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"After disrupting the TV industry and earning Emmy and Golden Globe wins along the way for its original programming, Netflix has now secured its first Academy Awards nomination with The Square. The 2014 Oscar nominees were announced Thursday morning. \nThe Square, which premieres on Netflix on Friday and details the revolution in Egypt from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through the ousting of Mohammed Morsi in 2013, is vying for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar against The Act of Killing, Cutie and the Boxer, Dirty Wars and 20 Feet from Stardom. \nSee also: And the Winners for Best Oscar Snubs and Surprises Go To ...\nThis is the second year an online-only entity has made a major splash at the Academy Awards. Last year, a Kickstarter-funded film, Inocente, won the award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). In total, six Kickstarter-backed films have been nominated over past years.\nNetflix acquired The Square in November after the film found critical success on the film festival circuit. It was one of two documentary acquisitions by Netflix; the other, The Short Game, was about young golfers on their way to the World Championships of Junior Golf. The acquisitions were viewed as bold statements to enter the Academy Awards race.\nProduced and directed by Jehan Noujaim, The Square had received considerable critical acclaim before Netflix purchased the streaming rights to the film. It won the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award for a Documentary and the Audience Award for World Cinema in the documentary category at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.\nThe nomination adds to the accolades that Netflix has slowly built up as it seeks to branch out from its roots of distributing outside content. \nJust last week, Netflix won its first Golden Globe, as Robin Wright of House of Cards earned Best Actress in a TV Drama, beating Julianna Marguiles (The Good Wife), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black) and Kerry Washington (Scandal). House of Cards was also nominated for Best Drama, Best Actor (Kevin Spacey) and Best Supporting Actor (Corey Stoll). \nNetflix's Orange Is the New Black also earned one Golden Globe nod for Best Actress in Drama (Taylor Schilling), and Arrested Development got one nod for Best Actor in a Comedy (Jason Bateman). \nIn September, Netflix's original political thriller House of Cards became the first web-only show to win an award at any Primetime Emmys after winning Outstanding Directing for a Drama. Netflix was in the running in 14 Emmy categories for House of Cards, Arrested Development and supernatural thriller Hemlock Grove.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nBONUS: 14 Superlatives for Movies in 2013\n\n\n2013 Film Superlatives\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Most Likely to Anger PETA: The Hangover III\n\nIt's probably safe to say no actual giraffes were harmed in the making of this movie, but it doesn't mean people who saw this scene won't shudder with the memory whenever they see the Toys 'R Us mascot.\n\nImage: Tumblr fntboyblue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Best Gift to the Harry Potter Fan Fiction Community: Kill Your Darlings\n\nSlash-fic writers could only be filled with more glee if Daniel Radcliffe made out with Tom Felton himself.\n\nImage: Tumblr jensenacles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Most Attractive Zombie: Warm Bodies\n\nAlso worthy of \"Most Articulate Zombie,\" and \"Zombie With Best Taste in Music.\"\n\nImage: Tumblr rooneymara\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Best Use of '90s Nostalgia: Spring Breakers\n\nBecause what every film about teenage criminals needs is a little relaxing with early Britney Spears. \n\nImage: Tumblr allmoviegifs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Most Gratuitous Use of Slow-Mo: Iron Man 3\n\nWatch, as Pepper Potts' hair flows majestically and seamlessly with the bits of broken house. Watch it for a while.\n\nImage: Tumblr starkked\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Best Pole Dancing by a Former Child Star: The Bling Ring\n\nInsert magic-related pole dancing pun here.\n\nImage: Tumblr taissafarmiga\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Most Painful Trailer: The Big Wedding\n\nNone of these actors could find a better way to spend their time? Maybe take up woodworking or making ships in a bottle?\n\nImage: Tumblr ben-barness\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Best Outside Fandom Integration: The Internship\n\nQuidditch can't be held within a single franchise. \n\nImage: Tumblr fuckyeahsterekfeels\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Most Intense Airplane Safety Sequence:After Earth\n\nSecure your child's mask after your own, then in engage in some yoga breathing and hope both sides of your plane stay attatched. \n\nImage: Tumblr dylanopenis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Best Food Pun: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs\n\nGet it?\n\nImage: Tumblr h4wk-girl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Best Use of a Marky Mark Song: Don Juan\n\nThis scene in the trailer was the deciding factor for many people on the fence about whether the film was worth their money. \n\nImage: Tumblr melisandre\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Best Hair: Thor 2\n\nBetween Thor's golden locks and Loki's mullet of evil, this wasn't even a contest.\n\nImage: Tumblr professorsx\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Best Disney Homage: One Direction: This Is Us\n\nThey're a few dwarfs down, but the 1D boys get extra points for enthusiasm. \n\nImage: Tumblr harrycmon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Best Use of Sharks: Sharknado\n\nA tough year for the category, Sharnado barely beat Shark Avalanche.\n\nImage: Tumblr cracked\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Netflix"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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