Is a shortened awards season and a shift in studio thinking to blame for the lack of indie films in the Oscars race?
One factor may be the shorter awards season, which has provided less time for members to watch screeners. When forced to choose among a slew of movies, they tend to opt for the most visible and highly publicized, which often means those with the biggest marketing budgets.
A second factor is the beginning of a shift in studio thinking, a move away from the all-franchise, all-tentpole philosophy that has dominated the majors for much of the 21st century; now most of the majors are leaning into a more varied slate, including non-series titles with somewhat lower budgets and A-list talent.
That's good news for the majors and filmmakers who'd all but given up on their willingness to fund daring features. But it's vexing for the indie and specialty companies whose economics are driven by awards season.
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