You’ll seemingly learn a number of headlines at the moment proclaiming that streaming companies had been the actual winners at this 12 months’s Oscars ceremony – and that assertion is, for probably the most half, true.
The race for Finest Image was closely-fought between Apple’s CODA and Netflix’s (opens in new tab) The Energy of the Canine, with the latter’s Don’t Look Up additionally rating among the many ten nominees for Hollywood’s most prestigious accolade. The appearing classes, too, featured awards-worthy turns in streamer-produced motion pictures The Misplaced Daughter, tick, tick…BOOM! and The Tragedy of Macbeth.
However let’s not get forward of ourselves. Sure, this 12 months’s on-demand Oscar winners (CODA, specifically) meant the 94th Academy Awards had been a watershed second for filmmaking, but it surely’s vital to keep in mind that streaming companies are nonetheless discovering their ft in the case of releasing constantly sensible options.
Lest we overlook Diana: The Musical, now formally the worst movie of 2021.
The day earlier than the Oscars, the Golden Raspberry Awards (in any other case generally known as the Razzies) bestowed upon Netflix’s filmed model of the Broadway present the title of Worst Image. In a uncommon situation, then, the streamer was concurrently combating for awards recognition at each ends of the standard spectrum.
By the way, Diana: The Musical – an all-singing, all-dancing tackle the lifetime of Diana, Princess of Wales – additionally noticed actress Jeanna de Waal bag a Razzie for her efficiency because the titular princess, simply 24 hours earlier than Benedict Cumberbatch vied for a Finest Actor Oscar.
In fact, we write this text with our tongue in our cheeks. All issues thought-about, streamers have been a god-send for film-lovers within the age of the pandemic, and the likes of Netflix, Apple TV Plus and Prime Video (distributor of fantastic photos comparable to Manchester By the Sea and Lovely Boy) will, we hope and count on, proceed producing high-quality cinema for years to come back.
Nevertheless it’s additionally straightforward to get misplaced within the noise round streamer-funded productions.
Regardless of the important success of movies like The Energy of the Canine, a Netflix badge beneath a film’s title is not at all an computerized marker of advantage in 2022, and though Diana: The Musical does not strictly fall into the class of Netflix originals (being a filmed model of Joe DiPietro’s present present), it’s value remembering that gargantuan budgets imply streaming companies have the monetary freedom to throw innumerable tasks on the wall within the hope that only a handful stick.
What else gained Razzies this 12 months?
Nonetheless, it may be refreshing to step again from the Oscars flattery for a second and admire the much less critically-beloved of latest motion pictures. So, which movies joined Diana: The Musical on the (non-existent) Razzies stage this 12 months?
Properly, LeBron James’ historic success on the basketball courtroom didn’t translate to on-screen success for his Warner Bros. film, Area Jam: A New Legacy. The long-lasting athlete scooped a Worst Actor Razzie for his portrayal of himself (ouch…) in a film that was extensively panned for its over-reliance on (and over-promotion of) its studio’s mental property.
Talking of which, the gong for Worst Display Couple went to James and “any Warner cartoon character (or WarnerMedia product) he dribbles on,” which quite hammers dwelling the above evaluation of A New Legacy’s high quality.
Elsewhere, Jared Leto – who had initially featured in conversations about this 12 months’s Finest Supporting Actor Oscar nominees – was awarded the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor, whereas Bruce Willis was given the respect of his personal class: Worst Efficiency by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Film.
The one-time motion hero took dwelling the above award for his function in sci-fi romp Cosmic Sin – when you haven’t seen it, take into account your self fortunate.
Correction: March 28, 2022
The headline to an earlier model of this text learn: Don’t overlook Netflix additionally made the worst film of the 12 months. Netflix didn’t write or produce Diana: The Musical, quite launched a filmed model of Joe DiPietro’s present Broadway present beneath the Netflix banner.
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