Netflix failed to impress as Scorsese’s mob epic went home with nothing and Noah Baumbach’s divorce drama picked up one minor awardBefore the Globes, Hollywood was readying the knee cushions as it prepared to genuflect before the streaming giant, whose 34 nominations suggested it was about to do to the film industry what it has already done to TV.
But they will delightedly be thrown away this morning: Netflix bagged only one of its 17 film noms (Laura Dern for best supporting actress) and one out for 17 (again) for TV (Olivia Colman for The Crown).
Is this the industry quietly sticking a knife in Netflix’s ribs in the only way it can? With the platform itself under siege from Disney+, Apple TV and NBC’s Peacock, this could well be seen as the moment that the tide turned.
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