'' The Silent Child '' won best short film at the Rhode Island International Film Festival in August 2017 . This made it eligible for entry to the Oscars . In December 2017 the film was selected as one of the final ten films in the Live Action Short Film category for the 90th Academy Awards . On 23 January 2018 , it was announced that '' The Silent Child '' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for the 90th Academy Awards , which it then won . Shenton kept a promise that she had made to their young lead actress and signed her acceptance speech
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards
The Silent Child