Stellan Skarsgård Talks About Netflix And Why They Shouldn't Qualify For The Oscars
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A few days ago, James Cameron left tongues wagging with his bold take on Netflix movies at the Academy Awards, and now, veteran Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård has agreed with Cameron’s opinion. James Cameron is behind the biggest blockbusters of all time, including the Avatar films and Titanic. The maker of Avatar: Fire and Ash believes movies made for Netflix shouldn’t qualify for the Oscars without a proper theatrical run. Cameron says, “A movie should be made as a movie for theatrical, and the Academy Awards mean nothing to me if they don’t mean theatrical. I think they’ve been co-opted, and I think it’s horrific.” Cameron believes that unless a Netflix film is given a wide release in a minimum of 2,000 theaters for a month, it shouldn’t be eligible for any awards, as that would be unfair to studio releases. Cameron has a fair point, and at the Gotham Awards, Stellan Skarsgård agreed with Cameron’s thoughts on the issue.
Skarsgård told Variety that every Netflix film should have a proper theatrical run to qualify for award nominations, since “That’s the only way to make the theatres survive. Without cinema, you don’t have any Netflix.” The awards season has just kicked off, and over the next few months, Hollywood will host a string of ceremonies, including the Critics’ Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and the Oscars. Netflix series and films have made waves over the past decade during awards season, and this time won’t be any different.
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Several Netflix series, including The Crown, have taken home Emmy Awards for Best Drama Series. However, if a Netflix film bagged the Best Picture Award without a proper theatrical release, it could spell doom for theater owners and studios alike. Even though streaming services appear to be here to stay, people like Stellan Skarsgård and James Cameran need to stand with theaters, but that may not be enough to protect them, with news of Netflix hoping to acquire Warner Bros. Although Netflix has reportedly promised it would continue releasing Warner Bros. films in theaters after the acquisition, it’s difficult to believe them, as Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos believes that theaters are ‘dead’.
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Sources: GQ Magazine UK, Variety, NME, Film Updates
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