Mange havde spået, at Netflix’s Roma ville vinde Oscar-statuetten for bedste film ved dette års prisuddeling, men Green Book, med danske Viggo Mortensen i en hovedrolle, løb af sted med sejren. Sideløbende er der stadig heftig debat om, hvorvidt Netflix overhovedet skal have lov til at deltage.

Ingen pris for bedste film til Netflix
Netflix har angiveligt spenderet 25-30 mio. dollars på Oscar-kampagnen til Alfonso Cuarons Roma, hvilket er næsten det dobbelte af filmens produktionsbudget. Netflix havde blikket rettet mod den mest prestigefyldte Oscar-statuette. Det ville have været første gang, at en streamingtjeneste løb af sted med prisen og ville være en vigtig milepæl for selskabet.

Roma var nomineret i 10 kategorier og vandt 3, herunder en Oscar for bedste film på fremmedsprog, men den vandt ikke i kategorien for bedste film. Den Oscar gik i stedet til Green Book, der også vandt i 2 andre kategorier, og som har danske Viggo Mortensen og Mahershala Ali i hovedrollerne. Bohemian Rhapsody hjemtog 4 priser, mens Black Panther vandt 3. Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse blev kåret til bedste animationsfilm.



Netflix’s deltagelse ved Academy Awards-showet deler stadig vandene. Et af stridspunkterne er kravet om, at film skal vises i biografen for at blive taget i betragtning til Oscar-priser. Det er regel nummer 2 i bogen: ”Publicly exhibited by means of 35mm or 70mm film, or in a 24- or 48-frame progressive scan Digital Cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels”.

For at kunne deltage – og for at efterleve nogle af sine mest betydningsfulde filmskaberes ønsker – har Netflix sendt visse film, herunder Roma og Birdbox, ud i få biografer i udvalgte lande. Større biografkæder har dog afvist tilbuddet, da de kræver, at film vises eksklusivt i en periode, der typisk varer nogle måneder. Flere mener således, at Netflix har fundet et smuthul i reglerne. Steven Spielberg har udtalt, at Netflix producerer tv-film, som ikke bør tages i betragtning ved Oscar-prisuddelingen.



Debatten vil med al sansynlighed fortsætte da flere store spillere lægger an til at træde ind på markedet. Apple, Disney og WarnerMedia lancerer deres respektive streamingtjenester senere på året. 

Mange havde forventet, at Netflix’s Roma ville blive hædret med den vigtigste pris ved årets prisuddeling, hvilket på sin vis ville have legitimeret streaming-modellen. Det skete ikke, men forandringens vinde blæser allerede. Måske er akademiet bare ikke klar endnu. I Hollywood har der i visse kredse været en stemning af, at en stemme på  er en stemme på Netflix.

Academy Awards 2019
Best motion picture of the year:
BLACK PANTHER
BLACKkKLANSMAN
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
THE FAVOURITE
GREEN BOOK
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN
VICE

Best foreign language film of the year:
CAPERNAUM (Lebanon)
COLD WAR (Poland)
NEVER LOOK AWAY (Germany)
ROMA (Mexico)
SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)

Best animated feature film of the year:
INCREDIBLES 2
ISLE OF DOGS
MIRAI
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE

Performance by an actress in a leading role:
Yalitza Aparicio in ROMA
Glenn Close in THE WIFE
Olivia Colman in THE FAVOURITE
Lady Gaga in A STAR IS BORN
Melissa McCarthy in CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Performance by an actress in a supporting role:
Amy Adams in VICE
Marina de Tavira in ROMA
Regina King in IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Emma Stone in THE FAVOURITE
Rachel Weisz in THE FAVOURITE

Performance by an actor in a leading role:
Christian Bale in VICE
Bradley Cooper in A STAR IS BORN
Willem Dafoe in AT ETERNITY'S GATE
Rami Malek in BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Viggo Mortensen in GREEN BOOK

Performance by an actor in a supporting role:
Mahershala Ali in GREEN BOOK
Adam Driver in BLACKkKLANSMAN
Sam Elliott in A STAR IS BORN
Richard E. Grant in CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
Sam Rockwell in VICE

Achievement in cinematography:
COLD WAR
THE FAVOURITE
NEVER LOOK AWAY
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN

Achievement in costume design: 

THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
BLACK PANTHER
THE FAVOURITE
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Achievement in directing:
BLACKkKLANSMAN
COLD WAR
THE FAVOURITE
ROMA
VICE

Best documentary feature:
FREE SOLO
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
MINDING THE GAP
OF FATHERS AND SONS
RBG

Best documentary short subject:
BLACK SHEEP
END GAME
LIFEBOAT
A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN
PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.

Achievement in film editing:
BLACKkKLANSMAN
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
THE FAVOURITE
GREEN BOOK
VICE

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling:
BORDER
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
VICE

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score):
BLACK PANTHER
BLACKkKLANSMAN
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
ISLE OF DOGS
MARY POPPINS RETURNS

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song):
"All The Stars" from BLACK PANTHER
"I'll Fight" from RBG
"The Place Where Lost Things Go" from MARY POPPINS RETURNS
"Shallow" from A STAR IS BORN
"When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings" from THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS

Achievement in production design: 

BLACK PANTHER
THE FAVOURITE
FIRST MAN
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
ROMA

Best animated short film:
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
BAO
LATE AFTERNOON
ONE SMALL STEP
WEEKENDS

Best live action short film:
DETAINMENT
FAUVE
MARGUERITE
MOTHER
SKIN

Achievement in sound editing:
BLACK PANTHER
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
FIRST MAN
A QUIET PLACE
ROMA

Achievement in sound mixing:
BLACK PANTHER
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
FIRST MAN
ROMA
A STAR IS BORN

Achievement in visual effects:
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
FIRST MAN
READY PLAYER ONE
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

Adapted screenplay:
THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
BLACKkKLANSMAN
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
A STAR IS BORN

Original screenplay:
THE FAVOURITE
FIRST REFORMED
GREEN BOOK
ROMA
VICE
- Kilde: Academy Awards 2019