I was using the Academy's definition of "the Bay Area" -- see Rule Two, part 2(c): https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/95th_oscars_complete_rules.pdf <https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/95th_oscars_complete_rules.pdf>
> On Sep 12, 2022, at 2:37 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tangential Footnote: > There is inherent ambiguity, debate and acrimony over which counties make up > “The Bay Area”. Most technically I believe there are 9 Bay Area Counties: > Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, > Sonoma and Napa. See for example: > > https://abag.ca.gov/about-abag/what-we-do/our-members > <https://abag.ca.gov/about-abag/what-we-do/our-members> > > However, often the last two or three of those 9 get left off the list (and > the three North Bay counties did deal with COVID restrictions a little > differently than the other six, leading to some confusion). > > Jim has also left out the southernmost county, Santa Clara, which also has > some precedent. The 5 on his list are probably the most prototypically “Bay > Area-ish”, though I don’t think you will find them listed in any legally > binding document as constituting the Bay Area. > > As you say, typically they show a film in Manhattan and the West side of LA > for a week or two to qualify for Oscar, but my local, independent theater > (Northern Napa County) does often screen Netflix and Amazon films (I will > monitor whether she will do an NC-17), so wondering idly if that would > qualify for Oscar, or if we are not Bay Area enough. > > > On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 2:03 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > In general, for Oscar eligibility, a movie has to be shown for seven > consecutive days for paid admission in the same commercial movie theater, > with screenings at least three times daily, one of which must be between 6:00 > and 10:00 P.M. (except if it's a drive-in, in which case only one screening > daily is required), in only one of the following places: Los Angeles County; > New York City (anywhere in the five boroughs); Cook County, Illinois; Fulton > County, Georgia; Miami-Dade County, Florida; or the Bay Area (anywhere in San > Francisco, Marin, Alameda, San Mateo, or Contra Costa counties). It can be > made available for streaming the same day it first shows in theaters, but not > before. > > In practice, as Mark indicated, this means Netflix's Oscar-bait films > regularly play for at least a week in New York and Los Angeles. And to be > clear, AMC and Regal wouldn't specifically pass on "Blonde" due to the NC-17 > rating, but because they will usually only play movies if the exclusive > theatrical window lasts longer than what the streamers usually offer. (That > said, the streamers will sometimes negotiate for exceptions -- I saw "Being > the Ricardos" at the AMC Burbank 16, and that one only had an 11-day > theatrical exclusive.) > > > >> On Sep 12, 2022, at 1:38 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> If they put it in one theater in New York and one in Los Angeles for one day >> or whatever the minimum requirement for Oscar eligibility is, I wouldn’t be >> surprised. They’re not looking to recoup the cost of the film through >> theater tickets. >> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 3:11 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> And like they do their Oscar bait, Netflix will put it in theaters for a >> limited run at Landmark and the regional and indie arthouses. Cinemark has >> shown the more mainstream Netflix originals at their theaters, but I think >> they'll pass on this one--and so will AMC and Regal. When asked for >> comment, Nicole Kidman said, "Heartbreak feels good in a place like this." >> >> Mark Jeffries >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 12:31 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> I finally got my answer to why Netflix submitted the movie for a rating: >> they want it to get Oscar consideration. >> >> https://www.salon.com/2022/09/11/why-is-blonde--netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic--rated-nc-17-instead-of-tv-ma_partner/ >> >> <https://www.salon.com/2022/09/11/why-is-blonde--netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic--rated-nc-17-instead-of-tv-ma_partner/> >> >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 7:51 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> IYC, here's an apparent parent's analysis of Euphoria: >> https://lolalambchops.com/euphoria-kid-friendly-parents-guide/ >> <https://lolalambchops.com/euphoria-kid-friendly-parents-guide/> (link, >> borderline-NSFW) B >> >> Mark Jeffries, to Brad Beam, Aug 31st: >> R. 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