BAFTA Award for Best Short Film

This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for each year. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for movies, television, children's movies and television, and interactive media. Since 1960, selected movies have been awarded with the BAFTA award for Best Short Film at an annual ceremony.

In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners. Those not in bold are the nominees. The years are when the movies were released, not the year of the ceremony.

2000s
 Category Film Director(s) Producer(s) Writer(s) 2006 Best Short Film  Do Not Erase  Asitha Ameresekere  Asitha Ameresekere  Asitha Ameresekere Care  Corinna Faith  Rachel Bailey, Tracy Bass  Corinna Faith Cubs  Tom Harper  Lisa Williams  Tom Harper Hikikomori  Paul Wright  Karley Duffy  Paul WrightKissing, Tickling and Being Bored  Jim McRoberts  David Smith  Jim McRoberts  2005 Best Short Film  Antonio's Breakfast  Daniel Mulloy  Howard Stogdon, Amber Templemore-Finlayson  Daniel Mulloy Call Register  Ed Roe  Kit Hawkins, Adam Tudhope  Ed Roe Heavy Metal Drummer  Toby MacDonald, Luke Morris  Toby MacDonald, Luke Morris, Amanda Boyle  Toby MacDonald, Luke Morris Heydar, An Afghan in Tehran  Babak Jalali  Homayoun Assadian  Babak Jalali Lucky  Avie Luthra  Bex Hopkins Avie Luthra  2004 Best Short Film  The Banker  Hattie Dalton  Kelly Broad  Hattie Dalton Can't Stop Breathing  Amy Neil  Ravinder Basra  Amy Neil  Elephant Boy  Rene Mohandas  Durdana Shaikh  Rene Mohandas Knitting a Love Song  Debbie Ballin, Annie Watson  Debbie Ballin, Annie Watson  Debbie Ballin Six Shooter  Martin McDonagh  Mia Bays, Kenton Allen  Martin McDonagh  2003 Best Short Film  Brown Paper Bag  Michael Baig Clifford  Natasha Carlish, Mark Leveson  Geoff Thompson Bye Child  Bernard Maclaverty  Andrew Bonner  Bernard Maclaverty Nits  Harry Wootliff  George Isaac  Harry Wootliff Sea Monsters  Mark Walker  Matt Delargy  Raphael Smith  Talking with Angels  Yousaf Ali Khan  Michael Knowles, Janey de Nordwall  Yousaf Ali Khan  2002 Best Short Film  My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117  Chris Morris  Mark Herbert  Chris Morris Bouncer  Michael Baig Clifford  Natasha Carlish, Sophie Morgan  Geoff Thompson Candy Bar Kid  Shah Khan  Benjamin Johns  Shah Khan Good Night  Sun-Young Chun  Yoav Factor  Sun-Young Chun The Most Beautiful Man in the World Alicia Duffy  Hugh Welchman  Alicia Duffy Rank  David Yates  Andrew O'Connell  Robbie McCallum  2001 Best Short Film  About a Girl  Brian Percival  Janey de Nordwall  Julie Rutterford Inferno  Paul Kousoulides  Teun Hilte  Sharat Sardana The Red Peppers  Dominic Santana  Dominic Santana, Lee Santana  Lee Santana Skin Deep  Yousaf Ali Khan  Andy Porter  Yousaf Ali Khan Tattoo Jules Williamson  Arabella Page Croft, Sara Putt  Jemma Field  2000 Best Short Film  Shadowscan  Tinge Krishnan  Gary Holding, Justine Leahy Tinge Krishnan Going Down  Tom Shankland  Soledad Gatti-Pascual  Jane Harris The Last Post  Dominic Santana  Lee Santana  Lee Santana Sweet  James Pilkington  Rob Mercer  James Pilkington 

1990s
 Category Film Director(s) Producer(s) Writer(s) 1999 Best Short Film  Who's My Favourite Girl  Adrian McDowall  Joern Utkilen, Kara Johnston  Adrian McDowall Bait  Tom Shankland  Soledad Gatti-Pascual  Jane Harris Perdie  Faye Gilbert  Rachel Shadick  Faye Gilbert The Tale of the Rat the Wrote  Billy O'Brien  Ruth Kenley-Letts, Lisa-Marie Russo  Murilo Pasta  1998 Best Short Film  Home  Morag McKinnon  Hannah Lewis  Colin McLaren Anthrakitis  Sara Sugarman  Natasha Dack  Sara Sugarman Eight  Stephen Daldry  Jon Finn  Tim Clague In Memory of Dorothy Bennett  Martin Radich  Catherine McArthur  Martin Radich  1996 Best Short Film  Des Majorettes dans l'Espace  David Fourier  Carole Scotta  David Fourier Butterfly Man  Barry Ackroyd  Robin Macpherson  Barry Ackroyd Dual Balls  Dan Zeff  Laurence Bowen  Dan Zeff Machinations  Ralph Seiler  Alice Beckmann  Ralph Seiler Tout doit disparaître  Jean-Marc Moutout  François Barat  Jean-Marc Moutout  1995 Best Short Film  It's Not Unusual  Kfir O  Asmaa Pirzada  Kfir O Cabbage  David Stewart  Noelle Pickford  David Stewart Hello, Hello, Hello  David Thewlis  Helen Booth, James Roberts  David Thewlis The Last Post  Ed Blum  Neris Thomas  Ed Blum 1994 Best Short Film  Zinky Boys Go Underground  Paul Tickell  Tatianna Kennedy  Lost Mojave  Jonathan Cordish  Vladimir Perlovich  Marooned  Jonas Grimås  Andrea Calderwood That Sunday  Dan Zeff  Damiano Vukotic  Dan Zeff  1993 Best Short Film  Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life  Peter Capaldi  Ruth Kenley-Letts  Peter Capaldi A Small Deposit  Eleanor Yule  Paul Holmes  Barry Ackroyd One Night Stand  Bill Britten  Georgia Masters Syrup  Paul Unwin  Anita Overland 1992 Best Short Film  Omnibus  Sam Karmann  Anne Bennett  Sam Karmann Deux Ramoneurs chez une Cantatrice  Michel Cauléa Heartsongs  Sue Clayton  Caroline Hewitt  Sue Clayton Sense of History  Mike Leigh  Simon Channing Williams  Jim Broadbent 1991 Best Short Film  The Harmfulness of Tobacco  Nick Hamm  Bary PalinBreath of Life  Navin Thapar Man Descending  Neil Grieve  Ray Lorenz Trauma  Gerhard Johannes Rekel    1990 Best Short Film  Say Goodbye  John Roberts  Michele CarmadaAn der Grenze  Max Linder  Michael DrexlerChicken  Jo Shoop  Julian Nott Dear Rosie  Peter Cattaneo  Barnaby Thompson

1980s
 Category Film Director(s) Producer(s) Writer(s) 1989 Best Short Film  The Candy Show  Peter Hewitt  Damian Jones  Peter Hewitt, David Freeman  Carmelo Campo  Ariel Piluso  Carlos Toscano, Gabriel Enis  Ariel PilusoTight Trousers  Metin Hüseyin  Elaine Donnelly Uhloz  Guy Jacques  Isabelle Groulleart  Guy Jacques 1988 Best Short Film  Defence Counsel Sedov  Evgeny Tsymbal    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History  Mark Lewis    The Unkindest Cut  Jim Shields    Water's Edge  Suri Krishnamma     1987 Best Short Film  Artisten  Jonas Grimås    D'Apres Maria  Jean-Claude Robert    Short and Curlies  Mike Leigh    Treacle  Peter Chelsom     1986 Best Short Film  La Boule  Simon Shore    King's Christmas  Graham Dixon    Mohammed's Daughter  Suri Krishnamma    Night Movie  Gur Heller     1985 Best Short Film  Careless Talk  Noella Smith    One for My Baby  Chris Fallon    The Woman who Married Clark Gable  Thaddeus O'Sullivan     1984 Best Short Film  The Dress  Eva Sereny    Killing Time  Chris O'Reilly    Samson and Delilah  Mark Peploe     1983 Best Short Film  Goodie Two Shoes  Ian Emes    The Crimson Permanent Assurance  Terry Gilliam    John Love  John Davis    Keep Off the Grass  Paul Weiland     1982 Best Short Film  The Privilege  Ian Knox    Rating Notman  Carlo Gebler    The Rocking Horse Winner  Robert Bierman    A Shocking Accident  James Scott     1981 Best Short Film  Recluse  Bob Bentley    Couples and Robbers  Clare Peploe    Towers of Babel  Jonathan Lewis     1980 Best Short Film  Sredni Vashtar  Andrew Birkin    Box On  Lindsey Clennell    The Dollar Bottom  Roger Christian    Possessions  Andrew Bogle   

1970s
 Category Film Director(s) Producer(s) Writer(s) 1979 Best Short Film  Butch Minds the Baby  Peter Webb    Dilemma  Clive Mitchell    Dream Doll  Bob Godfrey    Mr Pascal  Alison De Vere    1978 Best Short Fictional Film  No Award         1977 Best Short Fictional Film  Bead Game  Ishu Patel    The Chinese Word for House  Kate Canning    The Sand Castle  Co Hoedeman    

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