While Saoirse Ronan, Lenny Abrahamson and Emma Donoghue all missed out on awards at last night's Oscars, there was one Irish person heading home with the coveted gold statuette.

Dubliner Benjamin Cleary scooped the Best Live Action Short Film award for Stutterer, which he wrote, directed and edited.

The film tells the tale of a lonely typographer whose eloquent inner thoughts are halted by a speech impediment, and it has had huge success on the film festival award circuit too.

"Every day is a proud day to be Irish but today more so than usual. So everyone, for all the support back home, thank you so much," Ben told the audience during his acceptance speech.

And chatting to Anton Savage on Today FM this morning, he said he was planning a big night of celebrating with his producer "and best friend" Selena Armitage.

"We’re gonna head out to a party now and hopefully meet up with my brother who’s here and two of my best mates are here and they’re really the people I want to go see now and just saviour this moment with them," he admitted. 

"It’s a special time."

If you're interested in checking out the Oscar-winning short, you can do so for free on the RTÉ Player here (within the Republic of Ireland) until Sunday March 27.