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Actually for any film to be nominated for major awards like the Academy Awards or the Golden Globes, they need to have at least a limited release in theatres. In 2017, Netflix released Okja and Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected , in limited release in theatres. The criteria is according to the awards. As mentioned in the AMPAS rule book : 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" These criteria must be met. Fun Fact: Tommy Wiseau paid the cinema a lot of bucks to keep The Room running for seven days in order to make it eligible for...
Full answer by wannabepasta: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/85676 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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