Motion Picture Academy Splits Short Films, Animation Branches

The Academy created the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch in 1995, and established the Animated Feature Film category in 2001.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that it has voted to make two new branches: a Short Films Branch and Animation Branch, both derived from the formerly combined Short Films and Feature Animation Branch.

The Short Films Branch will have 200 Academy members and one governor overseeing live-action short films, while the Animation Branch will have 700 Academy members and two governors overseeing both feature-length and short animated projects.