{"id":8139,"date":"2019-03-04T10:24:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/netflix-responds-to-oscars-backlash-and-steven-spielberg\/"},"modified":"2019-03-04T10:24:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T10:24:49","slug":"netflix-responds-to-oscars-backlash-and-steven-spielberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/netflix-responds-to-oscars-backlash-and-steven-spielberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix responds to Oscars backlash and Steven Spielberg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Netflix has defended itself against backlash to its Oscars run after some filmmakers – including Steven Spielberg – have criticised its films being in the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

The streaming service tweeted that they “love cinema” but feel it should be easier for people who can’t get to theatres to see films.<\/p>\n

The Netflix film Roma got 10 Oscar nominations and won three.<\/p>\n

It was expected to win the best picture award but was beaten by Green Book.<\/p>\n

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We love cinema. Here are some things we also love:<\/p>\n

-Access for people who can’t always afford, or live in towns without, theaters
-Letting everyone, everywhere enjoy releases at the same time
-Giving filmmakers more ways to share art <\/p>\n

These things are not mutually exclusive.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Netflix Film (@NetflixFilm) March 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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Steven Spielberg, the legendary director who has made films such as Jurassic Park and ET, is part of the Academy – the organisation which gives out the awards.<\/p>\n

The issue’s expected to come up at an Academy meeting next month, according to IndieWire.<\/a><\/p>\n

Last year, the director said that Netflix films should compete in the Emmys – the awards for TV shows, as he argued the company produces TV movies.<\/p>\n

Netflix does release some of its films in cinemas for a few weeks so it can qualify for awards such as the Oscars.<\/p>\n

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At an awards show in February, Steven Spielberg said<\/a> that he loves TV but “the greatest contributions we can make as filmmakers is to give audiences the motion picture theatrical experience.”<\/p>\n

Netflix’s tweet didn’t specifically reference Steven Spielberg or the Oscars, but it comes after a weekend of reports that changes to the Oscars would be discussed.<\/p>\n

Director Ava DuVernay, who’s made films such as A Wrinkle in Time and Selma, tweeted to say she felt differently to Spielberg.<\/p>\n

She was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for her Netflix documentary 13th, about the US prison system and has a new Netflix documentary series coming out this year.<\/p>\n

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Dear @TheAcademy<\/a>, This is a Board of Governors meeting. And regular branch members can\u2019t be there. But I hope if this is true, that you\u2019ll have filmmakers in the room or read statements from directors like me who feel differently. Thanks, Ava DuVernay. https:\/\/t.co\/DFBLVWhiJj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ava DuVernay (@ava) March 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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One of the things I value about Netflix is that it distributes black work far\/wide. 190 countries will get WHEN THEY SEE US. Here\u2019s a promo for South Africa. I\u2019ve had just one film distributed wide internationally. Not SELMA. Not WRINKLE. It was 13TH. By Netflix. That matters. https:\/\/t.co\/lpn1FFSfgG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ava DuVernay (@ava) March 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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