DOMEE SHI AND BECKY NEIMAN COBB RECEIVE AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR BAO

First time Academy Award nominees Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb won an Oscar for Best Animated Short for their film, Bao. The short was inspired by Shi’s relationship with her own mother. During her acceptance speech, she Shi inspired others by saying,

“To all the nerdy girls out there who hide behind their sketch book, don’t be afraid to tell your stories to the world. You’re going to freak people out, but you’ll probably connect with them too, and that’s an amazing feeling to have.”