▁for ▁Best ▁Short ▁Sub ject : ▁Cart o ons . ▁ ▁H anna ▁and ▁Bar ber a ▁served ▁as ▁writer / direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart o ons ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁when ▁they ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁produ cers . ▁Four teen ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart o ons ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁were ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Short ▁Sub ject : ▁Cart o ons , ▁with ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁short s ▁winning ▁that ▁award . ▁M GM ▁shut ▁down ▁its ▁animation ▁department ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁but ▁new ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart o ons ▁were ▁produced ▁by ▁Gene ▁De itch ▁and ▁later ▁Ch uck ▁Jones ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Jerry ▁would ▁also ▁appear ▁in ▁later ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁produ ctions ▁made ▁for ▁television , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁direct - to - video ▁features , ▁and ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry : ▁The ▁Movie , ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the atr ical ▁film . ▁Later ▁produ ctions ▁es ch ew ed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁violence ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁short s ▁were ▁known ▁for , ▁and ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁television ▁shows ▁Jerry ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁red ▁bow ▁tie ▁and ▁a ▁kind er ▁disposition . ▁ ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁aren ' t ▁always ▁enemies ; ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁team ▁up ▁on ▁occasion . ▁ ▁An ch ors