Streaming’s Overall Oscar Tally Will Fall Short Of Last Year’s
deadline.comWhile streaming has been poised to elbow traditional theatrical releases out of the Oscar spotlight, tonight’s results are offering a modest rebuke to that narrative.While Best Picture could still go to a streaming service, which would represent a significant milestone in the 94-year history of the Academy Awards, the total is now assured of falling short of last year’s record of nine.
With a handful of major categories left, there have been two wins for streaming out of 18 categories, both for Apple’s CODA, for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.Netflix, which led all studios and streamers with 27 total nominations, and has piled up 86 over the past three years.
The Power of the Dog paced this year’s field with 12 nominations, but came into the home stretch of the show without any hardware.Amazon Prime Video helped amp up the conversation about streaming Oscars in 2017 when it recorded three wins out of seven nominations for Manchester by the Sea and The Salesman.
Netflix captured Best Documentary (Short Subject) that same year with The White Helmets. Those four wins were equaled in 2019, the year of Netflix’s Roma and Period.
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