Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film

Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First awardFebruary 26, 1942 (1942-02-26) (for films released in 1941)
Most recent winnerJoshua Seftel, Conall Jones
All the Empty Rooms (2025)
Websiteoscars.org

The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film is an award given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best documentary short film. The award was first presented at the 14th Academy Awards in 1942. Copies of every winning film (along with copies of most nominees) are held by the Academy Film Archive. Fifteen films are shortlisted before nominations are announced.