Qualifying Awards
Winners of these awards qualify for Oscar consideration.
Best Animated Short
Animated
Best Documentary Short
Documentary
Best Live Action Short
Live Action
Renamed 2026-09-10: was tracked as "Short of the Festival", which is not a Raindance award (zero occurrences on their own awards page or in any coverage). Raindance has four short categories; Best Animated / Live Action / Documentary Short are Oscar-qualifying, Best UK Short is not.
🏆 Winners
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34th edition. Qualifying awards in Animated Short, Documentary Short, and Short of the Festival.