The wordless film follows animals forging an unlikely friendship as they fight to survive a natural disaster. But scary flood scenes and existential themes may be a bit much for the youngest viewers.

I’m really moved by the warm reception our film has had, and I hope that you’ll open doors to independent animation filmmakers around the world,” Zibalodis said, accepting the award. “This is the first time a film from Latvia has ever been nominated.

The critical darling turned Awards heavyweight "Flow" just became a newly-minted Oscar winner after taking home the prize for Best Animated Feature during Sunday's ceremony — the first Academy Award win for Latvia.