Classic Shorts Showcase: Parade of The Award Nominees

Hello & welcome back to A Look at Disney and Classic Shorts Showcase is back after being on hiatus for a long period of time and I have to thank my friend, Chris Pretty aka Pretty Boy aka  Ratin8tor for  pointing me to this short. This short,   Parade of The Award Nominees marks  a historical  event  for Mickey  Mouse  as this was the first short  to depict Mickey in color. Now interestingly, this short was made not  made for public viewing,  it was made for the 1932  Academy Awards Banquet depicting all of the nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress in caricatures.    This short would  later be released as part of the Walt Disney Treasures  collection of shorts.  And  another important  thing that came from this short is that this is the first piece of animation that Joe  Grant worked on for Disney.   Grant's  body of work  is massive including Der Furher's  Face,  being a co-writer for Dumbo,   he also  worked on Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King,   Fantasia 2000 (he also worked on the original),    and many others.  He worked there up until he died in 2005,  right before his 97th birthday.    His  last two films that he worked on were Chicken Little and Up, both of which were dedicated to his memory.  



The Plot


There is no plot to this short,  it's  just a highlight of the actors  and  actress that were up for the award that year.   So,  I'll go over  who is represented and what film, they were nominated for.  But first, Mickey's  first full on appearance in color.

So  Mickey originally wore green.  Kinda glad, his shorts didn't stay that color

Now keep in mind, that Mickey's  first full short in color was  The Band Concert but this was his first appearance in color.   Now let's take a look at the caricatures of actors and actresses that were up for the gold that year.  First  up, we have Wallace Beery and  Jackie Cooper for The Champ.

 

Next  up,  we have  Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt for The Guardsman 

  

Next up, we have Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet

After that,  we  have  Fredric March for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

The transformation was a little cool to see

The last actress to appear was   Marie Dressler for Emma

And Pluto  rounds out the parade.  But  he's gray  and not yellow  here.   Now  besides, these caricatures, Minnie and  Clarabelle also appear in the short as well. 


My  Final Thoughts

This short was a lot of fun and just a neat highlight for Disney fans  and movie fans alike.   If  you decide to watch this short,  you'll probably get a kick out of this short.  It's a lot of fun and just really cool to see how  the stars of yesteryear were celebrated.  Join me next time as I take a look at...


The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met