British Academy Film Award for Best British Short Film
British Academy Film Awards · 242 nominations across 55 ceremonies · 55 wins
79th BAFTA Film Awards · 2026
- Winner This Is Endometriosis
- Nominee Welcome Home Freckles
- Nominee Nostalgie · Stacey Gregg
- Nominee Terence
- Nominee Magid / Zafar
78th BAFTA Film Awards · 2025
- Winner Rock, Paper, Scissors · Franz Böhm
- Nominee Milk
- Nominee Marion
- Nominee Stomach Bug
- Nominee The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
77th BAFTA Film Awards · 2024
- Winner Jellyfish and Lobster
- Nominee Such a Lovely Day · Simon Woods
- Nominee Yellow · Dina Mousawi
- Nominee Festival of Slaps
- Nominee Gorka
76th BAFTA Film Awards · 2023
- Winner An Irish Goodbye
- Nominee Bazigaga · Jo Ingabire Moys
- Nominee The Ballad of Olive Morris
- Nominee A Drifting Up
- Nominee Bus Girl · Jessica Henwick
75th BAFTA Film Awards · 2022
- Winner The Black Cop
- Nominee The Palace
- Nominee Femme
- Nominee Three Meetings of the Extraordinary Committee
- Nominee Stuffed
74th BAFTA Film Awards · 2021
- Winner The Present · Farah Nabulsi
- Nominee Lucky Break
- Nominee Miss Curvy
- Nominee Eyelash
- Nominee Lizard · Akinola Davies
73rd BAFTA Film Awards · 2020
- Winner Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
- Nominee Azaar
- Nominee Goldfish
- Nominee Kamali
- Nominee The Trap · Lena Headey
72nd BAFTA Film Awards · 2019
- Winner 73 Cows
- Nominee Wale · Ed Speleers
- Nominee Bachelor, 38
- Nominee The Blue Door
- Nominee The Field · Thomas Bidegain
71st BAFTA Film Awards · 2018
- Winner Cowboy Dave
- Nominee Wren Boys · Harry Lighton
- Nominee A Drowning Man · Mahdi Fleifel, Signe Byrge Sørensen
- Nominee Aamir
- Nominee Work
70th BAFTA Film Awards · 2017
- Winner Home · Daniel Mulloy
- Nominee The Party
- Nominee Standby
- Nominee Consumed
- Nominee Mouth of Hell · Samir Mehanović
69th BAFTA Film Awards · 2016
- Winner Operator
- Nominee Elephant · Nick Helm, Esther Smith
- Nominee Over
- Nominee Mining Poems or Odes
- Nominee Samuel-613
68th BAFTA Film Awards · 2015
- Winner Boogaloo and Graham
- Nominee The Karman Line · Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Oscar Sharp
- Nominee Slap
- Nominee Emotional Fusebox
- Nominee Three Brothers · Aleem Khan
67th BAFTA Film Awards · 2014
- Winner Room 8 · James Griffiths
- Nominee Island Queen
- Nominee Keeping Up with the Joneses
- Nominee Orbit Ever After · Jamie Stone, Len Rowles
- Nominee Sea View
66th BAFTA Film Awards · 2013
- Winner Swimmer · Lynne Ramsay
- Nominee The Voorman Problem · Mark Gill, Baldwin Li
- Nominee Tumult
- Nominee The Curse · Fyzal Boulifa
- Nominee Good Night
65th BAFTA Film Awards · 2012
- Winner Pitch Black Heist · John Maclean
- Nominee Two & Two
- Nominee Chalk · Martina Amati
- Nominee Mwansa the Great · Rungano Nyoni
- Nominee Only Sound Remains
64th BAFTA Film Awards · 2011
- Winner Until the River Runs Red
- Nominee Lin
- Nominee Rite
- Nominee Turning
- Nominee Connect · Samuel Abrahams
63rd BAFTA Film Awards · 2010
- Winner I Do Air · Martina Amati
- Nominee Jade
- Nominee Fourteen · Asitha Ameresekere
- Nominee Off Season
- Nominee Mixtape · Luke Snellin
62nd BAFTA Film Awards · 2009
- Winner September · Esther May Campbell
- Nominee Ralph
- Nominee Love You More · Sam Taylor-Johnson, Patrick Marber, Anthony Minghella
- Nominee The Business Trip · Sean Ellis
- Nominee Kingsland #1: The Dreamer · Tony Grisoni
61st BAFTA Film Awards · 2008
- Winner Dog Altogether · Paddy Considine
- Nominee Hesitation
- Nominee The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island · James Griffiths, Tim Key, Tom Basden
- Nominee The Stronger · Dan McCulloch, Lia Williams, Frank McGuinness
- Nominee Soft · Simon Ellis
60th BAFTA Film Awards · 2007
- Winner Do Not Erase · Asitha Ameresekere
- Nominee Cubs · Tom Harper
- Nominee Kissing, Ticking and Being Bored
- Nominee Hikikomori
- Nominee Care
59th BAFTA Film Awards · 2006
- Winner Antonio's Breakfast · Daniel Mulloy
- Nominee Heavy Metal Drummer
- Nominee Call Register · Kit Hawkins
- Nominee Lucky · Avie Luthra
- Nominee Heydar, an Afghan in Tehran · Babak Jalali
58th BAFTA Film Awards · 2005
- Winner The Banker · Hattie Dalton
- Nominee Knitting a Love Song
- Nominee Elephant Boy
- Nominee Can't Stop Breathing
- Nominee Six Shooter · Kenton Allen, Martin McDonagh
57th BAFTA Film Awards · 2004
- Winner Brown Paper Bag · Geoff Thompson
- Nominee Bye-Child
- Nominee Nits · Harry Wootliff
- Nominee Talking with Angels · Michael Knowles, Yousaf Ali Khan
- Nominee Sea Monsters · Raphael Smith
56th BAFTA Film Awards · 2003
- Winner My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117 · Mark Herbert, Chris Morris
- Nominee The Most Beautiful Man in the World · Hugh Welchman
- Nominee Rank · David Yates, Robbie McCallum
- Nominee Good Night
- Nominee Candy Bar Kid
- Nominee Bouncer · Geoff Thompson
55th BAFTA Film Awards · 2002
- Winner About a Girl · Brian Percival, Julie Rutterford
- Nominee The Red Peppers
- Nominee Tattoo
- Nominee Skin Deep · Yousaf Ali Khan
- Nominee Inferno · Paul Kousoulides, Sharat Sardana
54th BAFTA Film Awards · 2001
- Winner Shadowscan
- Nominee The Last Post
- Nominee Sweet
- Nominee Going Down · Tom Shankland, Jane Harris
- Nominee Je t'aime John Wayne
53rd BAFTA Film Awards · 2000
- Winner Who's My Favourite Girl? · Adrian J. McDowall
- Nominee Bait · Tom Shankland, Jane Harris
- Nominee Perdie
- Nominee The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
52nd BAFTA Film Awards · 1999
- Winner Home · Colin McLaren
- Nominee In Memory of Dorothy Bennett
- Nominee Eight · Stephen Daldry
- Nominee Anthrakitts · Sara Sugarman
51st BAFTA Film Awards · 1998
- Winner The Deadness of Dad · Stephen Volk
- Nominee Little Sisters · Andy Goddard
- Nominee Gasman · Lynne Ramsay
- Nominee Crocodile Snap · Joe Wright
50th BAFTA Film Awards · 1997
- Winner Majorettes in Space
- Nominee Machination
- Nominee The Butterfly Man · Robin MacPherson, Barry Ackroyd
- Nominee Dual Balls · Laurence Bowen, Dan Zeff
- Nominee Everything Must Go
49th BAFTA Film Awards · 1996
- Winner It's Not Unusual
- Nominee The Last Post
- Nominee Cabbage
- Nominee Hello, Hello, Hello · David Thewlis
48th BAFTA Film Awards · 1995
- Winner Zinky Boys Go Underground
- Nominee Marooned · Andrea Calderwood, Jonas Grimås
- Nominee Lost Mojave
- Nominee That Sunday · Dan Zeff
47th BAFTA Film Awards · 1994
- Winner Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
- Nominee Syrup · Paul Unwin
- Nominee One Night Stand
- Nominee A Small Deposit · Paul Holmes, Eleanor Yule
46th BAFTA Film Awards · 1993
- Winner Omnibus
- Nominee Two Chimney Sweeps in a Singer's House
- Nominee Heartsongs · Sue Clayton
- Nominee A Sense of History · Simon Channing Williams, Mike Leigh
45th BAFTA Film Awards · 1992
- Winner The Harmfulness of Tobacco · Nick Hamm
- Nominee Breath of Life
- Nominee Man Descending
- Nominee Trauma
44th BAFTA Film Awards · 1991
- Winner Say Goodbye
- Nominee Dear Rosie · Barnaby Thompson, Peter Cattaneo
- Nominee At the Border
- Nominee Chicken · Julian Nott
43rd BAFTA Film Awards · 1990
- Winner The Candy Show · Peter Hewitt, Damian Jones
- Nominee Carmela Campo
- Nominee Uhloz
- Nominee Tight Trousers · Metin Hüseyin
42nd BAFTA Film Awards · 1989
- Winner Defence Counsel Sedov
- Nominee Cane Toads: An Unnatural History · Mark Lewis
- Nominee Water's Edge · Suri Krishnamma
- Nominee The Unkindest Cut
41st BAFTA Film Awards · 1988
- Winner Artisten · Jonas Grimås
- Nominee The Short and Curlies · Mike Leigh
- Nominee Treacle · Peter Chelsom
- Nominee After Maria
40th BAFTA Film Awards · 1987
- Winner La Boule · Simon Shore
- Nominee Mohammed's Daughter · Suri Krishnamma
- Nominee King's Christmas
- Nominee Night Movie
39th BAFTA Film Awards · 1986
- Winner Careless Talk
- Nominee The Woman Who Married Clark Gable · Thaddeus O'Sullivan
- Nominee One for My Baby
38th BAFTA Film Awards · 1985
- Winner The Dress · Eva Sereny
- Nominee Killing Time
- Nominee Samson and Delilah · Mark Peploe
37th BAFTA Film Awards · 1984
- Winner Goodie Two Shoes · Ian Emes
- Nominee John Love
- Nominee The Crimson Permanent Assurance · Terry Gilliam
- Nominee Keep Off the Grass
36th BAFTA Film Awards · 1983
- Winner The Privilege · Ian Knox
- Nominee Rating Notman · Carlo Gébler
- Nominee A Shocking Accident · James Scott
- Nominee The Rocking Horse Winner · Robert Bierman
35th BAFTA Film Awards · 1982
- Winner Recluse
- Nominee Towers of Babel
- Nominee Couples and Robbers
34th BAFTA Film Awards · 1981
- Winner Sredni Vashtar · Andrew Birkin
- Nominee Possessions
- Nominee Box On
- Nominee The Dollar Bottom · Roger Christian
33rd BAFTA Film Awards · 1980
- Winner Butch Minds the Baby
- Nominee Dilemma
- Nominee Dream Doll · Bob Godfrey
- Nominee Mr. Pascal · Alison de Vere
25th BAFTA Film Awards · 1972
- Winner Alaska: The Great Land · Derek Williams
- Nominee Big Horn
- Nominee The Long Memory
24th BAFTA Film Awards · 1971
- Winner The Shadow of Progress · Derek Williams
- Nominee The Gallery
- Nominee The Winds of Fogo
- Nominee Blake
23rd BAFTA Film Awards · 1970
- Winner Picture to Post
- Nominee A Test of Violence · Stuart Cooper
- Nominee Barbican
- Nominee Birthday · Franc Roddam
21st BAFTA Film Awards · 1968
- Winner Indus Waters · Derek Williams
- Nominee Mafia No! · John Irvin
- Nominee Rail · Geoffrey Jones
- Nominee Opus · Don Levy
20th BAFTA Film Awards · 1967
- Winner The War Game · Peter Watkins
- Nominee A River Must Live
- Nominee The Tortoise and the Hare · Hugh Hudson
- Nominee Sudden Summer · Richard Taylor
19th BAFTA Film Awards · 1966
- Winner Rig Move
- Nominee 60 Cycles · Jean-Claude Labrecque
- Nominee One of Them Is Brett · Roger Graef
18th BAFTA Film Awards · 1965
- Winner Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
- Nominee 23 Skidoo
- Nominee Muloorina
- Nominee Mekong
15th BAFTA Film Awards · 1962
- Winner Terminus · John Schlesinger
- Nominee Eyes of a Child
- Nominee Let My People Go: The Story of Israel