Which Academy Award did the short Ice Age spin-off No Time for Nuts receive a nomination for?

No Time for Nuts received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film.

The short was recognized at the 79th Academy Awards, honoring films released during 2006. Its nomination reflected the strength of Blue Sky Studios’ short-form animation as well as the popularity of Scrat, whose silent physical comedy had become one of the Ice Age franchise’s signature elements.

The category is different from Best Animated Feature, the award category associated with full-length films such as Ice Age. No Time for Nuts was not nominated for the feature category because it is a short film. The Academy’s short-film category evaluates animated productions made for a much shorter running time.

The nomination is also separate from Ice Age’s own Academy Award recognition. The original Ice Age received a Best Animated Feature nomination at the 75th Academy Awards, while No Time for Nuts was recognized several years later.