Kobe's 'Dear Basketball' earns Oscar nomination
Even in his retirement, Kobe Bryant is still racking up awards.
The Los Angeles Lakers icon's short film "Dear Basketball" - an animation based on his 2015 poem of the same name in which he announced his retirement from the sport - was among Tuesday's Oscar nominees for Best Animated Short.
Congrats to our Animated Short nominees! #Oscars #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/cgwyaTEUzJ
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) January 23, 2018
Bryant responded to news of his nomination on Twitter, thanking producer Glen Keane and composer John Williams for their contributions to the film.
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
Bryant will have to wait until March 4 to find out if the animation comes out on top when the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles hosts the 90th Academy Awards.