Academy Award for Live Action Short Film

This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Short Subjects, one-reel" and "Short Subjects, two-reel". A third category "Short Subjects, color" was used only for 1936 and 1937. From the initiation of short subject awards for 1932 until 1935 the terms were "Short Subjects, comedy" and "Short subjects, novelty".

1970s

• 1970 John Longenecker - The Resurrection of Broncho Billy
• 1971 Manuel Arango, Robert Amram -Sentinels Of Silence
• 1972 Richard Barclay - Norman Rockwell's World...An American Dream
• 1973 Allan Miller, William Fertik - The Bolero
• 1974 Paul Claudon, Edmond Sechan - One-Eyed Men Are Kings
• 1975 Bert Salzman - Angel and Big Joe
• 1976 Andre Guttfreund, Peter Werner - In the Region of Ice
• 1977 Beverly Shaffer, Yuki Yoshida - I'll Find a Way
• 1978 Taylor Hackford - Teenage Father
• 1979 Sarah Pillsbury, Ron Ellis - Board and Care