For the first time ever, a video game trailer has qualified for an Academy Award.
In a recent tweet, Irish artist David OReilly confirmed the 11-minute trailer for simulator Everything had qualified in the category for best animated short film following success at the Vienna Shorts Festival, in which he scooped the Jury Prize for Animation.
In a formal statement, the jury stated that the Everything short goes beyond entertainment and has "a strong poetic and philosophical theme.
"It serves a highly educational purpose, including an important political statement, that encourages [us] to let our egos dissolve and gain a new perspective on the world."
Cool: Everything just qualified for an Academy Award, making it the first time this has happened to a game/interactive project http://pic.twitter.com/5SQVD9s960
— David OReilly (@davidoreilly) June 7, 2017
"I didn't expect tweet 2 blow up!" OReilly added in a subsequent tweet. "To clarify, theres no game category, the short/video of the game would compete in animated short category [...] Obviously very unexpected and cool - i have a strong feeling it wont get very far. who knows. im grateful."
Everything was released earlier this year on PC and PlayStation 4.
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