(ADW) The Franco-Luxembourg production “Mr Hublot " by Laurent Witz and Alexander Espigares won an Oscar for short animation film on Sunday night, snatching it from the favourite, Disney’s “Get a Horse”.

Laurent Witz was extremely touched by the award, a first for Luxembourg. He thanked his family, the film crew, Oscar organisers before he praised "Mr Hublot for making this dream a reality."

"Mr Hublot" tells the story in a retro-futuristic world, of the encounters between a robot man and a rather annoying silent robot dog.

“What is really good about it (the film), in my opinion, is that despite the technical aspect, which was very difficult, the heart of the film remains the poetry of the story and its original universe" said Witz earlier in the week. "In most screenings of the film the cinemas were full, we saw that there was a real interest" he stated.

The film was facing a heavyweight, "Get A Horse!” by Disney, which was the favourite before the ceremony.

Disney consoled themselves with an Oscar for animated feature film "Frozen”, a huge favourite in its class.