Netflix’s hopes for claiming an Academy Award for best picture appear to have vanished after a series of embarrassing social media posts resurfaced.
Few films have caught more backlash during this year’s Academy Awards race than Emilia Pérez, the controversial musical from director Jacques Audiard. While the film debuted to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival and was picked up for international distribution by Netflix,
Netflix released "Emilia Perez," in 2024 as their major award-contender that could have won them multiple awards. However, ever since its release, the film has garnered a wide range of controversies related to the way the film portrays Mexican culture,
In a wide-open best picture race, the awards, which are streaming on Netflix, could offer some clarity. This year’s Oscars best picture race is, for the first time in years, wide open. Will the newly ascendant front-runner “Anora,