Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein’ wins three Oscars, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ wins two

In Brief

Two Netflix films, “Frankenstein” and “KPop Demon Hunters,” won aggregate Academy Awards tonight.

Director Guillermo del Toro’s reimagining of “Frankenstein” won for Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, portion Netflix’s most-watched movie ever “KPop Demon Hunters” won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

In caller years, films produced and distributed by streaming companies person go a dependable beingness astatine the Oscars, with “Roma,” “The Power of the Dog,” and “All Quiet connected the Western Front” winning large awards. However, the biggest prize seems to stay retired of scope for Netflix — Apple’s “CODA,” released adjacent the tallness of the pandemic, remains the lone streaming movie to triumph Best Picture.

Host Conan O’Brien adjacent noted the beingness of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos astatine the opening of the ceremony, joking, “This is exciting: It’s his archetypal clip successful a theater!”

“Frankenstein” was nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor. Netflix’s “Train Dreams” and Apple’s “F1” (which won for Best Sound) were besides nominated Best Picture. That grant has not yet been announced astatine work time, but it’s wide seen arsenic a two-way contention betwixt “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners.”

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