Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude streaming movies

Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by johannes1234321 on Monday March 04, 2019 @08:57AM (#19301223)

> On a different tangent: Why should a movie have to be released in cinemas to be considered eligible for an academy award?

Since the Academy Awards are a award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is an association of movie industry to promote themselves. Any organization can award whoever they like.

The question is: Should the public give them that much attention?

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Re:Spielberg to push for new Oscars rules that exclude strea... by sverige on Monday March 04, 2019 @10:13AM (#19301840)

The attention they're receiving continues to decline. Ratings for the Oscars have been on a long downward trajectory, and that seems likely to continue as long as the show is more about political virtue signaling than it is about the art of making movies.

Heck, they couldn't even find someone willing to host what used to be a plum gig because the political climate in that tiny crowd is so toxic.

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