SHE was inches away from reaching golden glory at the biggest movie awards ceremony in the world.

Hampshire film maker Daisy Jacobs' eight-minute film, The Bigger Picture was facing competition from Disney and Pixar for the title of best animated short film.

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The 26-year-old was hopeful for the title at the Academy Awards but went home without a golden statuette last night.

Her film was created on a micro-budget of £8,000 and features Daisy's life-size drawings, telling a darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly relative.

While other studios had teams of 30 animators working to create their films, the former Bay House School, Gosport, student worked on her stop-motion film with just the help of a small team of students from Central Saint Martin's University in London.

The film Feast directed by Patrick Osborne showing a man's love life being revealed through shared meals with his dog won the award.

Daisy's mum Lindsay, from Gosport, told the Daily Echo how proud she was of her daughter.

She said: “This is the thing that I'm proud of. She spent a whole year working on that film. Pixar has 30 animators with [parent company] Disney.

“For this film it was just her and her co-animator and her fellow students. Her film is made entirely by students.

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Daisy Jacobs during the making of The Bigger Picture

“It was a tough process, dressed in her overalls every day and working in a hangar. I think to get this far and with the amount of resources they had, it's just amazing.”

Her film tells the story two brothers' struggle to care for their elderly mother. They fight, but finally see the bigger picture.

Daisy used a technique involving life-sized animation - a hybrid of intricate wall-painting and 3D stop-motion that hasn't been done before.

It is an approach that has led to Daisy winning 25 awards for the film already, including a Bafta at the star-studded ceremony in London earlier this month.