March 10 - Comcast Corp's ( CMCSA ) Universal Pictures
dominated Sunday's Academy Awards, propelled by the historical
drama "Oppenheimer," which won seven Oscars, including best
picture.
The film about the father of the atomic bomb claimed wins in
several major categories, including the best director Oscar for
Christopher Nolan, lead actor for Cillian Murphy and supporting
actor for Robert Downey Jr.
"The Holdovers," a film from Universal's Focus Features
about a strict teacher in a New England boarding school who is
forced to supervise students unable to return home for
Christmas, won for best supporting actress, Da'Vine Joy
Randolph.
Disney's ( DIS ) Searchlight division scored five Oscars. Four of
them went to "Poor Things," the reimagining of the Frankenstein
story, which earned a best actress honor for Emma Stone.
Searchlight also received an Oscar for documentary short film,
"The Last Repair Shop."
Netflix ( NFLX ) received a single award, for director Wes
Anderson's 39-minute live action short, "The Wonderful Story of
Henry Sugar."
Apple ( AAPL ) was shut out of Sunday's winners. It released
best picture nominee "Killers of the Flower Moon," which depicts
the murders of members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the
1920s.