It was a really great film and deserves the recognition. Even if Apple just bought the rights, I'm glad they're buying good movies and not just filling up ATV+ with whatever.
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Apple TV+ Film 'CODA' Wins Best Picture at 2022 Oscars
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Yes but Apple helped in distribution. they have a bigger platform. I knew it was going to win when I saw it.
I thought Don't Look Up was funny, but I was shocked it made it into the Best Picture list.
Coda was a great movie. Loved it.
Dune was OK. It was slow and plodding, perhaps intentionally, but while I liked it overall, I'm not surprised at all it didn't win.
I have yet to see most of the other movies.
However, it seems the biggest news of the night is King Richard's total meltdown over a pretty softball joke.
I liked The Hurt Locker more than Avatar.
I liked No Country For Old Men better than Dark Knight.
I liked these blockbusters, but I'm not overly surprised they weren't Best Pictures. I thought Arrival worked better than those, although admittedly Arrival isn't exactly a blockbuster either.
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This is a major win for Apple. It’s going to be a force in years to come.
Power Of The Dog was produced by BBC Films and several other studios. Netflix is the worldwide distributor of it. Not a Netflix Studios production. What’s your point exactly?
None of these streaming services ever directly create any shows or movies. You understand that right? Streaming services hire show runners and producers who hire the creative teams. Some streaming services have more input than others on production details but it’s not like Netflix or HBO or Apple execs are sitting down to write, direct and edit these shows and movies. They are simply platforms but the platform that makes the best choices in talent and IP is the winner at the end of the day so this is a big win for Apple.
But wait - I thought Apple was doooomed??
Congrats to all on the AppleTV+ team! A pretty stunning achievement! Should bode well for the platform. Works for me. ?
Congrats to all on the AppleTV+ team! A pretty stunning achievement! Should bode well for the platform. Works for me. ?
No one cares about awards anymore. It’s all political and people are sick of detached-from-reality actors virtue signaling on stage like the uninformed, morally bankrupt people that they are.
OTOH, millions signed up to watch Netflix‘s “cookie cutter” shows like Squid Games and Stranger Things because it has mainstream appeal that movies/shows like Coda will never have, no matter how many awards they win. Case in point… how many awards did last year’s biggest box office movie win?
So when was the Academy useful, when Hollywood was young and there were only a few scrappy studios around? The one thing that studios and streaming services of all sizes agree upon is that you cannot buy a hit show or movie. And there are always upsets in awards which is actually proven by CODA’s win.
Are you being literal or just claiming that Apple ran the best Oscar campaign?
The victory will be overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.
There is a huge difference between Apple buying Coda at Sundance vs. Netflix financing and producing a show right from the outset.
Yes, Coda is a great movie, and Apple wins because of Coda's win, but your analogy is way off here.
Awards are all political. That’s the point. You cannot judge art as a contest. That’s also why the biggest box office earners aren’t art. They’re entertainment that is mostly viewed by teenagers who want to see stuff blow up.
I just came back here to gloat at all the old naysayers against Apple TV+ a while back. You never bet against Apple. Never.
I didn’t make an analogy. Of course there is a difference to the producers but there is no difference to viewers or the award givers and that is what we’re talking about.
Tonight was the most entertaining three hours of live Television I've seen in years.
Apple was like WB, the money givers ...behind CODA there are real director and actors
No. Apple did not finance this movie. They bought distribution rights after it was already financed and completed.
Interestingly, Apple bought worldwide distribution rights, after other companies had already bought international distribution rights. How does that work?
Apple really has made some strategic moves over the years, but Apple TV+ might actually be the best pivot this decade. I have yet to feel need to subscribe and feel like I would always choose Netflix over it. But the more it matures, I might take it for a spin.
Exactly. If someone told me back in 2019 when TV+ first came out, that I’d prefer it, sign up to the £50/year subscription & stop opening the Netflix app regularly, I would’ve laughed at them.
I’m only waiting for Stranger Things & I rarely look at Netflix now. Mainly when someone tells me that something is worth watching. It’s getting too expensive now anyway.
The second part of your post contradicts the first part of your post. Actually your scenario is very common. Most people don’t see the point of paying for an AppleTV+ subscription.
Note, I have a paid subscription.
Ironically Amazon had a better film about deaf culture in last year's Oscars.
Yea, who would want to be recognized by their peers for excellence in their life’s work? That just sounds useless.
