Wyoming native wins Oscar for documentary

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (WTW) — Daniel Junge's phone hasn't stopped ringing since Sunday night.

The Cheyenne native won an Oscar at the 84th annual Academy Awards for his work co-directing the short documentary "Saving Face." On Monday, it seemed like everyone wanted to send their congratulations through a text message, an email or a phone call.

"They just keep coming in," he said.

His acceptance speech Sunday was short, thanking a handful of people, including his wife, before yielding the floor to his co-director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy...

...Michell Howard, the manager of the Wyoming Film Office, said she hoped her office could continue to support filmmakers like Daniel Junge in the future.

"The goal of our office is not to just bring filmmakers to the state, but also to promote those filmmakers already in the state like Daniel," she said. "He is a very talented filmmaker."

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