This Irish-made ad got LOTS of attention during last night’s Oscars
If you were streaming the Oscars live last night (well done), you may have noticed a pretty cute Android ad during one of the commercial breaks.
Viewers in the US were totally charmed by the ad, which drove home a strong anti-bullying message through the medium of an animated rock, paper and scissors.
And everyone was in agreement that the whole thing was pretty damn cute:
That Android ad should be nominated for best animated short! #Oscars
— Andrew Moser (@androidmoser) February 29, 2016
OK stop the Oscars can we talk about that rock-paper-scissors Android ad please?
— David Neary (@DeusExCinema) February 29, 2016
Just cried in an #Android ad where the only actors were rock, paper and scissors. #Oscars
— Samantha Subar (@SamanthaSubar) February 29, 2016
The ad was masterminded by Dublin animator Conor Finnegan, working with London-based design studio Nexus London.
It's not Conor's first run-in with the Oscars – his 2012 animation Fear Of Flying was longlisted for a Best Animated Short by the Academy, after scooping a heap of awards at film festivals in Ireland and beyond.
Check out the ad here:
