(Once you commit to a television format, youre a TV movie,Spielberg said last year.
The good show deserves an Emmy, but not an Oscar.)
Spielbergs representatives said he had no further comment on the matter for now.
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Where he is wrong is that it looks personal, a backlash against Netflix, ONeil says.
In the era of converging media, what makes the Oscars and the Emmys different?
The answer must be in the release of a film and how it is introduced to the world.
In his extraordinary career, he hasnt exactly produced or executive produced many films directed by them.
Netflix isnt just making and distributing niche indie films.
By going to Netflix, does the Oscar-winning filmmakers movie suddenly become a TV movie?
Would Scorsese be happy with Emmy recognition over Oscars?
Industry sources have told EW that Netflix spent upward of $50 million on theRomacampaign.
But there could also be something more personal here.
In 2016, Spielberg was foiled by Taback yet again, asSpotlightbeatBridge of Spiesin the Best Picture category.
And then there are the glitzy private events thrown for voters, from dinners to musical events.
To do a fake theatrical release to just qualify is deceptive and wrong, ONeil says.
[Netflix] played by the rules, but the rules need fixing.
The farthest reach
Netflixs response to the Spielberg drama to tout its reach.
This might not be an issue for Netflix, however, given its three-week theatrical launch ofRoma.
But a blanket four-week-run rule?
Not every small movie distributor can handle the cost of that.
This generation doesnt necessarily discern between watching a movie in theaters versus on their devices at home.
Did the filmmaker intend for that viewership when they were conceiving their artistic efforts?
Does that undervalue their appreciation for the craft of the film?
And then theres the issue of awards screeners.
- The landscape for film has been evolving and continues to shift as times and technology change.
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