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Irishman Benjamin Cleary on his Oscar win for Stutterer

Published 08:13 29 Feb 2016 GMT

Updated 10:08 29 Feb 2016 GMT

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Irishman Benjamin Cleary on his Oscar win for Stutterer

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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. https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/704155457292611585 ”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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnlBGQUn0tM Clip via VIFFest

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Irishman Benjamin Cleary on his Oscar win for Stutterer