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posted by martyb on Sunday March 03 2019, @07:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the old-man-yells-at-cloud dept.

Steven Spielberg to propose Oscar rules that could keep streaming films out of contention

In the wake of "Roma's" three Oscar wins on Sunday, director Steven Spielberg is taking aim at streaming films' chances at future Academy Awards.

Spielberg will present his case to peers at an upcoming annual board of governors meeting at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, where the award-winning auteur will propose rule changes that would prevent streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu from competing in the Oscars without its projects getting a full theatrical run first. The news was first reported on Indiewire. "Steven feels strongly about the difference between the streaming and theatrical situation," a representative of Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment told the site.

[...] "Once you commit to a television format, you're a TV movie," Spielberg said last year during a conversation with ITV News about the increasingly blurry line that separates various media. "You certainly — if it's a good show — deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar."

[...] Spielberg had the topic on his mind when he accepted the filmmaker award at the Cinema Audio Society Awards last month. "I'm a firm believer that movie theaters need to be around forever," he said, according to Variety. Stressing that he very much admired the state of contemporary television, both for its stories and its tech advances, Spielberg conceded that "the sound is better in homes more than it ever has been in history." But, he added, "there's nothing like going to a big dark theater with people you've never met before and having the experience wash over you."

Also at Movieweb, Observer, and A.V. Club.

See also: The Spielberg vs. Netflix battle could mean collateral damage for indies at the Oscars

Previously: Targeting Netflix, Cannes Will Ban Streaming-Only Movies From Competition
Netflix Won't be Going to Cannes After All
Local Product Quotas for Netflix, Amazon to Become Law, EU Official Says


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  • (Score: 2, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday March 03 2019, @09:56AM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday March 03 2019, @09:56AM (#809366) Homepage Journal

    Somebody had to say it. And you said it. Steven Spielberg is highly highly overrrated. Look at The Post -- actually, don't bother. It's a 2 hour(almost) Infomercial for Jeff Bozo's #AmazonWashingtonPost [twitter.com]. Featuring Meryl Streep, one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood. Like Steven, she's a Hillary flunky who lost big. For the 101th time, I never "mocked" a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him "groveling" when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!

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  • (Score: 1) by budgenator on Sunday March 03 2019, @04:17PM (1 child)

    by budgenator (1529) on Sunday March 03 2019, @04:17PM (#809442)

    Yeah but Meryl Streep was pretty hot in a cone bra and granny panties in Rocky Horror Picture Show.

    • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday March 03 2019, @04:45PM

      by Gaaark (41) on Sunday March 03 2019, @04:45PM (#809449) Journal

      Dammit, Janet, I love you.

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