Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski accept the Oscar for THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS! 🇨🇦✨

Canadian animation shone brightly at the 98th Academy Awards. ✨ Watch Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s heartfelt acceptance speech for THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and the 12th @nfb production to bring home the coveted statuette. Stream this award-winning short for free, without interruptions on NFB.ca and the NFB Films app → https://bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB (🌎 Now available for free streaming in more regions!) #StreamCanadian #animatedshortfilm #animatedstory #stopmotionanimation #stopmotionfilm #awardwinningmovie #oscars2026 Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFB Subscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/nfb.ca Follow us on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/onf_nfb/ Follow us on X → https://www.twitter.com/thenfb Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO