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 Wright
	Kissing, 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 Palin
	Breath of Life	Navin Thapar
	Man Descending	Neil Grieve	Ray Lorenz
	Trauma	Gerhard Johannes Rekel
1990
Best Short Film	Say Goodbye	John Roberts	Michele Carmada
	An der Grenze	Max Linder	Michael Drexler
	Chicken	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 Piluso
	Tight 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