The Irishman and Marriage Story are the year’s two best-reviewed films so far.
Can Netflix ride either to its first Best Picture win?
The company’s relatively few years in competition at the Academy Awards has been less impressive and more controversial.
Headlines emerged out of this year’s Oscars about whetherRomacoming up short was due to its Netflix affiliation.
And the treatment of various 2020 contenders has raised plenty more eyebrows.
And yet is there any doubt that this movie is a heavy-hitter?
(He’s an early Best Supporting Actor frontrunner.)
Accordingly, Scorsese is a top Best Picture/Director contender.
It’s no coincidence that both directors are receiving some of the best reviews of their decades-long careers.
And they only begin to cover who the streamer is pushing this season.
But back toThe IrishmanandMarriage Story: Are these your top two Best Picture contenders right now?
That fact alone marks a pretty staggering change of pace for the industry.
