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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

The first DVD screener [wikipedia.org] of the Oscar season has been released [torrentfreak.com], and it's for a film [wikipedia.org] that may not have seen the light of day otherwise:

Today the first leak of the new screener season started to populate various pirate sites, Louis C.K.'s "I Love You, Daddy [imdb.com]." It was released by the infamous "Hive-CM8" group which also made headlines in previous years.

"I Love You, Daddy" was carefully chosen, according to a message posted in the release notes. Last month distributor The Orchard chose to cancel the film from its schedule after Louis C.K. was accused of sexual misconduct. With uncertainty surrounding the film's release, "Hive-CM8" decided to get it out.

"We decided to let this one title go out this month, since it never made it to the cinema, and nobody knows if it ever will go to retail at all," Hive-CM8 write in their NFO.

"Either way their is no perfect time to release it anyway, but we think it would be a waste to let a great Louis C.K. go unwatched and nobody can even see or buy it," they add.

Nominees for the 75th Golden Globe Awards [wikipedia.org] were announced on December 11. Nominees for the 90th Academy Awards [wikipedia.org] will be announced on January 23, 2018.

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