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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.
The Man Who Planted Trees is a 1987 Canadian animated short by Frederic Back, notable for adapting Jean Giono and winning an Oscar.
World of Tomorrow is a 2015 animated short by Don Hertzfeldt, noted for its Oscar nomination and award-winning science-fiction meditation on memory.
A Close Shave is Nick Park's 1995 Wallace and Gromit stop-motion short, notable for introducing Shaun the Sheep and winning an Oscar.
Two People Exchanging Saliva is a 2024 French-language short by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, tied for the 2026 live action short Oscar.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a 1961 French short by Robert Enrico, notable for adapting Ambrose Bierce and winning an Oscar.
The Music Box is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy comedy short, notable for winning the first Oscar for live-action short comedy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Old Mill is Disney's 1937 Silly Symphony, a storm-set showcase for the multiplane camera that won the animated short Oscar.
Crac is a 1981 animated short by Canadian filmmaker Frederic Back, notable for winning an Oscar with a Quebec rocking-chair story.
For the Birds is Ralph Eggleston's 2000 Pixar animated short, released with Monsters, Inc. and winner of the 2002 animated short Oscar.
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.
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.
Piper is a 2016 Pixar animated short by Alan Barillaro, noted for winning the Oscar and its detailed depiction of a hungry sandpiper chick.
Three Little Pigs is a 1933 Disney Silly Symphony directed by Burt Gillett, a major hit that won the 1934 animated short Oscar.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 2011 animated short by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, winner of the 2012 Oscar.
Ice Merchants is a 2022 animated short by Portugal's Joao Gonzalez, the first Portuguese production nominated for the animated short Oscar.
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.
Incident is Bill Morrison's 2023 documentary short using bodycam and surveillance footage from a 2018 Chicago police killing, Oscar-nominated.
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.
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.
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.
Ryan is a 2004 Canadian animated documentary by Chris Landreth about animator Ryan Larkin, winner of the 2005 Oscar.
The Sand Castle is a 1977 Canadian stop-motion film by Co Hoedeman, winner of the Academy Award for best animated short film.
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.
The Critic is a 1963 animated short by Ernest Pintoff with Mel Brooks's voice, notable for winning the Oscar for animated short film.
