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Here is a history of the name changes of this category, and when it was split in multiple awards if applicable.
| 2024 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2023 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2022 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2021 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2020 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2019 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2018 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2017 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2016 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2015 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2014 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2013 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2012 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2011 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2010 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2009 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2008 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2007 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2006 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2005 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2004 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2003 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2002 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2001 | Best Documentary Short |
| 2000 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1999 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1998 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1997 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1996 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1995 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1994 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1993 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1992 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1991 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1990 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1989 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1988 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1987 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1986 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1985 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1984 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1983 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1982 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1981 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1980 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1979 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1978 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1977 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1976 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1975 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1974 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1973 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1972 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1971 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1970 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1969 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1968 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1967 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1966 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1965 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1964 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1963 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1962 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1961 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1960 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1959 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1957 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1956 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1955 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1954 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1953 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1952 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1951 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1950 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1949 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1948 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1947 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1946 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1945 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1944 | Best Documentary Short |
| 1942 | Best Documentary Short |