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Walmart Got Dee Rees, Melissa McCarthy and Nancy Meyers to Direct Short Films for the Oscars

Each 60-second short was inspired by a Walmart delivery box

Rees tapped her Mudbound star Mary J. Blige for the Walmart short. Walmart

By Kristina Monllos

March 4, 2018

Walmart asked directors Dee Rees, Nancy Meyers and Melissa McCarthy to each make 60-second short films inspired by one of the big-box retailer’s delivery boxes. The three ads aired tonight during the 90th Academy Awards ceremony on ABC.

Kristina Monllos
@KristinaMonllos kristina.monllos@adweek.com Kristina Monllos is a senior editor for Adweek.
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