Since Netflix began distributing movies, the industry has been rife with contention about whether such films deserve the same recognition as traditional theatrically released films, particularly when it comes to the Academy Awards.Evidently, legendary director Steven Spielberg is firmly of the mind that they do not.“Once you commit to a television format, you’re a TV movie,” he told ITV News.
“You certainly, if it’s a good show, deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar.
I don’t believe films that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theaters for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination.”Netflix recently started gaining awards recognition for films like Dee Rees’ “Mudbound,” which received a one-week theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles, and Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” which did not release in theaters and was nominated for best documentary feature at the 2016 Academy Awards.
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