Qualifying Awards
Winners of these awards qualify for Oscar consideration.
Best Animation
Animated
Best Documentary
Documentary
Grand Prix — International Short Film
Live Action
Category per film form
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UK's leading short film festival. Qualifying for all three short categories. | Not on the 99th Academy Awards Short Films Qualifying Festival List (checked 2026-09-10 against oscars.org 99AA_Shorts Qualifying Festivals, updated April 10 2026). Only five UK festivals qualify for the 99th: BAFTA, Sheffield DocFest, Leeds, Manchester Animation, Raindance. Encounters was dropped; a win here confers no Oscar eligibility for the 99th.