Eight Netflix movies have been nominated for the best picture Oscar over the years.
The streaming company has never won the Oscars’ top prize, though.
Streamers fell short in this year’s Oscar nominations compared to recent years.
Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday, and Netflix managed to continue its streak of getting into the best picture race, thanks to its German war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
It follows a streaming company winning best picture for the first time last year, when Apple prevailed for its movie “CODA” a little more than two years after launching Apple TV+.
The lack of streaming recognition could signal a potential shift in priorities for the streaming industry. Netflix’s most popular movies mostly go unrecognized at the Oscars. Amazon has seemingly abandoned a robust theatrical strategy. And Apple already has the Oscars’ top prize.
Eight Netflix movies have been nominated for best picture since 2018, as the company attracted high-profile filmmakers in recent years like Martin Scorsese and David Fincher.
The eight movies have nabbed 67 nominations combined with just a handful of wins between them.
“Roma” (2018)Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
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Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Description: “Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón delivers a vivid, emotional portrait of a domestic worker’s journey set against domestic and political turmoil in 1970s Mexico.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 96%
What critics said: “‘Roma’ ebbs and flows, its quiet, episodic moments connected by near-epic images and themes, until the distinction becomes impossible (and unnecessary) to make. It’s a symphony — a cohesive piece, without a single note out of place.” — Polygon
Total nominations: 10
PictureDirector — Alfonso Cuarón (won)Foreign language film (won)Cinematography (won)Lead actress — Yalitza AparicioSupporting actress — Marina de TaviraOriginal screenplayProduction designSound editingSound mixing
“The Irishman” (2019)
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Director: Martin Scorsese
Description: “Hit man Frank Sheeran looks back at the secrets he kept as a loyal member of the Bufalino crime family in this acclaimed film from Martin Scorsese.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
What critics said: “It is to gangster movies what John Ford’s ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ was to westerns. Without a doubt, it’s a masterpiece.” — San Francisco Chronicle
Total nominations: 10
PictureDirector — Martin ScorseseSupporting actor — Al PacinoSupporting actor — Joe PesciAdapted screenplayCinematographyProduction designCostume designFilm editingVisual effects
“Marriage Story” (2019)
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Director: Noah Baumbach
Description: “Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach directs this incisive and compassionate look at a marriage coming apart and a family staying together.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%
What critics said: “Baumbach’s main characters are written and acted straight as befits their personal integrity, but the rest of Marriage Story is done in a satirist’s broad strokes — a penetrating, often inspired satirist.” — Vulture
Total nominations: Six
PictureSupporting actress — Laura Dern (won)Lead actor — Adam DriverLead actress — Scarlett JohanssonOriginal screenplayOriginal score
“Mank” (2020)”Mank” was directed by David Fincher
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Director: David Fincher
Description: “1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish ‘Citizen Kane.'”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 83%
What critics said: “Mank is a tale of triumph, the kind that’s been told countless times on the silver screen, but never quite with this moving blend of realism and regret.” — The Atlantic
Total nominations: 10
PictureCinematography (won)Production design (won)Director — David FincherLead actor — Gary OldmanSupporting actress — Amanda SeyfriedSoundOriginal scoreMakeup and hairstylingCostume design
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” (2020)
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Director: Aaron Sorkin
Description: “What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89%
What critics said: “The movie is effective in spite of its foibles. It’s an ensemble piece that tells a complex story cleanly. And even its missteps hint as to why Sorkin chose to return to this historical moment now.” — Vox
Total nominations: Six
PictureSupporting actor — Sacha Baron CohenOriginal screenplayFilm editingCinematographyOriginal song
“Don’t Look Up” (2021)Jennifer Lawrence in “Don’t Look Up.”
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Director: Adam McKay
Description: “Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 55%
What critics said: “Don’t Look Up is a blunt instrument in lieu of a sharp razor, and while McKay may believe that we’re long past subtlety, it doesn’t mean that one man’s wake-up-sheeple howl into the abyss is funny, or insightful, or even watchable.” — Rolling Stone
Total nominations: Four
PictureOriginal screenplayFilm editingOriginal score
“The Power of the Dog” (2021)Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of The Dog.”
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Director: Jane Campion
Description: “A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother’s new wife and her teen son — until long-hidden secrets come to light.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 94%
What critics said: “‘The Power of the Dog’ builds tremendous force, gaining its momentum through the harmonious discord of its performances, the nervous rhythms of Jonny Greenwood’s score and the grandeur of its visuals.” — New York Times
Total nominations: 12
PictureDirector — Jane Campion (won)Lead actor — Benedict CumberbatchSupporting actress — Kirsten DunstSupporting actor — Kodi Smit-McPheeSupporting actor — Jesse PlemonsAdapted screenplayProduction designSoundCinematographyFilm editingOriginal score
“All Quiet on the Western Front” (2022)Felix Kammerer and Albrecht Schuch in “All Quiet on the Western Front.”
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Director: Edward Berger
Description: “When 17-year-old Paul joins the Western Front in World War I, his initial excitement is soon shattered by the grim reality of life in the trenches.”
Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 92%
What critics said: “A film that feels both aesthetically dazzling and full of necessary truths: an antiwar drama that transcends the bombast of propaganda mostly just because it’s so artfully and indelibly made.” — Entertainment Weekly
Total nominations: 9
PictureInternational featureAdapted screenplayyMakeup and hairstylingVisual effectsOriginal scoreSoundCinematographyProduction design
