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Movies made for anyone, including Netflix, are eligible for Academy Awards, but only if they complete a 7-day release in Los Angeles County. for paid admission in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County , for a qualifying run of at least seven consecutive days, during which period screenings must occur at least three times daily, with at least one screening beginning between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily , advertised and exploited during their Los Angeles County qualifying run in a manner normal and customary to theatrical feature distribution practices, and released within the Awards year deadlines specified in Rule Three. Also Films that, in any version, receive their first...
Full answer by A J: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/85648 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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