The nominees were ...
(Cartoon)
- The Calico Dragon, Harman-Ising [3rd place]
- Three Orphan Kittens, Walt Disney, producer
- Who Killed Cock Robin? Walt Disney, producer [2nd place]
(Comedy)
- How to Sleep, Jack Chertok, producer
- Oh, My Nerves, Jules White, producer [2nd place]
- Tit for Tat, Hal Roach, producer [3rd place]
(Novelty)
- Audioscopiks, Pete Smith, producer [tied for 2nd]
- Camera Thrills, Universal [tied for 2nd]
- Wings Over Mt. Everest, Gaumont British and Skibo Productions
And the Oscar went to ...
(Cartoon)
Three Orphan Kittens, Walt Disney, producer.(Comedy)
The first in a series of "how to" shorts made at MGM by humorist Robert Benchley. It was so well-received that the studio launched a series in which Benchley demonstrated his mock expertise.
(Novelty)
Wings Over Mt. Everest, Gaumont British and Skibo Productions.
This British-made documentary short is about the 1933 flight by Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, then Lord Clydesdale, over the summit of Mount Everest. Prints of it are hard to locate today.
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