Awards in short film categories (Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Animated Short Film, and Best Live Action Short Film) have noticeably different eligibility rules from most other competitive awards.
ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪn ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm kˈæɾɪɡɚɹiz bˈɛst dˌɑːkjuːmˈɛntɚɹi ʃˈɔːɹt sˈʌbdʒɛkt, bˈɛst ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm, ænd bˈɛst lˈaɪv ˈækʃən ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm hæv nˈoʊɾɪsəbli dˈɪfɹənt ˌɛlɪdʒəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɹˈuːlz fɹʌm mˈoʊst ˈʌðɚ kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv ɐwˈɔːɹdz.