Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude streaming movies

Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by jl6 on Monday March 04, 2019 @08:34AM (#19301053)

Spielberg’s definition of what a movie is seems to include “must be offered for viewing in a theatre”. I think that’s at odds with the general public’s conception of what a movie is.

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Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by dave7 on Monday March 04, 2019 @09:31AM (#19301496)

Even more ridiculous when you consider all those voting for Oscar winners will have watched the contender movies on their home TV setups from specially provided BluRay screeners!

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Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by gamblor956 on Monday March 04, 2019 @10:39AM (#19302039)

Most films are actually watched at specially arranged viewings in theaters in LA and NY. The studios cut back on mailers several years ago because they were the biggest difference of pirated movies.

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Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by Kaiyou on Monday March 04, 2019 @11:03AM (#19302230)

However, it's not at odds with the general public's conception of what a cinema film and when I think Oscar, I always think cinema film. I also think irrelevant, but that's another story.

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