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Some more from it, some want exclusive theatrical release for 1-2 weeks, and exclude 4-wall releases on top of that, but add ons unlikely
" it’s not guaranteed that the Kramer-backed plan passes. Netflix has spent the past decade royally sucking up to the Academy, with Sarandos serving as chair of the Academy Museum. A quick perusal of the Academy’s board of governors reveals extensive ties to Netflix. Academy president Janet Yang’s most recent credit was on the Netflix animated film Over the Moon. Vice president/Treasurer David Linde runs Participant Media, which sells tons of projects to Netflix. And everyone from Ava DuVernay (When They See Us) to Susanne Bier (Bird Box) to the various craftspeople either have or would like to have business there. A Netflix-led coalition could kill this.
But I’m told Kramer thinks he has the votes to enact at least some kind of expansion of the theatrical requirement. And a couple top studio executives I spoke with were aware of the discussion and think it’s going to happen. Some want to go even further and require a theatrical window, meaning a film could not be nominated for best picture unless it played exclusively in 15 to 20 markets for at least a week or two. That would be an even bigger eff you to Netflix, and probably a bridge too far for the board at this point. Some also want to exclude “four-walling” (meaning the distributor rents out the theater) or require a marketing spend. Both options are unlikely to win support."
They also require them to report box office. {nm} Mar 31, 07:45
^should IMO {nm} Mar 31, 07:46
Totally agree. And this eligibility is for all categories, too, not just best picture? {nm} Mar 31, 07:46
Some more from it, some want exclusive theatrical release for 1-2 weeks, and exclude 4-wall releases on top of that, but add ons unlikely Mar 31, 08:21
This will suck for smaller distributors. It's already hard enough with the PR racket Mar 31, 10:54
it was also true even before 2020 that everyone in the guilds just watches screeners at home anyway Mar 31, 11:29