From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Best Short Subject, One-reel" and "Best Short Subject, Two-reel", referring to the running time of the short: a standard reel of film is 1000 feet, or about 11 minutes of run time.
Între 1936 - 1956 au existat două premii separate: "Best Short Subject, One-reel" și "Best Short Subject, Two-reel". (o rolă însemna un film de circa 11 minute.)