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Best 1 The Wrong Trousers

“This animated short film, created by Aardman Animations, features Wallace and Gromit’s adventures with a new character, Feathers McGraw. Released in 1993, ‘The Wrong Trousers’ is notable for winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It's primarily intended for audiences who enjoy clas...

2 The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon is Albert Lamorisse's 1956 French short about a boy and a balloon in Paris, winner of the 1957 Oscar for original screenplay.

3 The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees is a 1987 Canadian animated short by Frederic Back, notable for adapting Jean Giono and winning an Oscar.

4 World of Tomorrow

World of Tomorrow is a 2015 animated short by Don Hertzfeldt, noted for its Oscar nomination and award-winning science-fiction meditation on memory.

5 A Close Shave

A Close Shave is Nick Park's 1995 Wallace and Gromit stop-motion short, notable for introducing Shaun the Sheep and winning an Oscar.

6 Two People Exchanging Saliva

Two People Exchanging Saliva is a 2024 French-language short by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, tied for the 2026 live action short Oscar.

7 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a 1961 French short by Robert Enrico, notable for adapting Ambrose Bierce and winning an Oscar.

8 The Music Box

The Music Box is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy comedy short, notable for winning the first Oscar for live-action short comedy.

9 The Singers

The Singers is Sam A. Davis's 2025 American musical comedy short, based on Ivan Turgenev and a co-winner of the 2026 Oscar for live action short.

10 The Cat Concerto

The Cat Concerto is a 1947 MGM Tom and Jerry short by Hanna and Barbera, built around Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and an Oscar winner.

11 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is Wes Anderson's 2023 Roald Dahl short for Netflix, winner of the 2024 Oscar for live-action short film.

12 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave

Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave is a 1995 British Aardman stop-motion short by Nick Park, Oscar-winning and the debut of Shaun the Sheep.

13 The Old Mill

The Old Mill is Disney's 1937 Silly Symphony, a storm-set showcase for the multiplane camera that won the animated short Oscar.

14 Crac
Crac

Crac is a 1981 animated short by Canadian filmmaker Frederic Back, notable for winning an Oscar with a Quebec rocking-chair story.

15 For the Birds

For the Birds is Ralph Eggleston's 2000 Pixar animated short, released with Monsters, Inc. and winner of the 2002 animated short Oscar.

16 If Anything Happens I Love You

If Anything Happens I Love You is a 2020 American animated short by Will McCormack and Michael Govier, Oscar-winning for its school-shooting grief story.

17 Father and Daughter

Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch-British animated short by Michael Dudok de Wit, winner of the 2001 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

18 Piper
Piper

Piper is a 2016 Pixar animated short by Alan Barillaro, noted for winning the Oscar and its detailed depiction of a hungry sandpiper chick.

19 Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs is a 1933 Disney Silly Symphony directed by Burt Gillett, a major hit that won the 1934 animated short Oscar.

20 The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 2011 animated short by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, winner of the 2012 Oscar.

21 Ice Merchants

Ice Merchants is a 2022 animated short by Portugal's Joao Gonzalez, the first Portuguese production nominated for the animated short Oscar.

22 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a 2022 animated short from Charlie Mackesy's book that won both the Oscar and BAFTA short animation awards.

23 Incident
Incident

Incident is Bill Morrison's 2023 documentary short using bodycam and surveillance footage from a 2018 Chicago police killing, Oscar-nominated.

24 An Irish Goodbye

An Irish Goodbye is a 2022 Irish comedy short by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, winner of the 2023 Oscar and BAFTA for live-action short film.

25 In the Shadow of the Cypress

In the Shadow of the Cypress is a 2023 Iranian animated short by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani that won the 2025 Oscar for animated short.

26 The Dot and the Line

The Dot and the Line is a 1965 MGM animated short by Chuck Jones, notable for adapting Norton Juster's fable and winning an Oscar.

27 Ryan
Ryan

Ryan is a 2004 Canadian animated documentary by Chris Landreth about animator Ryan Larkin, winner of the 2005 Oscar.

28 The Sand Castle

The Sand Castle is a 1977 Canadian stop-motion film by Co Hoedeman, winner of the Academy Award for best animated short film.

29 Bao
Bao

Bao is a 2018 Pixar animated short by Domee Shi, Oscar-winning for its magical-realist story of a Chinese Canadian mother and a dumpling child.

30 The Critic
The Critic

The Critic is a 1963 animated short by Ernest Pintoff with Mel Brooks's voice, notable for winning the Oscar for animated short film.

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