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26 KEYFRAME 26 KEYFRAME 1942 • THE 14 TH AWARDS o of ri reengs cartoons ere nominated in one year: Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt and Rhapsody in Rivets. ot ere reease uner te errie eoies ae. Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt was Bugs Bunny's second Oscar-nominated cartoon, making him the first WB character to score back- toac is. or ateer reason, ugs wouldn't see another nomination for 17 years. e caemy as a aout aar- ing star characters, including Mickey, ona, om, erry, r. agoo, an een seera ooney unes. trangey, oters continually snubbed the biggest cartoon star of tem a. 1944 • 16 TH AWARDS s merican troos eae oerseas, Hollywood and the Academy reflected te countrys inoement in te ar. This not only applied to Best Picture winners, but Best Cartoon nominees as e. ome insire ie oters informed, but the most memorable offered escapism when most Americans wanted nothing more than to see an ani roe on iters ea. Tom and Jerry returned to the Oscars with The Yankee Doodle Mouse , teir t cartoon. it te .. sti engaged in World War II, Yankee Doodle Mouse's atriotic teme stoo out. British troopers were called Tommies an ermans ere erries. Yankee Doodle Mouse challenged Disney's Reason and Emotion , anoter artime sort. is ceer cartoon centers on ersonifi- cations of emotion and reason as they comete for contro oer te riers seat. s iter ascens to oer, reason is oersaoe y emotions of fear an ate ocasing te funniest gags, quality animation, and a star-spangled finale, Yankee Doodle Mouse brought artoons its secon scar. It ount e te ast. 1948 - THE 20 TH AWARDS Although WB was producing some of the era's funniest and most influential cartoons, te stuio ace te oting oc tat mae a erennia inner. efore eaing in , o amett had already started planning a short that eoe into Tweetie Pie. ri reeng was working on a follow-up to Peck Up Your Troubles , ic sa yester ursue a ooecer. reeng tougt Tweety would be a better comedic foil, but ea of ar eer oecte to airing im it yester. reeng, non for aing a temer on ar it osemite ams, as suosey so enrage tat e amost uit again. anfuy, eer aoogie an came aroun to te iea. Of WB's four submissions that year, Tweetie Pie was the only nominee, going on to win the award… After 10 losses, Tweetie Pie granted Termite Terrace admission into te scarinning circe. ou can urcase Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows oumes 2 at earmanormeia.com. oume i e out in eruary . Rhapsody in Rivets Director [Friz] Freleng The Yankee Doodle Mouse Tweetie Pie F E AT U R E