Toronto-raised director Domee Shi pumped up her fellow 91裸聊视频渘erdy91裸聊视频� artists on Sunday as she won her first-ever Oscar for the animated dumpling tale 91裸聊视频淏ao,91裸聊视频� which marks Pixar91裸聊视频檚 first short film directed by a woman.

91裸聊视频淭o all of the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketchbooks 91裸聊视频� don91裸聊视频檛 be afraid to tell your stories to the world,91裸聊视频� Shi said onstage in her acceptance speech at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Shi, who shares the Oscar with producer Becky Neiman-Cobb, also thanked her parents and her partner for his support and for being her 91裸聊视频渉uman stressball.91裸聊视频�

Shi wrote and directed the Pixar production, about a Chinese-Canadian woman with empty-nest syndrome who dotes on an adorable little dumpling that miraculously springs to life at the dinner table.

The eight-minute film is set in Toronto and features many of the city91裸聊视频檚 landmarks.

Shi was born in Chongqing, China and moved to Toronto with her family at age two. She used her upbringing and love of food as inspiration for 91裸聊视频淏ao,91裸聊视频� which played in theatres with 91裸聊视频滻ncredibles 2.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 an only child, so I91裸聊视频檝e always been that overprotected little dumpling for my whole life,91裸聊视频� she said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.

91裸聊视频淚 just wanted to use this short to explore that relationship between an overprotective parent and a child, using this magical metaphor.91裸聊视频�

Since 91裸聊视频淏ao91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频榮 release, two more women have directed animated shorts at Pixar: Rosana Sullivan with 91裸聊视频淜itbull91裸聊视频� and Kristen Lester with 91裸聊视频淧url.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频楤ao91裸聊视频� blazed a trail, but 91裸聊视频� we are just happy to be one of many, many female directors to come,91裸聊视频� Shi told reporters backstage after her win.

Look who stopped by the Thank You Cam, presented by ! Best Animated Short winners for Bao.

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A graduate of the animation program at Ontario91裸聊视频檚 Sheridan College, Shi beat out two other films by Canadians for the Oscar 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淲eekends91裸聊视频� by Hamilton-born Trevor Jimenez and 91裸聊视频淎nimal Behaviour91裸聊视频� by Vancouver-based couple David Fine and Alison Snowden.

91裸聊视频淏ao91裸聊视频� was one of three short-film ideas she had presented to a panel of Pixar representatives as part of an open call for pitches at the studio in 2015.

Shi is now working on a feature film.

91裸聊视频淚 think one of the great things about being able to make 91裸聊视频楤ao91裸聊视频� is I got to do a lot more research and really dive into my heritage,91裸聊视频� she said backstage.

91裸聊视频淚 kind of took it for granted. Like, I took my mom making dumplings for granted when I was growing up. She would just pop them out so quickly.91裸聊视频�

Canadian sound engineer Paul Massey also won his first Oscar for his work on 91裸聊视频淏ohemian Rhapsody.91裸聊视频� He won the trophy alongside Tim Cavagin and John Casali in the best sound mixing category.

Massey thanked his kids, as well as the film91裸聊视频檚 producers, sound crew and members of rock band Queen, who are the subject of the film.

91裸聊视频淎 massive shout-out to Brian May and Roger Taylor,91裸聊视频� Massey said. 91裸聊视频漈hank you so much for your music and for your collaboration and your support.91裸聊视频�

He later told reporters it was a 91裸聊视频減roject of a lifetime,91裸聊视频� noting May and Taylor allowed the team 91裸聊视频渋nto their family.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭hey told us stories about Freddie (Mercury),91裸聊视频� Massey said of the Queen frontman, who died in 1991. 91裸聊视频漈he engineers that they worked with gave us full access to their archives of music, all their live material, all their studio material.91裸聊视频�

The team 91裸聊视频渓earned so much about Freddie that91裸聊视频檚 not in the film as well and some of their personal stories,91裸聊视频� he added.

91裸聊视频淚t was just a joy to be part of that team. And actually, I think we all wished it hadn91裸聊视频檛 finished.91裸聊视频�

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It was the eighth Oscar nomination for Massey, who was born in England but early in his career lived in Toronto for 13 years before moving to Los Angeles.

His other nominations include the films 91裸聊视频淭he Martian91裸聊视频� by Ridley Scott, with whom he91裸聊视频檚 worked on several projects, 91裸聊视频�3:10 to Yuma,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淲alk the Line91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淟egends of the Fall.91裸聊视频�

Massey won in a category that also included Canadian sound mixer Craig Henighan for 91裸聊视频淩oma.91裸聊视频�

A few other Canadians were nominated but lost at the show, which didn91裸聊视频檛 have a host for the first time in 30 years.

Canadian set decorator Gordon Sim of St. Thomas, Ont., was nominated for 91裸聊视频淢ary Poppins Returns.91裸聊视频�

And the live action short film category had two finalists from Montreal 91裸聊视频� Jeremy Comte for 91裸聊视频淔auve91裸聊视频� and Marianne Farley for 91裸聊视频淢arguerite.91裸聊视频�

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The show also featured two Toronto-raised presenters 91裸聊视频� Mike Myers and Stephan James.

Myers, who plays a record executive in 91裸聊视频淏ohemian Rhapsody,91裸聊视频� did a 91裸聊视频漌ayne91裸聊视频檚 World91裸聊视频� bit with Dana Carvey onstage as they presented the film as a best-picture nominee.

91裸聊视频淲ayne91裸聊视频檚 World91裸聊视频� features a famous scene in which the duo91裸聊视频檚 rock-worshipping characters sing 91裸聊视频淏ohemian Rhapsody91裸聊视频� in their car.

91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频楤ohemian Rhapsody91裸聊视频� played a large part in the success of 91裸聊视频榃ayne91裸聊视频檚 World,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� said Myers, wearing his Order of Canada pin.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e humbled to be associated with that brilliant song.91裸聊视频�

Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press

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