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No change in Academy Awards rules for Netflix/streaming titles

Brian McDoogle

Brian McDoogle

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Oct 25, 2017
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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will not change eligibility rules for the Oscars, despite speculation that streaming companies might see a crackdown on their release practices when pursuing golden trophies.

A board of governors meeting on Tuesday voted to maintain the status quo, that any feature-length film can be considered for the Academy Award as long as it has a seven-day run, with three public screenings per day, in Los Angeles. Films can hit alternative release platforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime on or after the first day of a run and remain eligible.

"We support the theatrical experience as integral to the art of motion pictures, and this weighed heavily in our discussions," Academy President John Bailey said in a statement. "Our rules currently require theatrical exhibition, and also allow for a broad selection of films to be submitted for Oscars consideration."

Bailey added that the board would "further study the profound changes occurring in our industry." Not unlike the change that inspired rampant rumors that tonight's board meeting would be a screaming match between the filmmaking establishment and the deep-pocketed streamers.
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No change for now.

via Chicago Tribune/Variety
 
TAJ

TAJ

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Oct 28, 2017
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Meh, the Academy's only relevance is as advertising for rereleases of nominated movies. They don't matter to Netflix.
 
Azuran

Azuran

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lmao fuck the Oscars. Bunch of pretentious dinosaurs who still believe their opinion hold any merit in the age of social media.

I trust random reviews on Twitter over those old fucks stuck in the past. The fact that they want to exclude Netflix films show how petty and scared they are.
 
Biggersmaller

Biggersmaller

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This is the right thing. Netflix as a studio made a few pretty good movies. However they're still new and lack prestige. Their clear goal is to be as relevant as anyone else in that regard. The Academy needed to do this for themselves to remain relevant.
 
Meg Cherry

Meg Cherry

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TAJ said:
It's well-known that voting is not decided on merit. Feel free to value Oscars, but I will judge you for it.
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And you're free to do so, as I'm free to judge anyone who seems to think the entire show is 'irrelevant' despite those trophies still basically dictating the entire last quarter of the film calendar for major studios.

There's zero doubt that the Oscars aren't a meritocracy. They're inherently insular and resist new ideas with a cultish fevor.

Yet that still makes them one of the most bizarrely compelling pageants of the entire entertainment industry. The way films are tailor built for these amorphic, ever-changing definitions of 'award worthy', the way the show spurs deeper analysis and critique of films that may otherwise go ignored.

The Oscars are essentially the only reason any studio bothers with production of mid-budget drama anymore. Is it all built on nepotism and classist voting blocks? Yep. Is it still a net positive for society? Absolutely.
 
CloudWolf

CloudWolf

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Let's face it, even if they did change the rules, most Netflix movies wouldn't even come close to qualifying. Roma is the sole exception.
 
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