Kobe Bryant: NBA MVP, 5-time NBA Champion — one-time Oscar winner?
Bryant was nominated for an Academy Award on Tuesday for his animated short “Dear Basketball.” The short film is an animated version of the “Dear Basketball” poem he wrote for the Players’ Tribune in 2015.
Disney animator Glen Keane directed the film and renowned composer John Williams conducted the score.
What?? This is beyond the realm of imagination. It means so much that the @TheAcademy deemed #DearBasketball worthy of contention. Thanks to the genius of @GlenKeanePrd & John Williams for taking my poem to this level. It’s an honor to be on this team. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/M2joyk9D1V
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January 23, 2018
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