Best Documentary Short Subject
| Documentary Short Subject | ||||
| Year | Name | Film | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | K.K. Kapil | An Encounter with Faces | Nominated | |
| 1982 | Freida Lee Mock | To Live or Let Die | Nominated | |
| 1983 | Arthur Dong | Sewing Woman | Nominated | |
| 1984 | Paul T.K. Lin | The Children of Soong Ching Ling | Nominated | Nominated with Gary Bush |
| 1988 | Lise Yasui | Family Gathering | Nominated | Nominated with Ann Tegnell |
| 1990 | Freida Lee Mock | Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember | Nominated | Nominated with Terry Sanders |
| Steven Okazaki | Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo | Won | First Asian to win for Documentary Short Subject | |
| 1995 | Freida Lee Mock | Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper | Nominated | Nominated with Terry Sanders |
| 1996 | Jessica Yu | Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien | Won | |
| 1998 | Keiko Ibi | The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years | Won | |
| Shui-Bo Wang | Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square | Nominated | Nominated with Donald McWilliams | |
| 2001 | Freida Lee Mock Jessica Sanders |
Sing! | Nominated | Mock becomes second most-nominated Asian, with 5 (including recognition in Documentary Feature category) Mother/daughter team |
| 2005 | Steven Okazaki | The Mushroom Club | Nominated | Third nomination for Okazaki (including recognition in Documentary Feature category) |
| 2006 | Ruby Yang | The Blood of Yingzhou District | Won | Shared win with Thomas Lennon |
| 2008 | Steven Okazaki | The Conscience of Nhem En | Nominated | Fourth nomination for Okazaki (including recognition in Documentary Feature category) |
| 2010 | Ruby Yang | The Warriors of Qiugang | Nominated | Shared nomination with Thomas Lennon |
| 2011 | Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Saving Face | Won | Shared nomination with Daniel Junge. First Pakistani filmmaker nominated for an Oscar. |
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