Best Short Film, 1944

Awards presented March 15, 1945
The nominees were ...

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And the Oscar went to ... 
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The usual Tom and Jerry mayhem, in which Tom gets a "How to Catch a Mouse" book and follows its instructions. They backfire (literally) of course.  



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Who's Who in Animal LandJerry Fairbanks, producer.

Another in Paramount's "Speaking of Animals" series, which proved extraordinarily popular with the Academy -- Speaking of Animals and Their Families won the 1942 Oscar. The only portion of it that seems to survive today is a version of "Cow Cow Boogie" sung by real cows. 




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I Won't PlayGordon Hollingshead, producer.

Dane Clark plays a marine on a South Sea island whose tall tales about his exploits among Hollywood celebrities earn him a reputation as a liar, until a real star (Janis Paige) appears on a tour and sets the record straight. This was the first of five Oscar wins for Hollingshead, who had previously won in the now-defunct assistant director category. 


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