Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars

Symbolism or sentimentalization
Acting prizes in certain years have been
criticized for not recognizing superior
performances so much as being
awarded for personal popularity,
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 to
make up for a "snub" for a work that
proved in time to be more popular or
renowned than the one actually awarded,
or presented as a "career honor" to
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recognize a distinguished nominee's
entire body of work.
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Recognition of streaming media
film
Following the 91st Academy Awards in
February 2019 in which the Netflix-
broadcast film Roma had been
nominated for ten awards including the
Best Picture category, Steven Spielberg
and other members of the Academy
discussed changing the requirements
through the Board of Governors for films
as to exclude those from Netflix and
other media streaming services.
Spielberg had been concerned that
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Netflix as a movie production and
distribution studio could spend much
more than typical Oscar-winning films
and have much wider and earlier
distribution than other Best Picture-
nominated films, while still being able to
meet the minimal theatrical-run status to
qualify for an Oscar.
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 The United
States Department of Justice, having
heard of this potential rule change, wrote
a letter to the Academy in March 2019,
cautioning them that placing additional
restrictions on films that originate from
streaming media services without proper
justification could raise anti-trust
concerns against the Academy.
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Following its April 2019 board meeting,

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the Academy Board of Governors agreed
to retain the current rules that allow for
streaming media films to be eligible for
Oscars as long as they enjoy limited
theatrical runs.
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Refusals of the award
Some winners critical of the Academy
Awards have boycotted the ceremonies
and refused to accept their Oscars. The
first to do so was screenwriter Dudley
Nichols (Best Writing in 1935 for The
Informer). Nichols boycotted the 8th
Academy Awards ceremony because of
conflicts between the Academy and the
Writers' Guild.
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 Nichols eventually
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accepted the 1935 award three years
later, at the 1938 ceremony. Nichols was
nominated for three further Academy
Awards during his career.
George C. Scott became the second
person to refuse his award (Best Actor in
1970 for Patton) at the 43rd Academy
Awards ceremony. Scott described it as a
"meat parade", saying, "I don't want any