Will ‘Power of the Dog’ break Netflix’s Oscars curse?
nypost.comNetflix finally stop crying itself to sleep on Oscars night?That’s the sad streaming giant’s dearest hope for next week, when “The Power of the Dog” enters the ceremony (Sunday, March 27 at 8 p.m.
on ABC) as the favorite to take home the Academy Award for Best Picture. And, despite it being pretentious and languid, director Jane Campion’s ‘flix film probably will win.
But until they hear that “Puh” from the presenter’s mouth — unless, of course, it’s uttered by Warren “Bungle” Beatty or Faye “Flub” Dunaway — Netflix execs will be biting their nails and taking swigs of Jameson from a flask.
Because even though they upended the entire business model of Hollywood, they still get no respect. It wouldn’t just be a win for the film, it would be a badge of acceptance from the industry.
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