A Halifax filmmaker is taking home his second Oscar.

Ben Proudfoot won the prestigious award in the Best Documentary Short category, for The Last Repair Shop.

The 33-year-old told our newsroom he felt great but still had butterflies prior to the biggest night in Hollywood.

Proudfoot was first nominated for A Concerto is a Conversation in 2020 and has one win under his belt for The Queen of Basketball in 2022.