▁and ▁Robert ▁B . ▁Sh erman . ▁It ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁last ▁animated ▁short ▁produced ▁by ▁W alt ▁Disney , ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁its ▁release . ▁▁ ▁It ▁star red ▁the ▁voices ▁of ▁Sebastian ▁Cab ot ▁as ▁the ▁narr ator , ▁Ster ling ▁H ollow ay ▁as ▁W inn ie ▁the ▁Po oh , ▁Jon ▁Wal ms ley ▁as ▁Christopher ▁Robin , ▁( rep la ced ▁Bruce ▁Re ith erman ), ▁Barbara ▁Lud dy ▁as ▁K anga , ▁Cl int ▁Howard ▁as ▁Ro o , ▁Paul ▁Win ch ell ▁as ▁T igger , ▁Ralph ▁Wright ▁as ▁E ey ore , ▁Hal ▁Smith ▁as ▁O w l , ▁Howard ▁Morris ▁as ▁G opher , ▁and ▁Jun ius ▁Matt he ws ▁as ▁Rab bit . ▁ ▁W inn ie ▁the ▁Po oh ▁and ▁the ▁Bl ust ery ▁Day ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Anim ated ▁Short ▁Film . ▁The ▁Academy ▁Award ▁was ▁awarded ▁post hum ously ▁to ▁Disney . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁W inn ie ▁the ▁Po oh ▁production ▁that ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award . ▁( W inn ie ▁the ▁Po oh ▁and ▁T igger ▁To o , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁six ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁Academy ▁Award , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Cl osed ▁Mond ays .) ▁ ▁The ▁animated ▁feature tte ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁Many