Netflix received 24 nominations for the 2020 Academy Awards, surpassing any Hollywood film and television company in the industry this year. Netflix’s achievements demonstrate Oscar and the new attitude of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to online video services.
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In the film submitted by Netflix, the gangster epic “Irish” of the famous director Martin Scorsese received 10 nominations
Tencent Technology News In the past decade, online video has entered the life of the general public. Netflix, Amazon and other companies have also produced more and more high-quality movies and TV series. They have become competitors with traditional Hollywood film companies. It was even “intentionally rejected” by Hollywood on some occasions. According to the latest news from foreign media, on January 13th, US online video giant Netflix created another historical record. As the first time in the history of the US Academy Awards, the most nominated production company is an online video service provider.
According to foreign media reports, on Monday, Netflix received 24 nominations for the 2020 Oscars, more than any Hollywood film and television company in the industry this year. Netflix’s achievements demonstrate Oscar and the new attitude of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to online video services.
In the film submitted by Netflix, the gangster epic “Irish” by famous director Martin Scorsese received 10 nominations, 6 nominations for “Marriage Story” and “Two Popes” With three nominations, Netflix ’s first animated film, Klaus, was nominated for best animation.
In addition, Netflix has been nominated for two documentaries (“American Factory” and “Edge of Democracy”) and a short documentary (“Life Beats Me”).
Netflix is now the world’s largest original film and television video website, creating a business model of self-made film and television works + paid members, with great success. Nowadays, more and more Internet companies, Hollywood media giants and TV stations are imitating Netflix’s strategy and launching paid video services. In November last year, Disney and Apple’s video services went online and began to compete for members from Netflix.
As a competitive strategy, Netflix said that it will spend more money to shoot more high-quality movies and TV series, and continue to increase the number of members.
The road to Netflix’s Oscars is not smooth. The online video company clashed with film and television creators, theater owners, and Oscar organizers at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Just last April, the U.S. Department of Justice warned the academy that its potential rule changes would limit Netflix and other online video companies ’Academy Award qualifications, could raise antitrust concerns, while violating the aim of protecting the market Free competition US law.
However, in the past, Netflix’s biggest sticking point was the cinema owner. Traditionally, Hollywood studios and Amazon have agreed to a 90-day theater release, which means that a movie must be released in the theater for about three months before it can be released on video-on-demand or online video service sites or applications.
Netflix has been focusing on online video services for a long time. All the shots are given on-demand priority on video websites. The company has never been interested in box office revenue. Instead, it’s about industry reputation and winning more video memberships.
To qualify for the Academy Awards, Netflix must be shown in theaters for at least a short period of time. College eligibility rules require films to be shown continuously at least seven days in a commercial theater in Los Angeles County. This movie must also be shown at least three times a day, at least once between 6 and 10 pm
Rome in 2018 is Netflix’s first film nominated for best film. Although the film did not win the Best Picture Award, it won the Best International Film, Best Director, and Best Photography Awards.
This respect and award not only proves that Netflix can create high-quality content like traditional Hollywood studios, but also helps convince independent theater owners to allow future Netflix movies to be shown in their theaters.
Previously, Netflix bought a movie theater called “Egyptian Theater” in Hollywood, which meant that the company was able to show movies to the public without relying on third-party cinemas.
Of course, getting the most nominations does not mean that Netflix will receive the most awards. In December last year, this online video service received the most Golden Globe nominations (17), but only won two awards. The Golden Globe Award is another very important film industry award in addition to the Oscars in the United States and the world.
Other nominations
This year, closely followed by Netflix’s nomination, Disney Corporation received 23 nominations on Monday.
In addition to Disney’s own studio, the company recently acquired 21st Century Fox, which owns the 20th Century Fox brand and the Fox Searchlight Company.
Fox Searchlight Inc. received six nominations for “Jojo Rabbit” for Iniga Viditi, and 20th Century Fox for “Ford v. Law”