[tshaddox]

> Kind of creeps me out that Apple gets to just slide in and immediately become oscar winning film/tv production company darling, as well.

If you get some magical “street cred” in the industry for simply being the party to win the bidding war over a film after it was already produced, shown at a film festivals, and critically acclaimed, then yeah, that seems at least silly if not creepy. Surely there’s a big different between a company funding the creation of a film, and a company just buying the rights to stream a completed film.

[flanking_pajama]

Which poses another question I was wondering, if netflix had acquired this, would it have still won? They've been famously treated as a bit less "prestigious" than legacy competitors.

Or does Apple get extra goodwill from the logo almost assuredly in many of the pockets and homes of people in the industry?

[dagmx]

Netflix has more direct money going into the wallets of the people in the industry though.

Also when voting, the distributor is not highlighted. So I doubt the brand had any effect on voting itself.