The Danish Poet’s nomination marks the 69th Academy Award nom for the National Film Board, which has been called to the podium a dozen times so far. Below is a list of NFB productions and copros that have brought home Oscar gold, as well as two special awards.

1941
Churchill’s Island
Director: Stuart Legg
Category: Documentary Short

1953
Neighbours
Director: Norman McLaren
Category: Documentary Short

1978
The Sand Castle
Director: Co Hoedeman
Category: Animated Short

1978
I’ll Find a Way
Director: Beverly Shaffer
Category: Live-action Short

1979
Special Delivery
Directors: John Weldon & Eunice Macaulay
Category: Animated Short

1980
Every Child
Director: Eugene Fedorenko
Category: Animated Short

1983
If You Love This Planet
Director: Terri Nash
Category: Documentary Short

1984
Flamenco at 5:15
Director: Cynthia Scott
Category: Documentary Short

1989
Honorary Oscar on NFB’s 50th anniversary

1995
Bob’s Birthday
Directors: Alison Snowden & David Fine
Category: Animated Short

1999
Technical achievement award to NFB scientists Ed H. Zwaneveld and Frederick
Gasoi and two colleagues for creating the DigiSync Film Keykode Reader

2005
Ryan
Director: Chris Landreth
Category: Animated Short