Short films by both Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar have qualified for the Academy Awards’ best live action short category.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Swift’s All Too Well: A Short Film, written and directed by the singer, gained eligibility because it screened Nov. 2021 at New York’s AMC Lincoln Square; the window for eligibility in the live action short category for the 2023 Oscars runs from Oct. 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2022.
Lamar was able to apply for the category after he silently screened a six minute video. Mr. Morale, the Big SteppersTrack “We Cry Together” — a song and visual that featured actress Taylour Paige — at Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal Theater in June.
THRWrites that We Cry togetherThe film starring Lamar and Paige only showed one day per week during the screening. Each showing was largely occupied with friends and family members of the rapper. However, a small number of fans were allowed into each screening; phones were confiscated before each screening. It’s unclear when We Cry togetherYou may be eligible for a greater public release
(Even though both All Too Well We Cry together were deemed eligible, it doesn’t guarantee a nomination in the category.)
The short film category was long dominated by rarely-seen festival fare of less than 40 minutes. However, big stars have swept the Academy Awards with Kobe Bryant (Best Animated Short) being the most recent example. Dear Basketball) and Riz Ahmed (Best Live Action Short for co-directing The Long Goodbye) taking home Oscars for their shorts.
When Swift screened All Too Well: A Short FilmShe spoke of the visual’s 10-minute duration at the Tribeca Film Festival in June. “This is not a music video. We approached everything differently.”
Swift sang her original version of “All Too Well”The extended Grammys 2014 ceremony featured the following: “Taylor’s Version”Also, the single has been You are eligibleYou may be eligible for award consideration at the 2023 Grammys as the redone version is technically a “new recording.”