'Heartbreaking': Motion Picture Academy's Twitter goodbye to Robin Williams touches thousands

There have been countless tributes to Robin Williams on Twitter tonight, but a simple tweet by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was retweeted more than 12,000 times in the first 30 minutes it was posted and more than 25,000 in less than an hour.

Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/WjA9QuuldD

— The Academy (@TheAcademy) August 12, 2014

@TheAcademy beautiful

— Mel Smith (@iamMelsmith) August 12, 2014

“@TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/MCsu2crGXO” and i'm crying again.

— julie ✨ (@jiggawhatjulie) August 12, 2014

https://twitter.com/mcwini/status/498997271019929601

This makes me quite sad. Enormous amounts of childhood memories in that movie. RT @TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/Mrx25th7tf

— James Noble (@JSNoble) August 12, 2014

"@TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/DTgbeWFyZG" I'll go curl up into a corner now

— Mich Elle (@cimmsang) August 12, 2014

Pretty sure this tweet just destroyed me. 🙁 RT @TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/8HfMMHVlkQ

— Candice (Monhollan) Henry (@Candice_M10) August 12, 2014

why did the academy do that it just made me so sad

— jess (@Mikeswagowski) August 12, 2014

https://twitter.com/hxzza13/status/499005766352007170

https://twitter.com/kaliq777/status/499005698072911872

“@TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/jqZo5i0XsZ” my heart

— steph (@stephhh0601) August 12, 2014

@TheAcademy @DustinCL #FEELS

— Kyle Wrather (@kylewrather) August 12, 2014

@TheAcademy Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/QpiEPgJGlf and you literally cannot tell me apart from my tears now.

— Tigra La Muerteface (@hope_for_summer) August 12, 2014

TEARS. NOTHING BUT TEARS NOW. RT @TheAcademy Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/f2VX1KDxdK

— Spongeman Cavebob (@Swazi4) August 12, 2014

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Fuck this actually made me tear up RT @TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/s9cjSIreUh

— ?️‍?~????????/???? ~?️‍? (@ItsMeBreeG) August 12, 2014

(I didn't cry until I saw the tweet from @TheAcademy)

— elizabeth hammons (@elizabethlee91) August 12, 2014

https://twitter.com/anbeam/status/499005150321999872

Jesus Christ the tribute @TheAcademy gave to Robin Williams gave me chills

— Hannibal Smith (@Badco91) August 12, 2014

@TheAcademy @BuzzFeed that got me teary eyed

— Ashley M (@loveroflanguage) August 12, 2014

@RyanWoodDFW @TheAcademy every time I see this, the tears start again.

— Dana Link (@dml8) August 12, 2014

https://twitter.com/pretttyinpxnk/status/499006734778646528

@TheAcademy @GlobeArts the sweetest and appropriately understated farewell to #RobinWilliams RIP. pic.twitter.com/kUcQco1wdm

— Joe Banh (@JoeBanh) August 12, 2014

Most heartbreaking tweet award goes to…. RT @TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/gCsGCJY9y9

— Ziggy Vertigo / Bryan Todd (@ZiggyVertigo) August 12, 2014