The head of the Justice Dept.'s antitrust division sent a letter to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences warning its leaders about potential new rules that could limit streaming services from competing for Oscars.
Netflix angered Hollywood traditionalists by putting Alfonso Cuarón's drama "Roma" in select theaters for only three weeks before making it available on its digital platform.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.The Justice Department is putting the Oscars on notice.
"We've received a letter from the Dept. of Justice and have responded accordingly," an academy spokesperson said in a statement."The Academy's Board of Governors will meet on April 23 for its annual awards rules meeting, where all branches submit possible updates for consideration.
"In the event that the academy — an association that includes multiple competitors in its membership — establishes certain eligibility requirements for the Oscars that eliminate competition without procompetitive justification, such conduct may raise antitrust concerns," the letter said, according to Variety.
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