Animated Video for 'I'm Only Sleeping' by The Beatles Is Grammy Nominated

Director Em Cooper and producers Sue Loughlin, Laura Thomas, Jonathan Clyde and Sophie Hilton are nominated in the ‘Best Music Video’ category at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for The Beatles 'I'm Only Sleeping'.

Em Cooper worked with Universal Music and Apple Corps to direct the Grammy nominated music video for 'I'm Only Sleeping' as part of the special edition release of Revolver.

Over 1,300 individual oil paintings were combined to create the animation, which flows dreamlike through the song exploring the space between consciousness and sleep. Em was eager to undertake the challenge of the video as she related to the meaning in the lyrics, as she frequently uses her skills to evoke thought or convey inner experiences.

“It was a project that I felt an immediate spark for right from the word go, and somehow that momentum carried me right through to the end,” Em Cooper said of the video. “I love The Beatles. We used to listen to this song on tape in the car when I was a child, and the song itself evokes such a mesmerising, languid, dreamy state, in a way my job was only to follow its lead with a paintbrush in my hand.”

In 2018, Em Cooper was nominated for an Emmy Award for her animated film 'Deej' under the 'Outstanding Art Direction and Graphic Design' category.

Watch the video here.

The Grammy award show takes place on 5th February 2024.