The decades-spanning “The Irishman,” playing in theatres and streaming on Netflix, features an A-list creative team of previous Oscar winners. Whether it is named the year’s best picture is up to the roughly 8,000 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. And stars of Netflix films are competing in the acting contests. Laura Dern is considered a front-runner for her supporting role in the streaming service’s movie “Marriage Story,” a divorce drama also in the best picture race. Major theatre chains refused to show Netflix films, including “The Irishman.”Last year, Netflix’s “Roma” won Oscars for director, cinematography and foreign-language film but not best picture.

Source: National Post February 05, 2020 13:03 UTC