland Halle

USA

Other Nominees

  • Don't Mess with BillUSA
  • It's the Same WorldUSA
  • Luther Metke at 94University of CaliforniaUSA
  • The Eruption of Mount St. HelensUSA
  • The Eruption of Mount St. Helens!Robert LandsburgUSA
  • The Killing GroundUSA

🎭 Short Film, Live Action

🏆 Winner

The Dollar Bottom

Directed by Roger Christian

UK

Other Nominees

  • A Jury of Her PeersUSA
  • Fall LineUSA
  • In the GardenUSA
  • SensationsUSA
  • The Absent-Minded WaiterUSA
  • The Lark Farm