There were plenty of Irish in the room but only one man got on stage and went home with an Oscar last night and that man was Benjamin Cleary.
Cleary won Best Live Action Short Film for 'Stutterer', a previous winner at the London Critics Circle Awards 2016 amongst many others, and made an acceptance speech last night that would make Irish hearts swell with pride.
"Every day is a proud day to be Irish but today more so than usual so everyone for all the support back home thank you so much" told Hollywood and the world last night.
Written and directed by Cleary, 'Stutterer' stars Matthew Needham and Chloe Pirrie and made the longlist of 144 short films before making it to the final five.
He'll never have to buy himself a pint again.
If you want to watch the Oscar winning 'Stutterer', you can check it out on the RTE Player here.
