Why Roma’s awards-season success is such a big win for Netflix

Analysis: Major cinema chains refused to screen Roma in protest at its limited ‘theatrical run’, but their stand is anachronistic, says James Moore

Roma’s success has created considerable debate about streaming services’ role in film-making (AFP/Getty)

In the end Roma didn’t win the Oscar for Best Picture, which controversially went instead to Green Book.

But Alfonso Cuarón’s masterpiece still won three gongs, including a nod for him as Best Director, and broke a dam for the film’s distributor Netflix in so doing.