Academy Award for Live Action Short Film

This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, "Short Subjects, one-reel" and "Short Subjects, two-reel". A third category "Short Subjects, color" was used only for 1936 and 1937. From the initiation of short subject awards for 1932 until 1935 the terms were "Short Subjects, comedy" and "Short subjects, novelty".

1990s

• 1990 Adam Davidson - The Lunch Date
• 1991 Seth Winston, Rob Fried - Session Man
• 1992 Sam Karmann - Omnibus
• 1993 Pepe Danquart - Black Rider (Schwarzfahrer}
• 1994 (tie)
• Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts - Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
• Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone - Trevor
• 1995 Christine Lahti, Jana Sue Memel - Lieberman in Love
• 1996 David Frankel, Barry Jossen - Dear Diary
• 1997 Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue - Visas and Virtue
• 1998 Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen - Election Night (Valgaften)
• 1999 Barbara Schock, Tamara Tiehel - My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York