Amazon Studio's movie just earned six nominations whereas Netflix got only one nomination for their documentary.
Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. These nominations had some peculiarities. One such peculiarity is the race between Amazon Studios and Netflix to conquer or at least for the time being stand equal to the Hollywood studios.
Amazon Studios landed their first academy nomination with critically acclaimed Manchester by the Sea. The movie will compete with movies backed by likes of Weinstein Company, Sony Pictures, Fox, and Summit Entertainment among others.
Netflix too had a strong contender in Cary Fukunaga's Beasts of No Nation in 2015. That movie too was appreciated by critics but it failed to translate the buzz into nomination for Oscars.
Manchester by the Sea was bought by Amazon Studios at $10 million at the Sundance Festival in early January 2016. According to Amazon's distribution strategy, the studio's movies get a theatrical release, making the traditionalist academy voters comfortable. Until January 22 the movie gained over $38 million at the box office. Netflix buys the rights to the movies to premiere on their streaming services first, which does not necessarily sits well with the voters.
It's not like Netflix has gained nothing at the nominations for 89th Academy Awards. Their documentary 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay, received a nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category.
But then, Best Picture, Best Actor (Casey Affleck), Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Best Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Best Director (Kenneth Lonergan), and Best Original Screenplay weigh more than Best Documentary nomination.
So for now, Amazon - 1, Netflix - 0.
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