Documentary Short Film — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Oscars Documentary Short Film category in CineRoll's records: 20 films across 4 years, 4 of them winners.

The most recent winner is All the Empty Rooms (2026); the earliest on record is The Elephant Whisperers (2023).

The last three winners were All the Empty Rooms (2026), The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2025) and The Last Repair Shop (2024).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

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