Winners Only by Category:
Documentary (Short)

Listed below are the Academy Award winners in the category of Documentary (Short) (non-winning nominations have been omitted from this list). Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the winners in that category.

1941  (14th)

(Short Subject)

Churchill’s Island, National Film Board of Canada; United Artists.

1943  (16th)

(Short Subject)

December 7th, United States Navy; United States Office of Strategic Services Field Photographic Bureau.

1944  (17th)

(Short Subject)

With the Marines at Tarawa, United States Marine Corps.

1945  (18th)

(Short Subject)

Hitler Lives?, Warner Bros. [Featurette Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

1946  (19th)

(Short Subject)

Seeds of Destiny, United States Department of War.

1947  (20th)

(Short Subject)

First Steps, United Nations Division of Films and Visual Information (Canada).

1948  (21st)

(Short Subject)

Toward Independence, United States Army.

1949  (22nd)

(Short Subject)

A Chance to Live, March of Time; 20th Century-Fox. [March of Time Series] Richard de Rochemont, Producer.

So Much for So Little, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.; Warner Bros. Edward Selzer, Producer.

1950  (23rd)

(Short Subject)

Why Korea?, 20th Century-Fox Movietone; 20th Century-Fox. Edmund Reek, Producer.

1951  (24th)

(Short Subject)

Benjy, Paramount. Fred Zinnemann, Producer.

1952  (25th)

(Short Subject)

Neighbours, National Film Board of Canada; Arthur Mayer-Edward Kingsley, Inc. (Canadian). Norman McLaren, Producer.

1953  (26th)

(Short Subject)

The Alaskan Eskimo, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [People and Places Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

1954  (27th)

(Short Subject)

Thursday’s Children, World Wide Pictures and Morse Films; British Information Services.

1955  (28th)

(Short Subject)

Men Against the Arctic, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. [People and Places Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

1956  (29th)

(Short Subject)

The True Story of the Civil War, Camera Eye Pictures, Inc. Louis Clyde Stoumen, Producer.

1958  (31st)

(Short Subject)

Ama Girls, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. [People and Places Series] Ben Sharpsteen, Producer.

1959  (32nd)

(Short Subject)

Glass, The Netherlands Government; George K. Arthur-Go Pictures, Inc. Bert Haanstra, Producer.

1960  (33rd)

(Short Subject)

Giuseppina, James Hill Production; Lester A. Schoenfeld Films. James Hill, Producer.

1961  (34th)

(Short Subject)

Project Hope, MacManus, John & Adams, Inc./Klaeger Film Production; Ex-Cell-O Corporation. Frank P. Bibas, Producer.

1962  (35th)

(Short Subject)

Dylan Thomas, TWW Ltd.; Janus Films. Jack Howells, Producer.

1963  (36th)

(Short Subject)

Chagall, Auerbach Film Enterprises, Ltd.-Flag Films; Union Films. Simon Schiffrin, Producer.

1964  (37th)

(Short Subject)

Nine from Little Rock, Guggenheim Productions; United States Information Agency. Charles Guggenheim, Producer.

1965  (38th)

(Short Subject)

To Be Alive!, Johnson Wax. Francis Thompson, Producer.

1966  (39th)

(Short Subject)

A Year Toward Tomorrow, Sun Dial Films, Inc.; Office of Economic Opportunity. Edmond A. Levy, Producer.

1967  (40th)

(Short Subject)

The Redwoods, King Screen Productions. Mark Harris and Trevor Greenwood, Producers.

1968  (41st)

(Short Subject)

Why Man Creates, Saul Bass & Associates. Saul Bass, Producer.

1969  (42nd)

(Short Subject)

Czechoslovakia 1968, Sanders-Fresco Film Makers for The United States Information Agency. Denis Sanders and Robert M. Fresco, Producers.

1970  (43rd)

(Short Subject)

Interviews with My Lai Veterans, Laser Film Corporation. Joseph Strick, Producer.

1971  (44th)

(Short Subject)

Sentinels of Silence, Producciones Concord; Paramount. Manuel Arango and Robert Amram, Producers.

1972  (45th)

(Short Subject)

This Tiny World, Charles Huguenot van der Linden Production. Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden, Producers.

1973  (46th)

(Short Subject)

Princeton: A Search for Answers, Krainin-Sage Productions. Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr., Producers.

1974  (47th)

(Short Subject)

Don’t, R.A. Films. Robin Lehman, Producer.

1975  (48th)

(Short Subject)

The End of the Game, Opus Films Limited. Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman, Producers.

1976  (49th)

(Short Subject)

Number Our Days, Community Television of Southern California. Lynne Littman, Producer.

1977  (50th)

(Short Subject)

Gravity Is My Enemy, John Joseph Production. John Joseph and Jan Stussy, Producers.

1978  (51st)

(Short Subject)

The Flight of the Gossamer Condor, Shedd Production. Jacqueline Phillips Shedd and Ben Shedd, Producers.

1979  (52nd)

(Short Subject)

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, Janus Films Inc. Saul J. Turell, Producer.

1980  (53rd)

(Short Subject)

Karl Hess: Toward Liberty, Hallé/Ladue, Incorporated. Roland Hallé and Peter W. Ladue, Producers.

1981  (54th)

(Short Subject)

Close Harmony, Noble Enterprise. Nigel Noble, Producer.

1982  (55th)

(Short Subject)

If You Love This Planet, National Film Board of Canada. Edward Le Lorrain and Terri Nash, Producers.

1983  (56th)

(Short Subject)

Flamenco at 5:15, National Film Board of Canada. Cynthia Scott and Adam Symansky, Producers.

1984  (57th)

(Short Subject)

The Stone Carvers, Paul Wagner Productions. Marjorie Hunt and Paul Wagner, Producers.

1985  (58th)

(Short Subject)

Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements, Skylight Picture Production. David Goodman, Producer.

1986  (59th)

(Short Subject)

Women—For America, for the World, Educational Film & Video Project. Vivienne Verdon-Roe, Producer.

1987  (60th)

(Short Subject)

Young at Heart, Sue Marx Films, Inc. Production. Sue Marx and Pamela Conn, Producers.

1988  (61st)

(Short Subject)

You Don’t Have to Die, Tiger Rose Production in association with Filmworks, Inc. William Guttentag and Malcolm Clarke, Producers.

1989  (62nd)

(Short Subject)

The Johnstown Flood, Guggenheim Productions. Charles Guggenheim, Producer.

1990  (63rd)

(Short Subject)

Days of Waiting, Mouchette Films Production. Steven Okazaki, Producer.

1991  (64th)

(Short Subject)

Deadly Deception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment, Women’s Educational Media, Inc. Production. Debra Chasnoff, Producer.

1992  (65th)

(Short Subject)

Educating Peter, State of the Art, Inc. Production. Thomas C. Goodwin and Gerardine Wurzburg, Producers.

1993  (66th)

(Short Subject)

Defending Our Lives, Cambridge Documentary Films Production. Margaret Lazarus and Renner Wunderlich.

1994  (67th)

(Short Subject)

A Time for Justice, Guggenheim Productions, Inc. Production for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Charles Guggenheim.

1995  (68th)

(Short Subject)

One Survivor Remembers, Home Box Office and The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Production. Kary Antholis.

1996  (69th)

(Short Subject)

Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien, Inscrutable Films/Pacific News Service Production. Jessica Yu.

1997  (70th)

(Short Subject)

A Story of Healing, Dewey-Obenchain Films Production. Donna Dewey and Carol Pasternak.

1998  (71st)

(Short Subject)

The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in The Golden Years, Keiko Ibi Film Production. Keiko Ibi.

1999  (72nd)

(Short Subject)

King Gimp, Whiteford-Hadary/University of Maryland/Tapestry International Production. Susan Hannah Hadary and William A. Whiteford.

2000  (73rd)

(Short Subject)

Big Mama, Birthmark Production. Tracy Seretean.

2001  (74th)

(Short Subject)

Thoth, Amateur Rabbit Production. Sarah Kernochan and Lynn Appelle.

2002  (75th)

(Short Subject)

Twin Towers, Wolf Films/Shape Pictures/Universal/Mopo Entertainment Production. Bill Guttentag and Robert David Port.

2003  (76th)

(Short Subject)

Chernobyl Heart, Downtown TV Documentaries Production. Maryann DeLeo.

2004  (77th)

(Short Subject)

Mighty Times: The Children’s March, Tell the Truth Pictures Production. Robert Hudson and Bobby Houston.

2005  (78th)

(Short Subject)

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, NomaFilms Production. Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson.

2006  (79th)

(Short Subject)

The Blood of Yingzhou District, Thomas Lennon Films Production. Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon.

2007  (80th)

(Short Subject)

Freeheld, Lieutenant Films Production. Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth.

2008  (81st)

(Short Subject)

Smile Pinki, Principe Production. Megan Mylan.

2009  (82nd)

(Short Subject)

Music by Prudence, iThemba Production. Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett.

2010  (83rd)

(Short Subject)

Strangers No More, Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production. Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon.

2011  (84th)

(Short Subject)

Saving Face, Milkhaus/Jungefilm Production. Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

2012  (85th)

(Short Subject)

Inocente, Shine Global Production. Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine.

2013  (86th)

(Short Subject)

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, A Reed Entertainment Production. Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed.

2014  (87th)

(Short Subject)

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1. Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry.

2015  (88th)

(Short Subject)

A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, an SOC Films Production. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

2016  (89th)

(Short Subject)

The White Helmets, Netflix. Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara.

2017  (90th)

(Short Subject)

Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405, A Stiefel & Co. Production. Frank Stiefel.

2018  (91st)

(Short Subject)

Period. End of Sentence., A Pad Project Production; Netflix. Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton.

2019  (92nd)

(Short Subject)

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl), A Grain Media Production; A+E Networks. Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva.

2020  (93rd)

(Short Subject)

Colette, A Respawn Entertainment/Oculus Studios/Time Travel Unlimited Production. Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard.

2021  (94th)

(Short Subject)

The Queen of Basketball, A Breakwater Studios Production; The New York Times Op-Docs. Ben Proudfoot.

2022  (95th)

(Short Film)

The Elephant Whisperers, Netflix Documentary/Sikhya Entertainment Prod.; Netflix. Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga.

2023  (96th)

(Short Film)

The Last Repair Shop, Breakwater Studios/Et Al. Studios Production; Searchlight/L.A. Times Studios. Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers.

2024  (97th)

(Short Film)

The Only Girl in the Orchestra, Netflix Documentary/Mobworks/LFR Industries Production; Netflix. Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington.

2025  (98th)

(Short Subject)

All the Empty Rooms, Netflix. Joshua Seftel and Conall Jones.