Oscar rules concerning streaming remain unchanged

The debate about what kind of film distribution does justice to a "cinematic" claim -- must it be cinema or is streaming enough? --is always on the rise. After the Netflix production Roma won various prizes at the last Academy Award ceremony, voices were again raised calling for an exclusive cinema release as a condition for such prestigious awards. In fact, there were suspicions that the Oscar Academy would formulate its selection criteria more strictly.

However, a statement by the Academy now shows that films whose online distribution starts at the same time as their cinema exploitation, i.e. which can be seen both on the big screen and in streaming, continue to be eligible for nomination. A film offered exclusively on the Internet is therefore not qualified, but even a very minimal cinema run is sufficient -- a film must only be shown for at least 7 days in a (!) cinema in the greater Los Angeles area with 3 screenings per day.