Academy Leaves Door Open To Netflix After Tussle Over Oscars Eligibility Rules
A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it.
After weeks of hand-wringing, vote-wrangling and even some stern finger-wagging from the Department of Justice, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has declined to pursue a controversial proposal to change the Oscars' eligibility rules.
That proposal, megadirector Steven Spielberg, would have made it difficult for streaming services such as Netflix to
