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Edgerton Defends Streaming Amid Cameron's Oscar Controversy

12/4/2025

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Joel Edgerton, Australian actor, defended streaming platforms at the Gotham Awards, disputing James Cameron's Oscar-eligibility critique.
Edgerton warned new Academy rules could harm lower-budget films lacking resources for wide theatrical runs.
James Cameron, filmmaker, said Netflix films should not qualify for Oscars without significant theatrical releases, calling the approach fundamentally rotten.
Cameron warned that rising visual effects costs and diminished theatrical visibility threaten the future of big-budget films.

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Joel Edgerton, Australian actor, defended streaming platforms at the Gotham Awards, disputing James Cameron's Oscar-eligibility critique.
Edgerton warned new Academy rules could harm lower-budget films lacking resources for wide theatrical runs.
James Cameron, filmmaker, said Netflix films should not qualify for Oscars without significant theatrical releases, calling the approach fundamentally rotten.
Cameron warned that rising visual effects costs and diminished theatrical visibility threaten the future of big-budget films.