Taylor Swift.Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
Taylor Swiftcould be eyeing an Oscar in the future.
Swift’s recent projectAll Too Well: The Short Filmhas reportedly qualified to be eligible for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Live Action Short category at next year’s Oscars ceremony, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
The singer-songwriter, 32, is said to already be working with a “top consulting firm to guide [the project’s] awards campaign,” the outlet adds.
All Too Well: The Short Filmwas released online and at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York City on Nov. 12. Unfortunately for Swift, that release date makes the film ineligible for the Academy Awards' Best Picture category, as those projects must be released no earlier than the calendar year preceding the Oscar ceremony, perTHR.
However, the eligibility window for best live-action short is different — from October 1, 2021, to September 30. 2021 — making Swift’s directional debut a contender.
A representative for the Academy Awards did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Swift — who performed “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” live after the screening — opened up about the project at the event.
“The most important thing about this particular project is that this is a song that would not be a special song in every setlist I do, in every single list where someone says, ‘These are the best songs she’s done’ — that was all because of you,” Swift told fans.
“A record label didn’t pick this song as a single. We never made a video for it. This was a song that started out as a song on the album, just a simple track 5. And you went and turned it into what it is now. It started out as a song that was my favorite,” she continued. “It was about something very personal to me. It was hard to perform it live. Now, for me, honestly, this song is 100 percent about us, and for you.”
Swift also talked about re-recording her albums during the fan-centered event.
“Getting to re-release these albums is something I wouldn’t be doing if you hadn’t empowered me and emboldened me to do so,” Swift said. “You guys are so amazing about a very hard thing I went through. You guys turned a hard thing into a very, very wonderful experience. Now we’re going through the second time with theRedre-release: my version. And so all of this is happening because you made this happen.”
Dylan O’Brien, Taylor Swift, Sadie Sink.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
After the N.Y.C. screening, the stars opened up about working with Swift.
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“From start to finish, this has just been such a surreal experience, and I’m so glad that we finally get to share this with everyone,” Sink said.
After quipping that he was “sorry” about playing the bad guy, O’Brien added: “Taylor, you’re a genius, and like the most beautiful person ever. This is really special. I’m still reeling, I can’t even believe it. Thank you for letting me be a part of it.
source: people.com
