Oscars Nominations Analysis: The Movies Are Good But Is This Now ‘The Power Of The Dog’ And Netflix’s Race To Lose?

deadline.com:

Is this finally the year Netflix’s dreams come true and it takes a Best Picture Oscar?On the basis of the showing for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog with 12 nominations, a figure that surprised the best guesses of even those inside Netflix, you have to unequivocally proclaim this film as the front runner now.

It is the only movie that drew impressive across-the-board support in the Academy, netting all important directing and writing nominations, and no less than four acting where it over-performed (from the largest AMPAS branch), in addition to music, editing, sound, production design, and cinematography.

In fact the only category in which it might also have had a conceivable chance where it didn’t score was costume design (it was also passed over in that guild’s nominations).

Any way you look at it this was a stellar showing for Netflix which once again leads the pack in total nominations as well as grabbing a second Best Picture nominee in Don’t Look Up.