The BAFTA Award for Best British Short Animation is a
film award
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presented by the
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...
(BAFTA) at the annual
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to f ...
. BAFTA is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film,
television
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, and
video games
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(and formerly also for
children's film and television).
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the remaining nominees. The winner is also the first name listed in each category.
History
The number of nominated films has varied over the course of the award. Four nominations were usual to begin with (with a total of 10 years with four nominations). More recently the number of nominations has been three. The most nominations were in 1997, when there were six nominations.
The award has had three different names since its inception including Best Short Animation, Best Short Animation Film and, since 2014, Best British Short Animation.
Winners and nominees
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
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Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year ...
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BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
The BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards. BAFTA is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, telev ...
References
External links
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Internet Movie Database
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British Academy Film Awards
Awards established in 1990
Animated short film awards