Clayton Davis On its face, it seems that the upcoming awards season is built for the streamers to take by storm. Netflix looks to have a minimum of 16 awards players in various categories while Amazon is fielding a half-dozen.
Apple TV Plus and Hulu are also bulking up for a big push as well. With Walt Disney’s “Soul” moving to Disney Plus on Christmas, you have to wonder if even more big studio movies will premiere via streaming.
And studios have been severely hampered by pandemic theater closures in their ability to release their biggest films.But it’s not that simple.
Speaking with some industry awards voters and insiders, there’s a real conversation about which films will and should be rewarded this year — and it doesn’t always favor.
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