Walt Disney holds the record for both the most Academy Award nominations for an individual (59) and the number of Oscars awarded (22). He also earned four honorary Oscars. His last competitive Academy Award was posthumous.[200]
The awards he won include:
1932: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Flowers and Trees (1932)[76]
1932: Honorary Award for creation of Mickey Mouse [76]
1939: Honorary Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) The citation read, "For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field." (The award, unique in the history of the Oscars, is one large statuette and seven miniature statuettes.)[6]
1941: Honorary Award for Fantasia (1940), shared with: William E. Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins. The citation for the certificate of merit read, "For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia."[6]
1943: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)[101]
1949: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Honorary Award)
1951: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: In Beaver Valley (1950)[201]
1952: Best Short Subject, Two-reel: Nature's Half Acre (1951)[202]
1954: Best Documentary, Features: The Living Desert (1953)[203]
1954: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)[203]
1959: Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects: Grand Canyon (1958)[204]
1969: Best Short Subject, Cartoons: Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) (posthumous)[205]