Academy Awards

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Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released many hit shows, some original concepts and others it bought from other studios. A show released in late September could be the company’s biggest hit and is becoming a worldwide success story. What Happened: Netflix released “Squid Game...

Korean director Bong Joon-ho is in rare film company. Bong could be considered to have tied Walt Disney for most Oscar wins in a single night on Sunday as he picked up four for "Parasite," which became the first foreign-language film to win best picture. "I'm sorry for the hard...

Joaquin Phoenix won the actor in a leading role for “Joker,” while Brad Pitt scored an Oscar for the best actor in a supporting role for “Once upon a time in Hollywood.” What Happened The 92nd Academy Awards was held Sunday night at the Hollywood Dolby Theatre...

It's time to roll out the red carpet. The most outstanding film stars will descend upon Dolby Theater for the 92nd Academy Awards on Feb. 6. If movies aren't your cup of tea, delving into prop bets is a great way of adding intrigue when watching this year's Oscars. Quick Look: the best...

The odds of Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) taking home at least one Oscar award in 2020 seems favorable as the streaming video giant was nominated 24 times. Netflix's 24 nominations ranks higher than any other major studio or specialty distributor, include two spots in the best picture category:...

And the Oscar for best fight over how the Academy Awards will deal with new ways of delivering movies to audiences goes to ... Steven Spielberg and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) for “Should Studios Compete With Streaming Films?”  Spielberg, who as producer of a long line of Oscar-...

Take a guess: What do “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” from 2003, “Titanic” from 1997, “Forrest Gump,” released in 1994 and 1988’s “Rain Man,” have in common? It’s not an actor or actress. And it’s not just that...

Streaming video company Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) could walk away as the Oscar's biggest winner after its critically acclaimed film "Roma" received a Best Picture nomination. What Happened Netflix is no stranger to Academy Award nominations, but the film -- which follows the life...

The Emmys have made it clear: If you want quality entertainment, you’re going to have to pay for it. Streaming services and premium channels secured a disproportionate share of the main award nominations Thursday, well beyond that of basic cable competitors. Of the 180 submissions for Best...

Both Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) seized the respect of the film industry this February by claiming their first Academy Awards. Having secured validation for their original content, the two companies are ramping up their offerings and increasing allocations to...

ABC’s 2017 Academy Awards drew 32.9 million viewers, which was the smallest audience since 2008, despite the memorable as well as controversial ending when "La La Land" was mistakenly named best picture winner instead of "Moonlight." A Reuters report, quoting Jeff Bock, senior box office...

The 2017 Academy Awards show will go down in history as the year of the screw up. Incomprehensibly, an envelope mishap lead to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway incorrectly announcing the best picture winner as “La La Land” rather than the true winner, “Moonlight.”...

While the 88th Annual Academy Awards may have benefited studios like Warner Bros. (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)), Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) and Open Road (Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC)), it didn’t break any records for host...

In terms of sheer numbers, nobody had a better showing following Thursday's Academy Award nominations announcement than Fox. As the studio behind both "The Revenant" and "The Martian," Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) corralled 26 total nominations. The haul also included nominations for...