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Steven Spielberg: Netflix Movies and Streaming Services ‘Deserve an Emmy, but Not an Oscar’ Peterlee Mar 22, 18:50

ironically, i'd wager a large swath of Academy voters only watch the movies they're voting on each year via screeners at home {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 22, 19:01

Academy and Guild screenings are consistently jamb packed in the fall and early Winter. So I'm not so sure. goodvibe61 Mar 22, 23:19

a few hundred people per screening out of 6,000+ Academy members. everyone i know in the guilds mostly waits for the screeners {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 22, 23:34

(for the record, i'm Team Spielberg myself. Netflix should play the awards season game if they want to win the awards) {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 22, 23:37

I actually agree. how is it different to HBO-produced films? {nm} whatmary Mar 23, 06:41

HBO can qualify their films by screening them theatrically. {nm} Antibody Mar 23, 07:35

i know Ted Sarandos has whatever reasons he has for doing day and date but i don't see what they lose if they put things up 30 days after slipping jimmy Mar 23, 09:13

aside from the docs, they probably only have 2-3 movies per year that are legit award contenders as it is. {nm} slipping jimmy Mar 23, 09:24

they want people to watch movies on their platform. its about behavior not revenue Moviesnob Mar 23, 10:11

i get why they think they have to do it this way but it seems like such a weird hill to die on. putting their best features in theaters can slipping jimmy Mar 23, 11:32

I think the biggest fkaw is thinking distribution is a one size fits all model {nm} Moviesnob Mar 23, 15:20

If you wanna release a TV movie I think that's great. Why complain about Oscar Nominations when you go that route? It makes no sense. goodvibe61 Mar 24, 00:04

Having working in theaters over 20 years, I always think about what will kill theaters. My thoughts on moviegoing in the maybe Catzan Mar 24, 15:50

Oscars would help to validate them with their audience and increase the value of their product RogerMore Mar 23, 06:08

especially with Docs. They basically own that space now with a few exceptions {nm} Moviesnob Mar 23, 06:58