The major streaming services were among the big winners among the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards, with films released through Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) dominating the major categories. On the flip side, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was conspicuously overlooked, with only a pair of acknowledgments for visual effects.
What Happened: Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog” brought in 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director for Jane Campion, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch and supporting acting nods for Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Kirsten Dunst. Another Netflix title, “Don’t Look Up,” scored four nominations including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay while the company’s “Tick, Tick…BOOM!” snagged two nominations including a Best Actor nod for Andrew Garfield.
