Netflix is an American on-demand internet streaming media provider. The company was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph on August 29, 1997, in Scotts Valley, California.[1] It specializes in and provides streaming media and video-on-demand online and DVD by mail. In 2013, Netflix expanded into film and television production, as well as online distribution.
Due to entering into production and not only releasing original content and its reception, Films and TV programs produced and distributed by Netflix were eligible for major awards. On July 18, 2013, Netflix became the first streaming platform to produce a TV program specifically for streaming and to earn major nominations and eventually win a Primetime Emmy Award. Also House of Cards became the first online-only web television program to be nominated and its pilot episode, "Chapter 1", was the first webisode of a television series to win an Emmy.
Academy Awards for films streamed, distributed or produced by Netflix
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars,[12] is a set of twenty-three awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. In eleven ceremonies, films streamed and distributed, but also produced by Netflix won 23 awards in thirteen categories from 150 nominations in twenty-four categories.
An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the Oscar (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Award (for music).[22][23] programs streamed and/or produced by Netflix won 265 from 619 nominations. Below is a list of selected categories won by original programming.
A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry.
Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the ninety-three members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Films or programs streamed or produced by Netflix received 27 Golden Globe Awards from 156 nominations.
The Streamy Awards are awards presented annually in recognition of excellence in streaming media. In 2020, Netflix won Brand of the Year at the 10th Streamy Awards.[36]
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of film, television and other media. The scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average[88]). Below are listed shows with multiple seasons with aggregate scores.
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