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Live action short Oscar winner: ‘most amazing and most surreal experience’
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Feb 27, 2017
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Live action short Oscar winner: ‘most amazing and most surreal experience’
In spite of everything that went on at the 89th annual Academy Awards, we got to talk to one of the winners for Take Two's favorite category: the live action shorts.

In spite of everything that went on at the 89th annual Academy Awards, we got to talk to one of the winners for Take Two's favorite category: the live action shorts.

Now, let's talk to somebody who had a trophy in their hand last night. It was for a category we love here on Take Two...the live action shorts:

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That's director Kristof Deak accepting for his film, "Sing" about a shy young girl who joins her new school's award winning choir. But as the story goes on, we learn there's a ruse going on that's the reason behind the choir's success.

A Martinez spoke to Kristof last week during our series looking at the Oscar nominated live action shorts. And on Monday, Kristof joined the show again, this time an Oscar winner to talk about that moment his name was called and he became and Academy Award winning director.

To hear the full segment, click the blue play button above.