Oscar for Best Animated Short: 1961

Nominees and winner of the Academy Award 1961 for the animated short category as Short Subjects (Cartoons).

Surogat – Zagreb Film, Herts-Lion International Corp. – Winner

Also known as Ersatz (The Substitute).

Aquamania – Walt Disney Productions, Buena Vista

Beep Prepared – Warner Bros. – Chuck Jones

Nelly’s Folly – Warner Bros. – Chuck Jones

The Pied Piper of Guadalupe – Warner Bros. – Friz Freleng