| 2009 | Winner | Spielzeugland (2007) | Jochen Alexander Freydank | Best Short Film, Live Action |
| Nominated | Auf der Strecke (2007) | Reto Caffi |
| Grisen (2008) | Tivi Magnusson, Dorthe Warnø Høgh |
| Manon sur le bitume (2007) | Elizabeth Marre, Olivier Pont |
| New Boy (2007) | Steph Green, Tamara Anghie |
| 2008 | Winner | Mozart des pickpockets, Le (2006) | Philippe Pollet-Villard |
| Nominated | Om natten (2007) | Christian E. Christiansen, Louise Vesth |
| Supplente, Il (2006) | Andrea Jublin |
| Tanghi argentini (2006) | Guy Thys, Anja Daelemans |
| Tonto Woman, The (2007) | Daniel Barber (II), Matthew Brown (XIV) |
| 2007 | Winner | West Bank Story (2005) | Ari Sandel |
| Nominated | Binta y la gran idea (2004) | Javier Fesser (I), Luis Manso |
| Helmer & søn (2006) | Søren Pilmark, Kim Magnusson |
| Saviour, The (2005) | Peter Templeman (I), Stuart Parkyn |
| Éramos pocos (2005) | Borja Cobeaga |
| 2006 | Winner | Six Shooter (2004) | Martin McDonagh |
| Nominated | Ausreisser (2004) | Ulrike Grote |
| Cashback (2004) | Sean Ellis (II), Lene Bausager |
| Our Time Is Up (2004) | Rob Pearlstein, Pia Clemente |
| Síðasti bærinn (2004) | Rúnar Rúnarsson, Thor Sigurjonsson |
| 2005 | Winner | Wasp (2003) | Andrea Arnold |
| Nominated | 7:35 de la mañana (2003) | Nacho Vigalondo |
| Everything in This Country Must (2004) | Gary McKendry |
| Little Terrorist (2004) | Ashvin Kumar |
| Two Cars, One Night (2003) | Taika Cohen, Ainsley Gardiner |
| 2004 | Winner | Two Soldiers (2003) | Aaron Schneider (I), Andrew J. Sacks |
| Nominated | (A)Torzija (2002) | Stefan Arsenijevic |
| Most (2003) | Bobby Garabedian, William Zabka |
| Rote Jacke, Die (2002) | Florian Baxmeyer |
| Squash (2002) | Lionel Bailliu |
| 2003 | Winner | Der er en yndig mand (2002) | Martin Strange-Hansen, Mie Andreasen |
| Nominated | Fait d'hiver (2001) | Dirk Beliën, Anja Daelemans |
| Inja (2001) | Steve Pasvolsky, Joe Weatherstone |
| J'attendrai le suivant... (2002) | Philippe Orreindy, Thomas Gaudin |
| Johnny Flynton (2002) | Lexi Alexander, Alexander Buono |
| 2002 | Winner | Accountant, The (2001) | Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount |
| Nominated | Copy Shop (2001) | Virgil Widrich |
| Gregors größte Erfindung (2001) | Johannes Kiefer |
| Meska sprawa (2001) | Slawomir Fabicki, Bogumil Godfrejow |
| Speed for Thespians (2000) | Kalman Apple, Shameela Bakhsh |
| 2001 | Winner | Quiero ser (I want to be ...) (2000) | Florian Gallenberger |
| Nominated | By Courier (2000) | Peter Riegert, Ericka Frederick |
| One Day Crossing (1999) | Joan Stein (III), Christina Lazaridi |
| Seraglio (2000) | Gail Lerner, Colin Campbell (X) |
| Uma História de Futebol (1999) | Paulo Machline |
| 2000 | Winner | My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1998) | Barbara Schock, Tammy Tiehel |
| Nominated | Bror, min bror (1998) | Henrik Ruben Genz, Michael W. Horsten |
| Killing Joe (1999) | Mehdi Norowzian, Steve Wax |
| Kleingeld (1999) | Marc-Andreas Bochert, Gabriele Lins |
| Stora & små mirakel (1999) | Marcus Olsson (I) |
| 1999 | Winner | Valgaften (1998) | Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Nominated | Carte postale, La (1998) | Vivian Goffette |
| Culture (1998) | Will Speck (I), Josh Gordon (I) |
| Holiday Romance (1998) | Alexander Jovy |
| Victor (1998) | Simon Sandquist, Joel Bergvall |
| 1998 | Winner | Visas and Virtue (1997) | Chris Tashima, Chris Donahue (I) |
| Nominated | Dance Lexie Dance (1996) | Pearse Moore, Tim Loane |
| It's Good to Talk (1997) | Roger Goldby, Barney Reisz |
| Skal vi være kærester? (1997) | Birger Larsen, Thomas Lydholm |
| Wolfgang (1997) | Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen |
| 1997 | Winner | Dear Diary (1996) | David Frankel (I), Barry Jossen |
| Nominated | De tripas, corazón (1996) | Antonio Urrutia |
| Ernst & lyset (1996) | Kim Magnusson, Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Esposados (1996) | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo |
| Senza parole (1996) | Bernadette Carranza, Antonello De Leo |
| 1996 | Winner | Lieberman in Love (1995) | Christine Lahti (I), Jana Sue Memel |
| Nominated | Brooms (1995) | Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas |
| Duke of Groove (1996) (TV) | Griffin Dunne, Thom Colwell |
| Little Surprises (1995) (TV) | Jeff Goldblum, Tikki Goldberg |
| Tuesday Morning Ride (1995) | Dianne Houston, Joy Ryan |
| 1995 | Winner | Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993) | Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts |
| Trevor (1994) | Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone (I) |
| Nominated | Kangaroo Court (1994) | Sean Astin, Christine Astin |
| On Hope (1994) | JoBeth Williams, Michele McGuire |
| Syrup (1993) | Paul Unwin, Nick Vivian (I) |
| 1994 | Winner | Schwarzfahrer (1993) | Pepe Danquart |
| Nominated | Down on the Waterfront (1993) | Stacy Title, Jonathan Penner |
| Dutch Master, The (1994) | Susan Seidelman, Jonathan Brett (I) |
| Partners (1993) (TV) | Peter Weller (I), Jana Sue Memel |
| Vis, La (1993) | Didier Flamand |
| 1993 | Winner | Omnibus (1992) | Sam Karmann |
| Nominated | Contact (1992) | Jonathan Darby (I), Jana Sue Memel |
| Cruise Control (1992) | Matt Palmieri |
| Lady in Waiting, The (1992) | Christian Taylor (II) |
| Swan Song (1992) | Kenneth Branagh |
| 1992 | Winner | Session Man (1991) (TV) | Seth Winston (I), Robert N. Fried |
| Nominated | Birch Street Gym (1991) | Stephen Kessler (I), Thomas R. Conroy |
| Last Breeze of Summer (1991) | David Massey |
| 1991 | Winner | Lunch Date, The (1989) | Adam Davidson (I) |
| Nominated | 12:01 PM (1990) | Hillary Anne Ripps, Jonathan Heap (I) |
| Bronx Cheers (1990) | Raymond De Felitta, Matthew Gross (II) |
| Dear Rosie (1990) | Peter Cattaneo, Barnaby Thompson (I) |
| Senzeni Na? (1990) | Bernard Joffa, Anthony E. Nicholas |
| 1990 | Winner | Work Experience (1989) | James Hendrie |
| Nominated | Amazon Diary (1989) | Robert Nixon (I) |
| Child Eater, The (1989) | Jonathan Tammuz |
| 1989 | Winner | Appointments of Dennis Jennings, The (1988) | Dean Parisot, Steven Wright (I) |
| Nominated | Cadillac Dreams (1988) | Matia Karrell |
| Gullah Tales (1988) | Gary Moss (I) |
| 1988 | Winner | Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987) | Jonathan Sanger, Jana Sue Memel |
| Nominated | Making Waves (1987) | Ann Wingate |
| Shoeshine (1987) | Robert Katz (IV) |
| 1987 | Winner | Precious Images (1986) | Chuck Workman |
| Nominated | Exit (1985) | Stefano Reali, Pino Quartullo |
| Love Struck (1986) | Fredda Weiss |
| 1986 | Winner | Molly's Pilgrim (1985) | Jeffrey D. Brown |
| Nominated | Graffiti (1985) | Dianna Costello |
| Rainbow War (1985) | Bob Rogers (I) |
| 1985 | Winner | Up (1984) | Mike Hoover (I) |
| Nominated | Painted Door, The (1984) | Michael MacMillan, Janice L. Platt |
| Tales of Meeting and Parting (1984) | Sharon Oreck (I), Lesli Linka Glatter |
| 1984 | Winner | Boys and Girls (1982) | Janice L. Platt |
| Nominated | Goodie-Two-Shoes (1984) | Ian Emes |
| Overnight Sensation (1983) | Jon Bloom (II) |
| 1983 | Winner | Shocking Accident, A (1982) | Christine Oestreicher |
| Nominated | Ballet Robotique (1982) | Bob Rogers (II) |
| Silence, The (1982) | Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Joseph Benson (I) |
| Split Cherry Tree (1982) | Jan Saunders (I) |
| Sredni vashtar (1981) | Andrew Birkin |
| 1982 | Winner | Violet (1981) | Paul Kemp (III), Shelley Levinson |
| Nominated | Couples and Robbers (1982) | Christine Oestreicher |
| First Winter (1981) | John N. Smith |
| 1981 | Winner | Dollar Bottom, The (1981) | Lloyd Phillips |
| Nominated | Fall Line (1980) | Robert Carmichael, Greg Lowe |
| Jury of Her Peers, A (1980) | Sally Heckel (I) |
| 1980 | Winner | Board and Care (1979) | Sarah Pillsbury, Ron Ellis (I) |
| Nominated | Bravery in the Field (1979) | Roman Kroitor, Stefan Wodoslawsky |
| Oh Brother, My Brother (1979) | Carol Lowell, Ross Lowell (I) |
| Solar Film, The (1980) | Saul Bass, Michael Britton (I) |
| Solly's Diner (1979) | Harry Mathias, Jay Zuckerman, Larry Hankin |
| 1979 | Winner | Teenage Father (1978) | Taylor Hackford |
| Nominated | Different Approach, A (1978) | Jim Belcher, Fern Field |
| Mandy's Grandmother (1978) | Andrew Sugerman |
| Strange Fruit (1978) | Seth Pinsker |
| 1978 | Winner | I'll Find a Way (1977) | Beverly Shaffer, Yuki Yoshida (I) |
| Nominated | Absent-Minded Waiter, The (1977) | William E. McEuen |
| Floating Free (1977) | Jerry Butts |
| Notes on the Popular Arts (1977) | Saul Bass |
| Spaceborne (1977) | Philip Dauber |
| 1977 | Winner | In the Region of Ice (1976) | Andre R. Guttfreund, Peter Werner (III) |
| Nominated | Kudzu (1976) | Marjie (as Marjorie Anne Short) Short |
| Morning Spider, The (1976) | Julian Chagrin, Claude Chagrin |
| Nightlife (1976) | Claire Wilbur, Robin Lehman |
| Number One (1976) | Dyan Cannon, Vince Cannon |
| 1976 | Winner | Angel and Big Joe (1975) | Bert Salzman |
| Nominated | Conquest of Light (1975) | Louis Marcus |
| Dawn Flight (1975) | Larry Lansburgh, Brian Lansburgh |
| Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo, A (1975) | Barry J. Spinello |
| Doubletalk (1975) | Alan Beattie (I) |
| 1975 | Winner | ...borgnes sont rois, Les (1974) | Paul Claudon, Edmond Séchan |
| Nominated | Climb (1974) | Dewitt Jones (I) |
| Concert, The (1974) | Julian Chagrin, Claude Chagrin |
| Planet Ocean (1974) | George Casey (I) |
| Violin, The (1974) | Andrew Welsh (I), George Pastic |