1940s
- 1940 (13th) The Milky Way - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising
- Puss Gets the Boot - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Rudolph Ising
- A Wild Hare - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- 1941 (14th) Lend a Paw - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- How War Came – Screen Gems, Columbia - George Winkler
- The Night Before Christmas - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Rhapsody in Rivets - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- The Rookie Bear - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby & Rudolph Ising
- Rhythm in the Ranks - Paramount - George Pal
- Superman – Fleischer Studios, Paramount - Max Fleischer
- Truant Officer Donald - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1942 (15th) Der Fuehrer's Face - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- All Out for 'V' - Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry
- Blitz Wolf - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Juke Box Jamboree - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- Pigs in a Polka - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- Tulips Shall Grow - Paramount - George Pal
- 1943 (16th) The Yankee Doodle Mouse - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- The Dizzy Acrobat - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins - Paramount - George Pal
- Greetings Bait - Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. - Leon Schlesinger
- Imagination – Screen Gems, Columbia - Dave Fleischer
- Reason and Emotion - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1944 (17th) Mouse Trouble - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street - Paramount - George Pal
- Dog, Cat and Canary – Screen Gems, Columbia - Raymond Katz
- Fish Fry - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- How to Play Football - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- My Boy, Johnny – Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry
- Swooner Crooner - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- 1945 (18th) Quiet Please! - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Donald's Crime - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Jasper and the Beanstalk - Paramount - George Pal
- Life with Feathers - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life – Terrytoons, 20th Century Fox - Paul Terry
- The Poet and Peasant - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- Rippling Romance - Screen Gems, Columbia - Raymond Katz
- 1946 (19th) The Cat Concerto - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Musical Moments from Chopin - Walter Lantz Productions, Universal - Walter Lantz
- John Henry and the Inky-Poo - Paramount - George Pal
- Squatter's Rights - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Walky Talky Hawky - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- 1947 (20th) Tweetie Pie - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- Chip an' Dale - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Fred Quimby
- Pluto's Blue Note - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Tubby the Tuba - Paramount - George Pal
- 1948 (21st) The Little Orphan - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Mickey and the Seal - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- Mouse Wreckers - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- Robin Hoodlum - UPA, Columbia - John Hubley & Raymond Katz
- Tea for Two Hundred- Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
- 1949 (22nd) For Scent-imental Reasons - Warner Bros. - Edward Selzer
- Hatch Up Your Troubles - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Fred Quimby
- Magic Fluke - UPA, Columbia - Stephen Bosustow
- Toy Tinkers - Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio - Walt Disney
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