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DOJ Warns Motion Picture Academy: Don’t Exclude Netflix, Streaming Services From Oscars

Hank Berrien

According to an exclusive report in Variety, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences warning that if the Academy alters its rules so that movies premiering on Netflix and other streaming services would not be eligible for Academy Awards, the Academy could violate anti-trust laws.

The letter obtained by Variety was written by Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, to AMPAS CEO Dawn Hudson on March 21.

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