Amazon and Netflix win first Oscars
- 7 years ago
Digital giants Amazon and Netflix took home their first Academy Awards for streaming services on Sunday. This marks the first time Hollywood distributed an Oscar to streaming services. Amazon's Iranian drama "The Salesman" won Best Foreign Language film. The brand's "Manchester by the Sea" also collected two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor for Casey Affleck. Netflix shined in the documentary "The White Helmets," which examined rescue workers in war-torn Syria.