The legendary director said in a recent interview that Netflix movies shouldn’t qualify for Oscar nominations, even if they are screened in a traditional theater first. They’ll opt for the likes of Netflix or Amazon for release, perhaps after a brief theatrical stint. “Mudbound,” a prominent Netflix film, recently exemplified the kind of movie Spielberg was referring to, Variety noted. The movie, which received four Oscar nominations, was distributed by the company after a one-week theatrical stint in New York and Los Angeles. For the 2018 Oscars, Netflix became the first streaming service to earn eight Academy Award nominations.

Source: Huffington Post March 26, 2018 10:18 UTC