Here is the full list of Oscar-qualifying film festivals for animated short films (and short films in general) eligible for the 99th Academy Awards (14 March 2027). The animation shorts that have won one of the prizes below between 1 October 2025 and September 30, 2026, may be eligible to submit for 99th Academy Awards consideration. Animation shorts need to have won one of the prizes at most 2 years after their completion date.

The list is divided into 4 parts: Animation Festivals, Short Film Festivals (with an animation short film component and an award), Film Festivals (with a short/animation film component and an award), and Film Awards (National Awards that include an animation award).

Documentary festivals and their awards (pertaining to short films) are included here; animation is not a genre, and animation documentaries do compete in documentary festivals as well. Also, some of the 'National Competition' short film competition can give their prize to an animation film, so this category and award are also included. Academy Award-qualifying festivals that only offer awards for live-action shorts, or documentary festivals that offer only feature-film awards, have been excluded.

An animation short can also be Academy Award qualified if a) it has been publicly exhibited for paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in one of the six qualifying U.S. metro areas or b) it has won a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal award in the Academy’s 2026 Student Academy Awards competition in the Animation or Alternative/Experimental categories

The list of 170 Academy Award-qualifying festivals and events for animated shorts has been updated and is valid for the 2027 Academy Awards.

A. Animation Festivals

ANIMA, THE BRUSSELS ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Belgium)
Grand Prix Anima for Best International Short Film

Anima Festival at Zippy Frames

ANIMAFEST ZAGREB – WORLD FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (Croatia)
Grand Prix
Best Croatian Film

Animafest Zagreb at Zippy Frames

ANIMATION DINGLE (Ireland)
Best Irish Professional Short

Animation Dingle at Zippy Frames

ANIFILM – INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILMS (Czech Republic)
International Short Films Competition: Best Short Film

Anifilm at Zippy Frames

ANIMATOR INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (Poland)
Grand Jury Prize – The Golden Pegasus

Animator at Zippy Frames

ANIMAYO (Spain)
Grand Jury Prize
Best Short Film from a Spanish-Speaking Country

Animayo at Zippy Frames

ANIMEST – INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Romania)
Animest Trophy
Best Romanian Film

Animest at Zippy Frames

ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (France)
Cristal for a Short Film
Best Jury Award – Short Films Competition

Annecy at Zippy Frames

BITBANG INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Argentina)
International Animated Short Film
Latin American Animated Short Film

BITBANG at Zippy Frames

BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (South Korea)
BIAF Grand Prize

BIAF at Zippy Frames

CHILEMONOS INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Chile)
Best International Animation Short Film
Best Latin American Animation Short Film

Chilemonos at Zippy Frames

CINANIMA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal)
Grand Prize – Espinho City Award

Cinanima at Zippy Frames

FANTOCHE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (Switzerland)
Best Film – International Competition

Fantoche at Zippy Frames

FEST ANČA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Slovakia)
Best Animated Short
Best Slovak Animated Short

Fest Anča at Zippy Frames

HIROSHIMA ANIMATION SEASON (Japan)
Grand Prix

Hiroshima Animation Season at Zippy Frames

IMAGINARIA FILM FESTIVAL (Italy)
Best Animated Short Film

Imaginaria at Zippy Frames

KABOOM ANIMATION FESTIVAL (The Netherlands)
Best Short Film
Best Dutch Short Film

Kaboom Animation Festival at Zippy Frames

MANCHESTER ANIMATION FESTIVAL (U.K.)
Best Short Film

Manchester Animation Festival at Zippy Frames

OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL (Canada)
Grand Prize for Best Short Animated Film

OIAF at Zippy Frames

SIGGRAPH (USA)
Best in Show

SIGGRAPH at Zippy Frames

SPARK ANIMATION (Canada)
Best in Show

Spark Animation at Zippy Frames

STUTTGART FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED FILM (Germany)
Grand Prix International Competition

ITFS at Zippy Frames

Butterfly by Florence Miailhe. 2026 Oscar-qualified at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2025

B. Short Film Festivals (with an animation component)

ASPEN SHORTSFEST (Colorado, USA)
Best Animation
Best Comedy
Best Documentary
Best Drama
Best Short Short (under 10 minutes)

BALI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Indonesia)
Best Short Film

BEIRUT SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Lebanon)
Best Short Live Action (Fiction)
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Animation

BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (India)
Best Film in International Competition Section
Best Film in Indian Competition Section
Best Film in Animated Section

BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM (Spain)
ZINEBI Grand Prize: International Short Film Competition
Mikeldi for Best Documentary Short Film

TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL (Estonia)
PÖFF Shorts - International Live Action Competition
PÖFF Shorts: Best Animation Short
PÖFF Shorts: National Competition

PÖFF Shorts at Zippy Frames

BOGOTÁ SHORT FILM FESTIVAL – BOGOSHORTS (Colombia)
Santa Lucia for Best Animation Short Film (National Competition)
Santa Lucia for Best Documentary Short Film (National Competition)
Santa Lucia for Best Fiction Short Film (National Competition)

BRUSSELS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Belgium)
International Grand Prize
National Grand Prize

BUSAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (South Korea)
Grand Prix International Competition
Grand Prix Korean Competition

CLERMONT-FERRAND INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (France)
International Competition Grand Prix
National Competition Grand Prix

CURTAS VILA DO CONDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal)
Grand Prix - International Competition
Best Short Film Prize – Portuguese Competition

DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Texas, USA)
Grand Jury Prize – Best Animated Short Film
Grand Jury Prize – Best Documentary Short Film
Grand Jury Prize – Best Narrative Short Film

DRAMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Greece)
Golden Dionysus – National Competition
Grand Prix – International Competition

Drama International Film Festival at Zippy Frames

FLICKERFEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Australia)
Best International Short Film
Best Australian Short Film
Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation
Best Documentary Short Film

FRISS HÚS BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Hungary)
Best Hungarian Live-Action Short Film
Best Hungarian Animation

FRISS HÚS at Zippy Frames

GO SHORT INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NIJMEGEN (The Netherlands)
Best European Short Animation Film
Best European Short Documentary Film
Best European Short Fiction Film
Best Dutch Short Film

HEARTLAND FILM: INDY SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Indiana, USA)
Grand Prize for Animated Short
Grand Prize for Documentary Short
Grand Prize for Narrative Short

HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best Short Film Grand Prize
Best Short Animation
Best Short Live Action
Best Short Documentary

IN THE PALACE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Bulgaria)
Best Short Fiction
Best Short Animation
Best Short Documentary
Best National Film

INTERFILM INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN (Germany)
Best Animation, International Competition
Best Live Action, International Competition

Interfilm Festival at Zippy Frames

IZMIR INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Turkey)
Best National Short Animation
Best National Short Fiction Film

LA SHORTS FEST (California, USA)
Best of Fest
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best International Film

LEBU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Chile)
Best Short Film, International Fiction
Best Short Film, National Fiction
Best Short Film, International Animation

Hunting by Lea Favre. 2026 Oscar-qualified at Krakow Film Festival & Fantoche Animation Film Festival. 

LEUVEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Belgium)
Jury Award Best European Short Film
Jury Award Best Flemish Short Film

NORWEGIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Norway)
Best International Short Film
Best Norwegian Short Film
Best Short Documentary

OBERHAUSEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Germany)
Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen
Grand Prize of the German Competition

ODENSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Denmark)
H.C. Andersen International Award
Best Danish Short Film
Børge Ring Animation Award
Best Short Documentary

PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST (California, USA)
Best of the Festival Award
Best Animation Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Live Action Short 15 minutes and under
Best Live Action Short over 15 minutes

RIO DE JANEIRO INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Brazil)
Grand Prix - International Competition
Grand Prix - National Competition

SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best of the Fest

SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (Japan)
Best Short – International
Best Short – Asia International
Best Short – Japan
Best Short – Animation
Best Short – Non-fiction

SHOW ME SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (New Zealand)
Best NZ Film
Best International Film

TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL (Finland)
Grand Prix (International Competition)
Best Fiction (International Competition)
Best Documentary (International Competition)
Main Prize (National Competition under 30 minutes)

TEHRAN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Iran)
Grand Prize

UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden)
International Competition Grand Prix
National Competition Best Swedish Short

VIENNA SHORTS – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Austria)
Vienna Short Film Award
ASIFA Austria Award
Austrian Short Film Award

Vienna Shorts at Zippy Frames

VILNIUS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Lithuania)
Grand Prix

WINTERTHUR INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Switzerland)
Grand Prize for the International Competition
Prize for the Best Swiss Film
Promotional Award - International Competition

 BUDŌ by Amanda Aagard & Alexander Toma. 2026 Oscar-qualified at Palm Springs International ShortsFest.

C.  Film Festivals (with a short film component and award)

ALCINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE DE ALCALÁ DE HENARES (Spain)
First Prize Alcine European Short Film Competition Award
First Prize City of Alcalá National Short Film Competition Award

AMDOCS – AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Short

AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (Florida, USA)
Short Film Award

AFI FEST (California, USA)
Grand Jury Prize – Animated Short
Grand Jury Prize – Documentary Short
Grand Jury Prize – Live Action Short

ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL (Michigan, USA)
Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival
Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film
Lawrence Kasdan Award for Best Narrative Film

ATHENS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL (Ohio, USA)
Best Animation
Best Narrative

ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL (Georgia, USA)
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Narrative Short Film

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL (Texas, USA)
Animated Short Jury Award
Documentary Short Jury Award
Narrative Short Jury Award

BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Germany)
Golden Bear for Best Short Film
Berlinale Best Documentary Award (Documentary Feature)
The TEDDY Award – Best Documentary Feature (Documentary Feature)

Berlinale at Zippy Frames 

BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Montana, USA)
Best Documentary Short
Best Mini-Doc

BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL (Pennsylvania, USA)
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Narrative

BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL (Georgia, USA)
Best Short

CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Egypt)
Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film

CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
Short Film Grandy Jury Prize

CAMERIMAGE (Poland)
Golden Frog for Short Documentary

CAMDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Maine, USA)
Best Short

CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (France)
Palme d’Or – Best Short Film
Golden Eye Documentary Prize (Documentary Feature)

Cannes at Zippy Frames

CARTAGENA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Colombia)
Best Film – Documentary Competition (Documentary Feature)
Best Short Film

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (Illinois, USA)
Best Animated Short Film
Best Live Action Short Film


CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Illinois, USA)
Gold Hugo – Animated Short Film Competition
Gold Hugo – Documentary Short Film Competition
Gold Hugo – Live Action Short Film Competition

CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best Animated Short Film
Best Narrative Short Film: Comedy
Best Narrative Short Film: Drama

CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Ohio, USA)
Best Animated Short Jury Award
Best Documentary Short Jury Award
Best Live Action Short Jury Award

CORK FILM FESTIVAL (Ireland)
Grand Prix International Short
Grand Prix Irish Short
Grand Prix Documentary Short

DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL (Oklahoma, USA)
Best Short Animation
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Live Action

DOC EDGE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (New Zealand)
Best International Feature (Documentary Feature)
Best New Zealand Feature (Documentary Feature)
Best International Short
Best New Zealand Short

DOC NYC (New York, USA)
Shorts Competition – Grand Jury Prize Winner

DOCAVIV INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Israel)
Best International Film Award (Documentary Feature)
Best Israeli Documentary Film Award (Documentary Feature)
Best Short Film Award

DOCLISBOA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Portugal)
Best Short Film in Competition

DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (South Africa)
Best International Documentary (Documentary Feature)
Best South African Documentary (Documentary Feature)
Best Short Film

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short
Grand Jury Award for Best Live Action Short
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short

FESPACO - PANAFRICAN FILM AND TELEVISION FESTIVAL OF OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso)
Golden Foal – Documentary Short Category
Golden Stallion – Documentary Feature Category

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL (Florida, USA)
Grand Jury Award for Best Animated Short
Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short

FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL (Northern Ireland)
Best International Short Film
Best Irish Short Film
Best Animated Short Film

FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (North Carolina, USA)
Jury Award for Best Short

GALWAY FILM FLEADH (Ireland)
James Horgan Award for the Best Animation Short
Best Short Documentary
Tiernan McBride Award for Best Fiction Short

GIJON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
Principality of Asturias Award for Best Short Film

GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL (Sweden)
Dragon Award for Best Nordic Documentary (Documentary Feature)
Dragon Award Best Swedish Short

GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico)
Best Ibero-American Short Film
Rigo Mora Award for Best International Animated Short Film
Best Ibero-American Documentary Feature Film

GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico)
Best Short Animation
Best Short Documentary International
Best Short Fiction International
Best Mexican Short Documentary

HAIFA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Israel)
Best Independent Film Award (Israeli Short Film Competition)

HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA)
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film

HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Hawaii, USA)
Best Short Film Award
Best Made in Hawaii Short Film Award

HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Spain)
International Short Film Competition – First Prize
Ibero-american Short Film Competition – First Prize
Documentary Short Film Competition – First Prize

HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL (Canada)
Best International Feature Documentary
Best International Short Documentary
Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary

HOT SPRINGS DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Arkansas, USA)
Best Documentary Short

JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL (Israel)
The Diamond Award for Best Narrative Short Film

JIIFF – JOSÉ IGNACIO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Uruguay)
December Award – Best Short Film

IDFA – INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM (Netherlands)
IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary
IDFA Award for Best Short Documentary

IT’S ALL TRUE – INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (Brazil)
Best Documentary in the International Competition, Feature or Medium-Length Films
Best Documentary in the Brazilian Competition, Feature or Medium-Length Films
Best Documentary of the International Short Film Competition
Best Documentary of the Brazilian Short Film Competition

KERALA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (India)
Best Long Documentary (Documentary Feature)
Best Short Documentary

KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL (Poland)
Golden Horn for Documentary Film (Documentary Feature)
Golden Dragon for Best Short Film
Silver Dragon for Best Short Animated Film
Silver Dragon for Best Short Documentary
Silver Dragon for Best Short Fiction Film

LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (U.K.)
Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition (Grand Prize)
World Animation Competition (Grand Prize)

LEIPZIG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR DOCUMENTARY AND ANIMATED FILM (Germany)
Golden Dove – International Long Documentary Competition (Documentary Feature)
Golden Dove – International Competition Short Animated Film
Golden Dove – International Short Documentary Competition

LOCARNO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Switzerland)
Pardino d’Oro Swiss Life for the Best Swiss Short Film
Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best International Short Film

LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Golden Reel Award for Narrative Short
Golden Reel Award for Documentary Short

LOS ANGELES LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (LALIFF) (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Best US Latino Live Action Short Award
Best US Latino Animated Short Award

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Australia)
City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film
VicScreen Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film
Best Animation Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film

MONTREAL FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA (Canada)
Best Short Film – International Competition - Loup Argenté

MORELIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Mexico)
Best Mexican Documentary Feature Film
Ojo for Best Mexican Animated Short Film
Ojo for Best Mexican Documentary Short Film
Ojo for Best Mexican Fiction Short Film

MOUNTAINFILM (Colorado, USA)
Best Short Film

NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL (Tennessee, USA)
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Narrative Short

NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL (New Hampshire, USA)
Shorts Jury Award, Animation
Shorts Jury Award, Live Action
Shorts Jury Award, Documentary

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA)
Jury Award Animated Short
Jury Award Live Action Short

NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL (Louisiana, USA)
Helen Hill Award for Animated Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Narrative Short

NORDISK PANORAMA FILM FESTIVAL (Five Nordic Countries)
Best Nordic Short Film

OUT ON FILM, ATLANTA'S INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL (Georgia, USA)
Best Drama Short

PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Massachusetts, USA)
Best Documentary Short
Best Narrative Short
Best Queer Short

RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (U.K.)
Best Live Action Short
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short

REEL SISTERS OF THE DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA)
Best Narrative Short

REGARD – SAGUENAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
International Grand Prize
National Grand Prize

RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (North Carolina, USA)
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short

RSF MARTHA’S VINEYARD AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (Massachusetts, USA)
Best of the Best Award

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Golden Gate Award Animated Short
Golden Gate Award Documentary Short
Golden Gate Award Narrative Short

SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best Short Documentary Award

SAN LUIS OBISPO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best Documentary Short

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Bruce Corwin Award - Best Animation Short Film
Bruce Corwin Award - Best Live Action Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film Award

SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (New Mexico, USA)
Best Animated Short
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short

SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Documentary Film (Documentary Feature)
Heart of Sarajevo for the Best Short Film
Best European Short Film

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Washington, USA)
Grand Jury Prize Short Animation
Grand Jury Prize Short Documentary
Grand Jury Prize Short Live Action

SEBASTOPOL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Jury Award Short
Jury Award Mini-Doc

SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST (U.K.)
Grand Jury Award for the International Competition (Documentary Feature)
Best Short Film: International Short Film Competition

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Singapore)
Best Southeast Asian Short Film

SITGES INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL OF CATALONIA (Spain)
SOFC Best Short Film Award
Best Animated Short Film

SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (Utah, USA)
Grand Jury Award for Animation Short
Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short

ST. KILDA FILM FESTIVAL (Australia)
Best Short Film
Best Documentary

ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Missouri, USA)
Best of Fest
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Live Action Short

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL (Utah, USA)
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction
Short Film Jury Award: US Fiction
Short Film Jury Award: Animation
Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL (Australia)
Documentary Australia Award (Documentary Feature)
Dendy Award - Best Australian Short Film – Live Action
Yoram Gross Animation Award

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (Texas, USA)
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Narrative Short

TAIPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL (Taiwan)
Best Documentary Feature
Best Live Action Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Animated Short Film

TASVEER FILM FESTIVAL (Washington, USA)
Tasveer Grand Jury Award

THE PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL (California, USA)
Best Short Narrative Film Award
Best Short Documentary Award
Best Animated Short

THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Hong Kong)
Documentary Competition – Firebird Award (Documentary Feature)
Short Film Competition – Firebird Award

THOMAS EDISON FILM FESTIVAL (Various, USA)
Stellar Award for Animation
Stellar Award for Experimental

TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Albania)
Best Short Film

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Canada)
Best Short Film
Best Canadian Short Film

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA)
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Narrative Short

URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA)
Best Narrative Short (U.S.)

VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Italy)
Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film

VISIONS DU RÉEL, NYON (Switzerland)
International Feature Film Competition Grand Jury Prize (Documentary Feature)
Jury Prize for Best Short Film

WARSAW FILM FESTIVAL (Poland)
Grand Prix for Best Short Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Live Action Short Film

WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL (New York, USA)
Best Animated Short
Best Short Narrative
Best Documentary Short Film

The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski. 2026 Oscar-qualified at Toronto International Film Festival (Best Canadian Short).

D. Film Awards

ACADEMIA DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS CINEMATOGRAFICAS DE ESPAÑA [GOYA] (Spain)
Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film
Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film
Goya Award for Best Fiction Short Film

ACADÉMIE DES ARTS ET TECHNIQUES DU CINÉMA [CÉSAR] (France)
Best Short Film Fiction
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film

Césars at Zippy Frames

ACADEMY OF CANADIAN CINEMA & TELEVISION [CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS] (Canada)
Best Animated Short
Best Live Action Short Drama
Best Short Documentary

BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS AWARDS [BAFTA] (U.K.)
Best British Short Film
Best British Short Animation

DAVID DI DONATELLO AWARD [ACCADEMIA DEL CINEMA ITALIANO] (Italy)
Best Short Film

GERMAN SHORT FILM AWARD (Germany)
Animated Film 1 min. – 30 min.
Documentary Film 1 min. – 30 min.
Live Action 1 min. – 10 min.
Live Action 10 min. – 30 min.

IRISH FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS (Ireland)
IFTA Award for Live Action Short Film
IFTA Award for Animated Short Film

THE ISRAEL FILM ACADEMY – OPHIR AWARDS (Israel)
Ophir Awards – Short Film competition

Yuck! by Loïc Espuche. 2026 Oscar-qualified by winning the César Award for Best Animated Short Film.

 The 99th Academy Awards will take place on 14 March 2027.

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