It’s the streaming giant that releases hours upon hours of original content every week. But as the 2020/2021 awards season begins to loom on the horizon, Netflix has opted to push just 25 movie titles in its “For your consideration” campaign… including Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga.
Netflix launches Oscar campaign for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga
Netflix’s “For your consideration” website went live on 15 October. The site is designed to highlight the virtues of what Netflix considers to be its most prestigious movies, targeting members of awards voting groups like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that presents the Oscars.
Nestled alongside highbrow fare like LGBTQ drama The Boys In The Band and a remake of the classic Rebecca, is Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga. Many mainstream favourites like The Kissing Booth and To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You are not in the mix.
On the film’s dedicated sub-page are listed the personnel for all the typical awards show categories — director, producers, screenplay, acting and more. However, unsurprisingly, the main focus is placed on the Eurovision movie’s soundtrack.
In addition to two short behind-the-scenes featurettes and the trailer, are the music videos for five original songs from the Will Ferrell comedy — “Double Trouble”, “Husavik”, “Lion Of Love”, “Volcano Man” and, of course, “Ja Ja Ding Dong”.
Whether movie award voters pay heed to the campaigning remains to be seen. But Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga has already been nominated for Comedy Movie Of 2020 and Comedy Movie Star Of 2020 (for Will Ferrell) at the People’s Choice Awards.
As these awards are determined by public vote rather than industry experts, they are typically not indicative of future success at more prestigious events.
Could the Eurovision movie win an Oscar?
Some low-key awards-buzz has been building around the Eurovision movie ever since its release in June, especially for “Husavik”, Molly Sandén’s show-stopping ballad.
US website Vulture pondered whether “Husavik” could not only break into the nominations list for Best Original Song, but actually win the prize outright.
Whilst acknowledging the quality of the movie’s other songs like “Double Trouble” and “Lion Of Love”, the website observed that Academy voters tend to vote for more sincere efforts — hence why “Husavik” is in the frame.
The writer explained that the ballad ticks many of the boxes required for Oscars success — “emotional resonance, a sweeping, Adele-style chorus, and lyrics that aren’t too silly… And it closes with an absolute whopper of a high note”.
The Icelandic lyrics also shouldn’t be a hindrance, as winning songs from Coco and Slumdog Millionaire have also featured non-English languages.
What do you think of the Eurovision movie’s awards show chances? Let us know below.
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If you ask me, the biggest chance its on Best Original Song, and not only for Husavik… Double Trouble, Ja Ja Ding Dong and Lion of Love have some chances in my point of view, also in Best Original Score… I would dare to say that Dan Stevens BRILLIANT performance could get a chance at Best Supporting Actor (IDK if at Oscars but at least in other awards like the Golden Globe)
Agree 100% that Dan Stevens tour-de-force sbhould — at the very least — earn him a Golden Globe Award for Best Sjupporting Actor in a comedy or musical. He absolutely OWNS this movie.
Pity Stevens wasn’t the one singing
He was all set to record the song but Covid-19 came along and none of the stars could get to the studio. While the outcome was great, it was too bad, because Dan Stevens can sing and would have done a wonderful job. Nevertheless, Dan Stevens’ performance is widely considered the highlight of the entire movie. This is exactly the kind of memorable role that WINS Golden Globes supporting awards.
The soundtrack is nominated for a Grammy, so…
Don’t Oscar nominations require a theatrical release, which Fire Saga never had?
Right, but when was this movie ever intended for a cinema release?
Probably was scheduled for ‘limited release’ in order to qualify.
Volcano man…. and we love you 🙂
Let’s not forget that the music for Joker was written by an Icelander, and she got an Oscar for it only this year. The people of Iceland can already be proud!
Keeping my fingers crossed Husavik will be nominated for Best Original Song, such a wonderful magical song and if nominated I hope Molly Sandèn gets the chance to sing it live at the Academy Awards in Hollywood on April 25. I love Oscar season and I can get very passionate and geeky with statistics like ESC, one film I’m already tipping to sweep the board is the biopic Mank which is set for a global Netflix release on December 4, David Fincher deserves his vengeance for The Social Network being robbed 10 years ago just like Netherlands in Eurovision with… Read more »
fincher hell yea!!!
That is cute but you actually have to be great to even be nominated. Nothing about it is great, more guilty pleasure than anything. And yes, even the songs aren’t that remarkable. It’s a real long-shot..
Yeah, he says this now—but after a few drinks Denis is shouting “play ja ja ding dong again!” like everyone else.
I think HUSAVIG has a good chance of being nominated. We’ll have to see who the other nominees will be to see if it can win. If there’s a nominee that’s from a movie about social justice or equality, that song will win. MULAN didn’t do well at all, so voters won’t pick it to win anything. Even if it’s just nominated, it’ll be great to see it performed at the Oscars, bringing greater exposure to the Contest itself beyond Europe.
Why yes, it’s not Husavik, it’s HusaWIG
Its the same type of movie like Mamma Mia. That one wasnt nominated, why would this?
Mamma Mia had no new songs.
None of “Mamma Mia!”‘s songs were original and thus they were all ineligible to be nominated for an Academt Award. Husavik might stand a real chance. It’s a good song.
dare to dream