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"Mank," a black-and-white drama about 1930s
Hollywood, topped all films with 10 nods, including best
picture, director, actor and supporting actress.
Companies launch multimillion-dollar campaigns for Oscar
nominations and wins. The recognition provides bragging rights
for use in marketing and help the winners attract top talent for
future projects.
Many of this year's Oscar contenders played on streaming
services or were offered via video on demand as movie theaters
around the world closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
"We learned a lot of hard lessons last year, but a nice one was
that people will find a way to go to the movies, even if they
can only go as far as their living rooms," said Aaron Sorkin,
director of historical drama "Trial of the Chicago 7."
Sorkin's film also was nominated for best picture, giving
Netflix two shots at the film industry's top prize. The company
began releasing original movies in 2015 but has never won best
picture.
The Netflix films will compete with recession drama "Nomadland,"
which is playing in theaters and streaming on Walt Disney Co's
Hulu. Disney scored 15 Oscar nominations overall, including
three for animated Pixar movie "Soul" on the Disney+ streaming
service.
Amazon.com's Amazon Studios earned a spot in the best picture
race with "Sound of Metal," the story of a drummer who loses his
hearing, and 12 nominations overall, a record for the company.
"One Night in Miami" picked up three nominations.
IPhone maker Apple Inc received its first Oscar nominations for
movies on Apple TV+. They included a best animated feature nod
for "Wolfwalkers."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Catherine Evans and
Jonathan Oatis)
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