The Walt Disney Co. is no stranger to successes and nowhere is that more evident than in the Academy Awards. Over the years the company has received 147 Academy Awards while Walt Disney personally received 32 – more than any individual, ever.

As we await tonight’s Oscar ceremony, let’s look back at the history of Oscar and Walt.

1932

Flowers and Trees (the first Academy Award presented to Walt Disney)
Short Subject – Cartoon

Creation of Mickey Mouse

1933

Three Little Pigs
Short Subject – Cartoon

1935

The Tortoise and the Hare
Short Subject – Cartoon

Three Orphan Kittens
Short Subject – Cartoon

1936

The Country Cousin
Short Subject – Cartoon

1937

Snow White an the Seven Dwarfs
Special award, in recognition as a significant screen innovation

The Old Mill
Short Subject – Cartoon

Design and application to production of the multi-plane camera

1938

Ferdinand the Bull
Short Subject – Cartoon

1939

The Ugly Duckling
Short Subject – Cartoon

1940

Pinocchio
Song – “When You Wish Upon a Star”
Original Score

Fantasia
Special awards for:
Leopold Stokowski and his associates for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music

Walt Disney and the RCA Manufacturing Company for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures

1941

Dumbo
Scoring of a Musical Picture

Lend a Paw
Short Subject – Cartoon

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Walt Disney

1943

Der Fuehrer’s Face
Short Subject – Cartoon

1946

Song of the South
Song – “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Special Recognition (James Baskett as Uncle Remus)

Design and development of an audio finder and track viewer for checking and locating noise in sound tracks

1949

Seal Island
Short Subject – Two Reel

Outstanding juvenile actor of 1949 – Bobby Driscoll (So Dear to My Heart)

1950

In Beaver Valley
Short Subject – Two Reel

1951

Nature’s Half Acre
Short Subject – Two Reel

1952

Water Birds
Short Subject – Two Reel

1953

The Living Desert
Short Subject – Two Reel

Bear Country
Short Subject – Two Reel

The Alaskan Eskimo
Short Subject – Documentary

Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom
Short Subject – Cartoon

1954

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Special Effects
Art Decorations/Set Decorations

The Vanishing Prairie
Feature – Documentary

1955

Men Against the Arctic
Short Subject – Documentary

1957

The Wetback Hound
Short Subject – Live Action

1958

The Ama Girls
Short Subject – Documentary

White Wilderness
Feature – Documentary

1959

Grand Canyon
Short Subject – Live Action

Design of an improved optical printer for special effects and matte shots, to Ub Iwerks

1960

The Horse with the Flying Tail
Feature – Documentary

Outstanding juvenile performer of 1960 – Hayley Mills (Pollyana)

1964

Mary Poppins
Actress – Julie Andrews
Song – “Chim-Chim-Cheree”
Original Music
Film Editing
Special Visual Effects

Conception and perfection of techniques for Color Traveling Matte Composite Cinematography

1968

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
Short Subject – Cartoon

1969

It’s Tough To Be A Bird
Short Subject – Cartoon

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Special Visual Effects

1985

Development of an animation photo transfer process

1986

The Color of Money
Actor – Paul Newman

1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Film Editing
Sound Effects Editing
Visual Effect
Special Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Director – Richard Williams

1989

The Little Mermaid
Song – “Under the Sea”
Original Music Score

Dead Poet’s Society
Original Screenplay

1990

Dick Tracy
Makeup
Art Direction/Set Direction
Song – “Sooner or Later”

1991

Beauty and the Beast
Song – “Beauty and the Beast”
Original Music Score

1992

Aladdin
Song – “A Whole New World”
Original Music Score

Scientific/Technical Award to Members of the Walt Disney Feature Animation Department for CAPS [Computer Animated Production System], showcased in Beauty and the Beast. The system enables the seamless combination of hand-drawn and computer animation

1994

The Lion King
Original Song – “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”
Original Music Score

Ed Wood
Supporting Actor – Martin Landau
Makeup

Bullets Over Broadway
Supporting Actress – Dianne Wiest

Pulp Fiction
Original Screenplay

1995

Pocahantas
Original Song – “Colors of the Wind”
Original Musical or Comedy Score
Orchestral Score

Toy Story
Special Achievement Award to Computer-Animator John Lasseter

Restoration
Costume Design – James Acheson
Art Direction – Eugenio Zanetti

Mighty Aphrodite
Supporting Actess – Mira Sorvino

The Postman
Original Dramatic Score

1996

The English Patient
Best Picture
Supporting Actress – Juliette Binoche
Director – Anthony Minghella
Art Direction
Cinematography
Sound
Original Dramatic Score
Costume Design
Film Editing

Emma
Original Musical or Comedy Score

Evita
Original Song – “You Must Love Me”

Sling Blade
Screenplay – Based on material previously produced or published

1997

Good Will Hunting
Supporting Actor – Robin Williams
Original Screenplay

1998

Shakespeare in Love
Best Picture
Original Screenplay
Leading Actress – Gwyneth Paltrow
Supporting Actress – Judi Dench
Costume Design
Original Musical or Comedy Score
Art Direction

Life is Beautiful
Leading Actor – Roberto Benigni
Foreign Language Film
Original Dramatic Score

1999

Tarzan
Original Song – “You’ll Be in My Heart” (Music & Lyrics by Phil Collins)

Scientific/Technical Award to Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr. of DREAM QUEST IMAGES and John C. Brewer of Eastman Kodak for the identification and diagnosis leading to the elimination of the ‘red fringe’ artifact in traveling matte composite photography

2001

Monsters, Inc.
Original Song – “If I Didn’t Have You” (Music & Lyrics by Randy Newman)

Iris
Supporting Actor – Jim Broadbent

Pearl Harbor
Sound Editing

2002

Spirited Away
Best Animated Feature Film

Chicago
Art Direction – John Myhre
Best Picture
Costume Design – Colleen Atwood
Film Editing – Martin Walsh
Sound – Michael Minker, Dominick Tavella and David Lee
Supporting Actress – Catherine Zeta-Jones

Frida
Makeup – John Jackson and Beatrice De Alba
Original Score – Elliot Goldenthal

The Hours
Leading Actress – Nicole Kidman

2003

Finding Nemo
Best Animated Feature Film

Cold Mountain
Supporting Actress – Rene Zellweger

Barbarian Invasions
Foreign Language Films – Canada

2004

The Incredibles
Best Animated Feature Film
Sound Editing (Michael Silvers and Randy Them)

The Aviator
Supporting Actress – Cate Blanchett
Art Direction – Dante Ferretti
Costume Design – Sandy Powell
Film Editing – Thelma Schoonmaker
Cinematography – Robert Richardson

Finding Neverland
Original Score – Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardobe
Makeup – Howard Berger and Tami Lane

2006

The Queen
Supporting Actress – Helen Mirren

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Visual Effects

2007

Ratatouille
Best Animated Feature Film (Brad Bird)

No Country for Old Men
Best Picture
Director – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Adapted Screenplay
Supporting Actor – Javier Bardem

There Will Be Blood
Leading Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis
Cinematography – Robert Elswit

2008

Wall•E
Best Animated Feature Film

2009

Up
Best Animated Feature Film
Original Score (Michael Giacchino)

2010

Toy Story 3
Animated Feature Film
Music (Original Song) – “We Belong Together” (Music and Lyric by Randy Newman)

Alice in Wonderland
Art Direction
Costume Design

Wrapping it up

So as we await to see if the creative teams at Disney will receive any more honors to add to this list, I will try to enjoy one of these past performances leading up to tonight’s broadcast. If I were a betting man, which I am not, I would imagine there are going to be a few more shiny statues handed out for some of this year’s films from the folks at Disney. Good luck to them all!

Coverage of the Oscars will begin at 7:00 pm tonight on most local ABC television stations.

[UPDATE] Added the latest winners from the 83 Annual Academy Awards, broadcasted on February 27, 2011 and corrected the year to 2010.

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