Toronto-raised director Domee Shi pumped up her fellow B次元官网网址渘erdyB次元官网网址� artists on Sunday as she won her first-ever Oscar for the animated dumpling tale B次元官网网址淏ao,B次元官网网址� which marks PixarB次元官网网址檚 first short film directed by a woman.
B次元官网网址淭o all of the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketchbooks B次元官网网址� donB次元官网网址檛 be afraid to tell your stories to the world,B次元官网网址� Shi said onstage in her acceptance speech at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
B次元官网网址淵ouB次元官网网址檙e going to freak people out but youB次元官网网址檒l probably connect with them, too, and thatB次元官网网址檚 an amazing feeling to have. Thank you to (executive producer) Pete Docter for believing in my weirdness and for giving me a voice at the studio.B次元官网网址�
Shi, who shares the Oscar with producer Becky Neiman-Cobb, also thanked her parents and her partner for his support and for being her B次元官网网址渉uman stressball.B次元官网网址�
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 cityB次元官网网址檚 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 B次元官网网址淏ao,B次元官网网址� which played in theatres with B次元官网网址滻ncredibles 2.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 an only child, so IB次元官网网址檝e always been that overprotected little dumpling for my whole life,B次元官网网址� she said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.
B次元官网网址淚 just wanted to use this short to explore that relationship between an overprotective parent and a child, using this magical metaphor.B次元官网网址�
Since B次元官网网址淏aoB次元官网网址淏次元官网网址榮 release, two more women have directed animated shorts at Pixar: Rosana Sullivan with B次元官网网址淜itbullB次元官网网址� and Kristen Lester with B次元官网网址淧url.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址楤aoB次元官网网址� blazed a trail, but B次元官网网址� we are just happy to be one of many, many female directors to come,B次元官网网址� Shi told reporters backstage after her win.
Look who stopped by the Thank You Cam, presented by ! Best Animated Short winners for Bao.
B次元官网网址� The Academy (@TheAcademy)
A graduate of the animation program at OntarioB次元官网网址檚 Sheridan College, Shi beat out two other films by Canadians for the Oscar B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淲eekendsB次元官网网址� by Hamilton-born Trevor Jimenez and B次元官网网址淎nimal BehaviourB次元官网网址� by Vancouver-based couple David Fine and Alison Snowden.
B次元官网网址淏aoB次元官网网址� 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.
B次元官网网址淚 think one of the great things about being able to make B次元官网网址楤aoB次元官网网址� is I got to do a lot more research and really dive into my heritage,B次元官网网址� she said backstage.
B次元官网网址淚 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.B次元官网网址�
Canadian sound engineer Paul Massey also won his first Oscar for his work on B次元官网网址淏ohemian Rhapsody.B次元官网网址� He won the trophy alongside Tim Cavagin and John Casali in the best sound mixing category.
Massey thanked his kids, as well as the filmB次元官网网址檚 producers, sound crew and members of rock band Queen, who are the subject of the film.
B次元官网网址淎 massive shout-out to Brian May and Roger Taylor,B次元官网网址� Massey said. B次元官网网址漈hank you so much for your music and for your collaboration and your support.B次元官网网址�
He later told reporters it was a B次元官网网址減roject of a lifetime,B次元官网网址� noting May and Taylor allowed the team B次元官网网址渋nto their family.B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址淭hey told us stories about Freddie (Mercury),B次元官网网址� Massey said of the Queen frontman, who died in 1991. B次元官网网址漈he engineers that they worked with gave us full access to their archives of music, all their live material, all their studio material.B次元官网网址�
The team B次元官网网址渓earned so much about Freddie thatB次元官网网址檚 not in the film as well and some of their personal stories,B次元官网网址� he added.
B次元官网网址淚t was just a joy to be part of that team. And actually, I think we all wished it hadnB次元官网网址檛 finished.B次元官网网址�
READ MORE:
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 B次元官网网址淭he MartianB次元官网网址� by Ridley Scott, with whom heB次元官网网址檚 worked on several projects, B次元官网网址�3:10 to Yuma,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淲alk the LineB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淟egends of the Fall.B次元官网网址�
Massey won in a category that also included Canadian sound mixer Craig Henighan for B次元官网网址淩oma.B次元官网网址�
A few other Canadians were nominated but lost at the show, which didnB次元官网网址檛 have a host for the first time in 30 years.
Canadian set decorator Gordon Sim of St. Thomas, Ont., was nominated for B次元官网网址淢ary Poppins Returns.B次元官网网址�
And the live action short film category had two finalists from Montreal B次元官网网址� Jeremy Comte for B次元官网网址淔auveB次元官网网址� and Marianne Farley for B次元官网网址淢arguerite.B次元官网网址�
VIDEO:
The show also featured two Toronto-raised presenters B次元官网网址� Mike Myers and Stephan James.
Myers, who plays a record executive in B次元官网网址淏ohemian Rhapsody,B次元官网网址� did a B次元官网网址漌ayneB次元官网网址檚 WorldB次元官网网址� bit with Dana Carvey onstage as they presented the film as a best-picture nominee.
B次元官网网址淲ayneB次元官网网址檚 WorldB次元官网网址� features a famous scene in which the duoB次元官网网址檚 rock-worshipping characters sing B次元官网网址淏ohemian RhapsodyB次元官网网址� in their car.
B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址楤ohemian RhapsodyB次元官网网址� played a large part in the success of B次元官网网址榃ayneB次元官网网址檚 World,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� said Myers, wearing his Order of Canada pin.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e humbled to be associated with that brilliant song.B次元官网网址�
Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Like us on and follow us on .
