The Streaming Oscar Count 2024

[Mark Jeffries]

Once again, the following are the films nominated for Oscars that were primarily made for streamers and received either a token run for nomination or a limited run before they started appearing on the streamer (the day-and-date as theatrical release streaming release that happened during the pandemic is pretty much over with the exception of Universal/Peacock--and the films they do it for will never get Oscar nominations)--we're not counting "Killers of the Flower Moon" or "Napoleon," because even though they were made for AppleTV+, they did receive full theatrical releases by Paramount and Sony, respectively:

MAESTRO (Netflix):  Picture, actor Bradley Cooper as Lenny baby, actress Carey Mulligan as his wife (wink wink), original screenplay (co-written by Cooper), cinematography, makeup/hair styling (yes, the controversial nose), sound

NYAD (Netflix):  Actress Annette Bening as the famous swimmer, actress Jodie Foster as her coach

RUSTIN (Netflix):  Actor Colman Domingo as the title civil rights leader

MAY DECEMBER (Netflix):  Original screenplay

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (Netflix):  International feature (Spain),  makeup/hairstyling

NIMONA (Netflix):  Animated feature

THE ETERNAL MEMORY (Paramount+):  Documentary feature (from MTV Documentary Films, run by former HBO doc maven Sheila Nevins)

EL CONDE (Netflix):  Cinematography

FLAMIN' HOT (Disney+/Hulu):  Song "The Fire Inside," written by Diane Warren, the Susan Lucci of the Oscars

AMERICAN SYMPHONY (Netflix):  Song "It Never Went Away," co-written by Jon Batiste

It very much proves that among the streamers, only Netflix is really interested in playing the Oscar game these days, despite Bela Bejaria's statements about "gourmet cheeseburgers." It seemed to me that Amazon putting "Saltburn" quickly on Prime and declaring it as an "Amazon original" was an attempt to get Oscar nods, but it didn't work, since audiences were so divisive about the film. We shall find out the results Mar. 10 on ABC, with your host Jimmy Kimmel.