Netflix and Apple, the streaming giants, faced a nail-biting showdown at the 2024 Oscars. While Netflix clinched just one award, Apple was left empty-handed, despite their combined 32 nominations. Netflix secured its win with Wes Anderson's "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," a star-studded adaptation of a Roald Dahl story, snagging the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. The film features an ensemble cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes, marking Anderson's first Oscar win.
Heading into the 96th Academy Awards, Netflix led the pack with 19 nominations across 11 films, including "Maestro," which unfortunately went home without a win. Apple, on the other hand, had 13 nominations, with "Killers of the Flower Moon" garnering 10 nods but failing to secure any wins. Netflix's total Oscar count now stands at 23 since 2017, yet the elusive Best Picture award continues to evade them. This year, "Oppenheimer" outshined "Maestro," and none of Netflix's lead actors or actresses took home a trophy.
Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" was a significant contender for Apple, with an estimated production cost of $215 million. Despite its star-studded cast featuring Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro, the film left the ceremony empty-handed. Apple's investment in Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" also fell short, securing nominations in multiple categories but failing to win any awards.
Despite their losses, Apple has had prior success at the Oscars, notably winning Best Picture in 2022 for "CODA." The streaming service also claimed victory in 2023 with "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" in the Animated Short category. Cord Jefferson's win for adapted screenplay for "American Fiction" added to the streaming platforms' accolades, marking a successful night for Amazon MGM Studios' Orion Pictures.
Netflix's recent Oscar victories include Jane Campion's Best Director win for "The Power of the Dog" in 2022 and multiple wins in 2021, including for "Mank" and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Their streak began with "Roma" in 2019, which picked up three awards. "Icarus," a documentary about Russia's Olympics doping scandal, won Best Documentary Feature in 2018, following Netflix's first win in 2017 for the documentary short "The White Helmets." Amazon Studios, on the other hand, clinched three Oscars in 2017 for "Manchester by the Sea" and "The Salesman," marking their only wins to date.
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