Live Action Short Film Oscar Winners & Nomination History

The AwardWentTo archive contains 307 Academy Award records for Live Action Short Film, including 71 wins, across 69 film years (1957–2025).

Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.

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Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Animated Feature Best Documentary Feature

Winner history

71 winning records in the selected film-year range. Follow a year to see its other category results.

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Live Action Short Film winner history by film year, film and credited nominee or recipient
Film year	Film	Credited nominee / recipient
Film year2025	FilmThe Singers IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientSam A. Davis and Jack Piatt Source context Source category: LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Film year2025	FilmTwo People Exchanging Saliva	Credited nominee / recipientAlexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata Source context Source category: LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Film year2024	FilmI'm Not a Robot IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientVictoria Warmerdam and Trent
Film year2023	FilmThe Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientWes Anderson and Steven Rales
Film year2022	FilmAn Irish Goodbye IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientTom Berkeley and Ross White
Film year2021	FilmThe Long Goodbye IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAneil Karia and Riz Ahmed
Film year2020	FilmTwo Distant Strangers IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientTravon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
Film year2019	FilmThe Neighbors' Window IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientMarshall Curry
Film year2018	FilmSkin IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientGuy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman
Film year2017	FilmThe Silent Child IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientChris Overton and Rachel Shenton
Film year2016	FilmSing IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientKristof Deák and Anna Udvardy
Film year2015	FilmStutterer IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientBenjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage
Film year2014	FilmThe Phone Call IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientMat Kirkby and James Lucas
Film year2013	FilmHelium IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAnders Walter and Kim Magnusson
Film year2012	FilmCurfew IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientShawn Christensen
Film year2011	FilmThe Shore IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientTerry George and Oorlagh George
Film year2010	FilmGod of Love IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientLuke Matheny
Film year2009	FilmThe New Tenants IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJoachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Film year2008	FilmSpielzeugland (Toyland) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJochen Alexander Freydank
Film year2007	FilmLe Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPhilippe Pollet-Villard
Film year2006	FilmWest Bank Story IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAri Sandel
Film year2005	FilmSix Shooter IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientMartin McDonagh
Film year2004	FilmWasp IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAndrea Arnold
Film year2003	FilmTwo Soldiers IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAaron Schneider and Andrew J. Sacks
Film year2002	FilmThis Charming Man (Der Er En Yndig Mand) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientMartin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen
Film year2001	Filmthe accountant IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientRay McKinnon, Lisa Blount
Film year2000	FilmQuiero Ser (I want to be...) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientFlorian Gallenberger
Film year1999	FilmMy Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientBarbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel
Film year1998	FilmElection Night (Valgaften) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientKim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen
Film year1997	FilmVisas and Virtue IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientChris Tashima, Chris Donahue
Film year1996	FilmDear Diary IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientDavid Frankel, Barry Jossen
Film year1995	FilmLieberman in Love IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientChristine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel
Film year1994	FilmFranz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPeter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts Source context NOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Trevor.
Film year1994	FilmTrevor IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPeggy Rajski, Randy Stone Source context NOTE: A tie. The other winning film in this category was Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life.
Film year1993	FilmBlack Rider (Schwarzfahrer) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPepe Danquart
Film year1992	FilmOmnibus IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientSam Karmann
Film year1991	FilmSession Man IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientSeth Winston, Rob Fried
Film year1990	FilmThe Lunch Date IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAdam Davidson
Film year1989	FilmWork Experience IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJames Hendrie
Film year1988	FilmThe Appointments of Dennis Jennings IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientDean Parisot, Steven Wright
Film year1987	FilmRay's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJonathan Sanger and Jana Sue Memel, Producers
Film year1986	FilmPrecious Images IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientChuck Workman, Producer
Film year1985	FilmMolly's Pilgrim IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJeff Brown and Chris Pelzer, Producers
Film year1984	FilmUp IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientMike Hoover, Producer
Film year1983	FilmBoys and Girls IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJanice L. Platt, Producer
Film year1982	FilmA Shocking Accident IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientChristine Oestreicher, Producer
Film year1981	FilmViolet IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPaul Kemp and Shelley Levinson, Producers
Film year1980	FilmThe Dollar Bottom IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientLloyd Phillips, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT FILM (Dramatic Live Action)
Film year1979	FilmBoard and Care IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientSarah Pillsbury and Ron Ellis, Producers
Film year1978	FilmTeenage Father IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientTaylor Hackford, Producer
Film year1977	FilmI'll Find a Way IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientBeverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida, Producers
Film year1976	FilmIn the Region of Ice IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAndre Guttfreund and Peter Werner, Producers
Film year1975	FilmAngel and Big Joe IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientBert Salzman, Producer
Film year1974	FilmOne-Eyed Men Are Kings IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPaul Claudon and Edmond Sechan, Producers
Film year1973	FilmThe Bolero IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientAllan Miller and William Fertik, Producers Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1972	FilmNorman Rockwell's World...An American Dream IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientRichard Barclay, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1971	FilmSentinels of Silence IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientManuel Arango and Robert Amram, Producers Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1970	FilmThe Resurrection of Broncho Billy IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJohn Longenecker, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1969	FilmThe Magic Machines IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJoan Keller Stern, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1968	FilmRobert Kennedy Remembered IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientCharles Guggenheim, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1967	FilmA Place to Stand IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientChristopher Chapman, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1966	FilmWild Wings IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientEdgar Anstey, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1965	FilmThe Chicken (Le Poulet) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientClaude Berri, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1964	FilmCasals Conducts: 1964 IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientEdward Schreiber, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1963	FilmAn Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPaul de Roubaix and Marcel Ichac, Producers Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1962	FilmHeureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary) IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientPierre Etaix and J.C. Carrière, Producers Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1961	FilmSeawards the Great Ships IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientTemplar Film Studios Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1960	FilmDay of the Painter IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientEzra R. Baker, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1959	FilmThe Golden Fish IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientJacques-Yves Cousteau, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1958	FilmGrand Canyon IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientWalt Disney, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)
Film year1957	FilmThe Wetback Hound IMDb	Credited nominee / recipientLarry Lansburgh, Producer Source context Source category: SHORT SUBJECT (Live Action)

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This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.

Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.

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