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, WGA) to look pretty formidable in the stretch as it counts on AMPAS’ ranked-choice voting system for Best Picture to put it over the top. It defies all conventional wisdom with only three Oscar nominations, none in the crafts or for directing, among other accepted obstacles. It also was the earliest of the 10 nominees to be released, all the way back on August 13.
No matter what happens, though, it appears there is a very good chance a streamer — Netflix or Apple — finally will take home the Academy Award for Best Picture, an earth-shaking development if it happens. Both Netflix and Apple have certainly conducted massive campaigns, expertly executed, but then so have the other contenders. So now we can only wait for the answers, that is unless you don’tto wait by checking out this video to see where we see the winds blowing.