The rerecorded version of American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s 2012 song “All Too Well,” which was released in November, became a mainstream sensation. Fans were moved by it, and the short video that accompanied it was hailed as a masterpiece because it touched them emotionally—especially because they could relate it to the musician’s romantic life. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the well-liked short has earned an Oscar nomination.
“A film about an effervescent, curious young woman who ends up absolutely out of her depth,” Swift said of her directorial debut. It has reportedly gotten an Oscar-qualifying run, making it eligible for the award for best live-action short, one of the three categories the Oscars have designated for movies with running times of under 40 minutes.
Sadie Sink of Stranger Things and Dylan O’Brien of Teen Wolf star in the almost 15-minute film, which the pop diva, who has never before been nominated for an Oscar, has emphasized is “not a music video.” To direct its awards campaign, her team is now collaborating with a reputable consulting firm.
Swift also wrote and directed the movie, which had its New York premiere on November 12 and was shown there for a week from November 12 to November 18. The song was also referred to as Billboard’s longest-running no. 1 hit.
The ‘Shake It Off singer is not the only musician in the running for the best live-action short Oscar. American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s ‘We Cry Together’ has also made the list. A six-minute film starring himself and Zola’s Taylour Paige as a quarreling couple, it was released in May and screened at a theatre in Los Angeles from June 3 to June 9, qualifying it for the race.
