Irishman Benjamin Cleary on his Oscar win for Stutterer

He did us proud.

Irishman Ben Cleary took home the Oscar for Best Short Film in the early hours of Monday morning, and immediately thanked those who were willing to take a risk on him.

The Oscar for Live Action Short Film goes to… pic.twitter.com/1WnaDHw86v

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 29, 2016

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”Every day is a proud day to be Irish, but today more than usual. SLÁINTE!” said the Dubliner.

Have a look at his speech in full here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUKCSErI3WY

Clip via Oscars 2016

Stutterer tells the story of a man who uses an online dating website to mask the fact that he is living with a speech impediment.

Clip via VIFFest