Gonsalves gave thanks to my motherland, India, as she accepted the award.
Gonsalves spent five years following this human-elephant blended family for herNetflixdocumentary.
To Guneet, my producer… and to Douglas Blush, my mentor, and my entire team.
And, finally, to my mother, father, and sister who are up there somewhere.
You are the center of my universe.
Several Indian films have previously been nominated for Academy Awards, includingSalaam Bombay!
(1988),Lagaan(2001) and last years documentary featureWriting With Fire.
The late Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray earned an honorary Academy Award over 30 years ago.
Kimmel said, You told us you wanted all the categories back in.
But, ironically, show producers still managed to cut off Mongas acceptance speech.
The win marked yet another victory for Netflix in the Documentary Short Subject category.
End of Sentence., directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and produced by Melissa Berton.
