Banning Netflix from Oscars could break law, DoJ warns.

Olivia Colman accepts the Actress in a Leading Role award for
‘The Favourite’ onstage during the 91st Annual Academy Awards
at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) suggesting the organization could be violating antitrust law if it attempts to exclude Netflix from the Oscars.

The letter, first published by the entertainment magazine and website Variety, warns the Academy’s chief executive Dawn Hudson that changes to Oscar eligibility rules could “suppress competition.”

Netflix’s production “Roma” won three statuettes from ten nominations at this year’s Academy awards but multiple Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg — who is also a member of the Academy’s board of governors — is an outspoken critic of Netflix’s inclusion in the glitzy ceremony.

By David Reid.

Full story at CNBC.