James Cameron, the famous director who has won an Oscar himself, says Netflix should not be eligible for Oscars.
His comments follow his previous similar comments on the subject on “The City with Matthew Bellone.”
Referring to these opinions, one of the hosts on Brut asked the Avatar director for his thoughts, which he said should be conditional on the streamer releasing films in theaters without exploiting loopholes in what some say is an eligibility requirement in the Academy race.
“If they release a movie in theaters as a physical release, not a token release, not a token one-week release in five theaters to meet the minimum requirements, I mean the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should protect the idea of the motion picture as it appears in theaters.”
He continues, “This is what we grew up with. And I think that’s what we should stand for. And I don’t think you’re defending it by allowing a multi-billion-dollar industry to exploit a narrow loophole to basically grab awards.”
“But that’s just me, others may clearly disagree with what I’m saying which is that Netflix should not use a loophole or any of the streaming tools, it should also embrace cinema and streaming simultaneously.”
James previously aired similar thoughts on the podcast, saying. “They should be allowed to compete if they release the film for a meaningful release in 2,000 theaters for a month.”
Meanwhile, Avatar: Fire and Ashes Playing in cinemas now.