MGM may not have the prestige of Disney or Warner Bros., but when all is said and done they probably had just as much success as the other studios in both Oscar success and critical prestige. Like Warner Bros., MGM's animation division had humble beginnings, and didn't start to pick up until they hired Rudolf Ising and Hugh Harman from Disney. The duo made some successful films for the studio, but the output really became fantastic after they hired a trio of animators in William Hanna, Joe Barbera, and Tex Avery. Hanna-Barbera won over a half dozen Oscars for Fred Quimby mostly on the strength of their Tom and Jerry films, while Tex Avery made the films that rank near the top of the best animated short films.
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