Even with The Irishman's nominations, could Netflix lose out on the best picture Oscar once again? Oscars Oscars2020
LOS ANGELES — Netflix, Inc. will storm into Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony boasting more nominations than any other movie distributor, but can the streaming service finally take home the film industry’s most coveted prize?
The decades-spanning “The Irishman,” playing in theatres and streaming on Netflix, features an A-list creative team of previous Oscar winners. It was directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, and was among the company’s most expensive films to date with a production budget of roughly $160 million. Critics raved after the film was released in November.
“The Irishman” landed few of the top awards from groups such as the Screen Actors Guild and Producers Guild of America, the usual tip-offs to the best picture favourites. And stars of Netflix films are competing in the acting contests. Laura Dern is considered a front-runner for her supporting role in the streaming service’s movie “Marriage Story,” a divorce drama also in the best picture race. Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins were nominated leading actor and supporting actor respectively for Netflix’s biographical film “The Two Popes.”
Last year, Netflix’s “Roma” won Oscars for director, cinematography and foreign-language film but not best picture. The movie had stirred a debate about whether a film seen mostly via streaming should even qualify for an Academy Award, a controversy that have might influenced voters at the time.
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