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WINTER 2025 25 1938 • THE 10 TH AWARDS The Old Mill introduced Disney's multi- plane camera, which added another layer of et to te animation. e setting feels practically three-dimensional as we oom ast a sier craing on its e, ducks waddling out of the water, and two ueirs saring a orm. eeoe y inentor iiam arity, te mutiane camera receie a cientific an ecnica caemy ar. ecnoogy an effects aside, The Old Mill was a breakthrough for ramatic storyteing in animation. 1939 • THE 11 TH AWARDS In ran ara introuce itte irey eme, o resente an onorary scar to at isney. e ci star forgot to mention what the award as for, ut its uniue esign sai eery- ting. ara roose a reguarsie statuette aire it seen miniature ones mounte onto a stee ase. is was only the second time that the caemy commissione a customie scar. It too oer a year, ut te caemy recognie Snow White as "a significant screen innoation ic as charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion icture cartoon. 1941 • THE 13 TH AWARDS While Snow White got its special award, Pinocchio stood out as the first animated feature to in a cometitie scar. ong with The Thief of Bagdad , it as among the first films to win multiple aars itout a est icture nomination. Pinocchio remained the only Disney film to triumph in both music categories for oer to ecaes. e year Pinocchio won, isney asnt u for est artoon. t te t caemy ars, ouis . Mayer persuaded his fellow members to nominate two MGM shorts, The Milky Way an Puss Gets the Boot . e third slot went to A Wild Hare , a errie eoy irecte y ex ery. or the first time in the category's history, a isney sort asnt in te running. The Milky Way a te iey coors, cuy ani- mals, and lighthearted music Disney was known for, but the comedy possessed sigty anier energy. aturing te Disney style with a few twists, The Milky Way officiay roe ats inning strea. Wild Hare marked the official debut of ugs unny. toug ugs rototyes a aeare reiousy, tis as te first time Mel Blanc brought out the character's signature ronxrooyn accent. ong it ugs an ooy ooecer, introduced the world to a cat and mouse uo name om an erry. euting in Puss Gets the Boot, Tom and Jerry were originally non as aser an inx, resectiey. ie uof Ising coirecte an co-produced the short, the masterminds were two up-and-coming animators named iiam anna an ose arera. WINTER 2025 25 BELOW: A scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. BOTTOM: Shirley Temple presenting Walt Disney with miniature Oscars for Snow White. Walt Disney archive and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs images © Disney.