'' The New Spirit '' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 15th Academy Awards , an honor it shared with 24 other films . The following year , Disney released '' The Spirit of ' 43 '' which had a similar purpose and reused many of the scenes from '' The New Spirit '' . The film was released , for the first time since its original theatrical release , in 2004 on the DVD set '' Walt Disney Treasures : On the Front Lines ''
15th Academy Awards
15th Academy Awards
The New Spirit