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| name = Amazon Studios&lt;br /&gt;
| logo = AMZN_STUDIOS.png&lt;br /&gt;
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2020.&lt;br /&gt;
| type = [[Subsidiary]]&lt;br /&gt;
| key_people = Jennifer Salke (CEO)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=Engadget|url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/09/nbcs-jennifer-salke-is-the-new-amazon-studios-chief/|title=NBC&amp;#039;s Jennifer Salke is the new Amazon Studios chief|author=Lumb, David|date=February 10, 2018|access-date=February 15, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404212552/https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/09/nbcs-jennifer-salke-is-the-new-amazon-studios-chief/|url-status=live}} Her predecessor, Roy Price, resigned in October 2017&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| location = [[Culver City, California]], [[United States]]&lt;br /&gt;
| area_served = Worldwide&lt;br /&gt;
| industry = [[Entertainment]]&lt;br /&gt;
| products = Television production&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Television distribution&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Film production&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Film distribution&lt;br /&gt;
| foundation = {{start date and age|November 16, 2010}}&lt;br /&gt;
| parent = [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]&lt;br /&gt;
| divisions = Prime Movies&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/amazon-studios-joe-lewis-adds-drama-morgan-wandell-international-productions-1201837722/#comments|title=Amazon Studios Comedy Chief Joe Lewis Adds Drama Oversight, Morgan Wandell To Head International Productions|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=17 October 2016|website=Deadline|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108092821/https://deadline.com/2016/10/amazon-studios-joe-lewis-adds-drama-morgan-wandell-international-productions-1201837722/#comments|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Amazon MGM Studios Distribution&lt;br /&gt;
| homepage = {{URL|https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en|amazonstudios.com}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Amazon Studios&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an American television and film producer and distributor that is a subsidiary of [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]. It specializes in developing television series and distributing and producing films. It was started in late 2010.&amp;lt;ref name=fritz&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-amazon-studios-comic-20120912,0,5127701.story |title=Amazon Studios going into comics |author=Fritz, Ben |date=September 12, 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=September 12, 2012 |archive-date=September 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922111413/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-amazon-studios-comic-20120912,0,5127701.story |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Content is distributed through theaters and [[Amazon Prime Video]], Amazon&amp;#039;s digital video [[Streaming media|streaming service]], whose competitors include [[Netflix]] and [[Hulu]], among others.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/02/amazon-studios-now-funding-original-content-series-for-amazon-instant-video-service/ |title=Amazon Studios Now Funding Original Content Series For Amazon Video Service |author=Perez, Sarah |date=May 2, 2012 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419102606/https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/02/amazon-studios-now-funding-original-content-series-for-amazon-instant-video-service/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|website=Studios.Amazon.com|url=https://studios.amazon.com/help/faq|title=FAQ|access-date=2018-02-05|archive-date=2018-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119231535/https://studios.amazon.com/help/faq|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longer). If a project was chosen for development, the writer was paid $10,000.&amp;lt;ref name=moyer/&amp;gt; If a developed script was selected for distribution as a full-budget movie, the creator was paid $200,000; if it was selected for distribution as a full-budget series, the creator was paid $55,000 as well as &amp;quot;up to 5 percent of Amazon&amp;#039;s net receipts from toy and t-shirt licensing, and other royalties and bonuses.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Amazon-Studios-Invites-TV-Writers-Submit-Comedy-Children-Series-Ideas-42088.html |title=Amazon Studios Invites TV Writers To Submit Comedy And Children&amp;#039;s Series Ideas |author=West, Kelly |date=May 2, 2012 |website=Cinema Blend |access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504030919/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Amazon-Studios-Invites-TV-Writers-Submit-Comedy-Children-Series-Ideas-42088.html |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2008, Amazon expanded into [[filmmaking|film production]], producing the film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Stolen Child&amp;#039;&amp;#039; with [[20th Century Fox]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981288.html?categoryid=13&amp;amp;cs=1 |title=Amazon, Fox nursing &amp;#039;Stolen &amp;#039; |author=Graser, Marc |date=February 21, 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 21, 2008 |archive-date=February 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226040827/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981288.html?categoryid=13&amp;amp;cs=1 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In July 2015, Amazon announced it had acquired [[Spike Lee]]&amp;#039;s new film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Chi-Raq]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, as its first Amazon Original Movie.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_28487111/amazon-studios-acquiring-spike-lee-film-its-1st |title=Amazon Studios acquiring Spike Lee film as its 1st release |agency=[[Associated Press|The Associated Press]] |date=July 15, 2015 |work=The Denver Post |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716043111/http://www.denverpost.com/ci_28487111/amazon-studios-acquiring-spike-lee-film-its-1st |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/spike-lee-chiraq-amazon-first-original-movie|title=Spike Lee&amp;#039;s Chiraq gets Amazon release – and Oscars push|last=Barnes|first=Henry|date=2015-07-16|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-02-27|archive-date=2018-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228100708/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/spike-lee-chiraq-amazon-first-original-movie|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/16/amazon-movie-chiraq-spike-lee-directs.html|title=Spike Lee directs Amazon&amp;#039;s first ever movie|last=Kharpal|first=Arjun|date=2015-07-16|work=CNBC|access-date=2018-02-27|archive-date=2018-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041402/https://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/16/amazon-movie-chiraq-spike-lee-directs.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Amazon Studios also released its only comic-book series, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Blackburn Burrow&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in 2012 as a free download.&amp;lt;ref name=fritz/&amp;gt; It contained a survey allowing Amazon to collect feedback to determine whether or not it was worthwhile to make the comic into a film.&amp;lt;ref name=fritz/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Amazon Studios had received more than 10,000 feature screenplay submissions as of September 2012&amp;lt;ref name=fritz/&amp;gt; and 2,700 television pilots as of March 2013;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/03/nielsen-family-is-dead/ |title=The Nielsen Family Is Dead |author=Vanderbilt, Tom |date=March 28, 2013 |website=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |access-date=March 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328122850/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/03/nielsen-family-is-dead/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 23 films and 26 television series were in active development as of March 2013.&amp;lt;ref name=fritz/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=moyer&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57459387-93/amazons-studios-effort-picks-first-tv-shows-to-develop/ |title=Amazon&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Studios&amp;#039; effort picks first TV shows to develop |author=Moyer, Edward |date=June 23, 2012 |website=[[CNET]] |access-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-date=June 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624125955/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57459387-93/amazons-studios-effort-picks-first-tv-shows-to-develop/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In late 2016, it reorganized its film division into Prime Movies.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/amazon-studios-joe-lewis-adds-drama-morgan-wandell-international-productions-1201837722|title=Amazon Studios Comedy Chief Joe Lewis Adds Drama Oversight, Morgan Wandell To Head International Productions|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=17 October 2016|website=Deadline|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616000729/https://deadline.com/2016/10/amazon-studios-joe-lewis-adds-drama-morgan-wandell-international-productions-1201837722/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On July 27, 2017, it was announced that, starting with the December 2017 release &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Wonder Wheel (film)|Wonder Wheel]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Amazon Studios would be its own self-distributing company. Previously, Amazon Studios had relied on multiple external studios to distribute their projects.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/amazon-self-distribution-woody-allen-wonder-wheel-1202508413/amp/|title=Amazon Moves Into Self-Distribution With Woody Allen&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Wonder Wheel&amp;#039; (EXCLUSIVE)|date=27 July 2017|work=Variety|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910055336/http://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/amazon-self-distribution-woody-allen-wonder-wheel-1202508413/amp/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The company also acquired global TV rights to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Lord of the Rings]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; for $250 million.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/21/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-netflix-disney-apple|title=Amazon&amp;#039;s $1bn bet on Lord of the Rings shows scale of its TV ambition|date=November 21, 2017|website=The Guardian|access-date=October 18, 2020|archive-date=October 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010000928/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/21/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-tv-netflix-disney-apple|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, Amazon still has external distribution clients outside of the United States, such as [[Elevation Pictures]] in Canada, as well as [[Warner Bros.]] and [[StudioCanal]] in the UK and France.&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2018, Amazon Studios announced that they would no longer accept open submissions of screenplays.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/amazon-studios-shuts-down-open-script-submissions-1202753480/|title=Amazon Studios Shuts Down Open Script-Submission Program|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Todd|last=Spangler|date=April 14, 2018|access-date=November 8, 2018|archive-date=November 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025951/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/amazon-studios-shuts-down-open-script-submissions-1202753480/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2021, Amazon (parent company of Amazon Studios) entered negotiations to acquire [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. On May 26, 2021, it was announced that the studio would be acquired by Amazon for $8.45 billion, subject to regulatory approval, continuing to operate as a label alongside Amazon Studios and [[Amazon Prime Video]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |title=Amazon Buys MGM, Studio Behind James Bond, for $8.45 Billion |url=https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/amazon-buys-mgm-studio-behind-james-bond-for-8-45-billion-1234980526/ |access-date=May 26, 2021 |work=Variety |date=May 26, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125014617/https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/amazon-buys-mgm-studio-behind-james-bond-for-8-45-billion-1234980526/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The merger was finalized on March 17, 2022.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2022-03-17 |title=Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404000745/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Amazon will continue to partner with [[United Artists Releasing]] (MGM and [[Annapurna Pictures]]&amp;#039; joint distribution venture), which will continue to operate and release MGM titles theatrically &amp;quot;on a case-by-case basis.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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In August 2021, it was reported that Steven Prinz inked an overall TV deal and a first-look deal with the studio.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=2021-08-17|title=Amazon Inks Overall TV Deal, First-Look Film Deal With Development Executive Steven Prinz|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/amazon-overall-tv-deal-steven-prinz-1235042902/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818001054/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/amazon-overall-tv-deal-steven-prinz-1235042902/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In September 2021, it was reported that Brian Otaño had signed a deal with Amazon Studios.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|date=2021-09-01|title=Amazon Studios Inks Overall Deal with TV Scribe &amp;amp; Playwright Brian Otaño|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/amazon-studios-inks-overall-deal-brian-otano-1234825587/|access-date=2021-09-02|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902000449/https://deadline.com/2021/09/amazon-studios-inks-overall-deal-brian-otano-1234825587/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Also in September, [[Eddie Murphy]] had signed a first-look film deal with Amazon Studios.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/eddie-murphy-signs-three-picture-and-first-look-film-deal-with-amazon-studios-1234842091/|title=Eddie Murphy Signs Three-Picture &amp;amp; First-Look Film Deal With Amazon Studios.|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D&amp;#039;Alessandro|date=September 22, 2021|accessdate=September 22, 2021|archive-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922183258/https://deadline.com/2021/09/eddie-murphy-signs-three-picture-and-first-look-film-deal-with-amazon-studios-1234842091/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In January 2022, [[Westbrook (company)|Westbrook]] signed a multi-year first-look deal with Amazon Studios. That same month, Amazon Studios signed a ten-figure deal with [[87North Productions]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In November 2022, it was announced that Jennifer Salke, in addition to Amazon Studios, will be given full control of MGM&amp;#039;s film and television divisions, with Brearton stepping down as COO to become the Vice President of PVS Corporate Strategy for [[MGM+]] and MGM Alternative Television.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazons-jennifer-salke-gains-control-of-mgm-film-tv-operations-1235272055/ | title=Amazon&amp;#039;s Jennifer Salke Gains Control of MGM Film, TV Operations | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=30 November 2022 | access-date=30 November 2022 | archive-date=30 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130144110/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazons-jennifer-salke-gains-control-of-mgm-film-tv-operations-1235272055/ | url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In December 2022, [[Intrepid Pictures]] signed a multi-year overall television deal with Amazon Studios.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=&amp;#039;The Haunting&amp;#039; &amp;amp; &amp;#039;Midnight Mass&amp;#039; Duo Mike Flanagan &amp;amp; Trevor Macy Ink Overall TV Deal With Amazon Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/mike-flanagan-amp-trevor-macy-overall-deal-with-amazon-studios-1235186302/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 1, 2022 |access-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205133757/https://deadline.com/2022/12/mike-flanagan-amp-trevor-macy-overall-deal-with-amazon-studios-1235186302/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The studio is one of the largest employers in Culver City with roughly 2,700 staffing their headquarters and production facilities.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Sakoui |first=Anousha |date=December 7, 2022 |title=Amazon Studios unveils massive virtual production stage, deepening ties to Culver City |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-12-06/amazon-culver-city-virtual-production-stage-candy-cane-lane-eddie-murphy |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212010555/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-12-06/amazon-culver-city-virtual-production-stage-candy-cane-lane-eddie-murphy |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In January 2023, [[Critical Role Productions]] signed a multi-year overall television and first-look film deal with Amazon Studios.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=Amazon Studios Inks Overall TV &amp;amp; First-Look Film Deal With Critical Role, Sets &amp;#039;Mighty Nein&amp;#039; Animated Series As First Project |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/amazon-studios-inks-overall-tv-first-look-film-deal-with-critical-role-sets-mighty-nein-animated-series-as-first-project-1235240884/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 25, 2023 |date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125200330/https://deadline.com/2023/01/amazon-studios-inks-overall-tv-first-look-film-deal-with-critical-role-sets-mighty-nein-animated-series-as-first-project-1235240884/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In March 2023, it was announced in response to the decision to release &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Air (2023 film)|Air]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; into theaters worldwide instead of Prime Video, that Amazon had shut down United Artists Releasing and fold the distributor&amp;#039;s operations into MGM, making &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Creed III]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; the first film to be distributed by the latter studio itself under Amazon&amp;#039;s ownership.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=March 5, 2023 |title=Box Office: Michael B. Jordan&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Creed III&amp;#039; Wins Title With Historic $58.6M Opening |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/creed-iii-box-office-opening-1235340591/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304165729/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/creed-iii-box-office-opening-1235340591/ |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=[[Hollywood Reporter]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Also in March, [[Joe Quesada]] signed an exclusive first-look deal with Amazon Studios, and the studio also signed a multi-year first-look film deal with [[Imagine Entertainment]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Amazon Studios Signs Marvel&amp;#039;s Former EIC Joe Quesada To Exclusive First-Look Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/amazon-studios-marvel-joe-quesada-exclusive-first-look-deal-1235313811/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=March 30, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=Imagine Moves First-Look Deal From Apple to Amazon |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/imagine-amazon-1235364908/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 31, 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2023, Amazon Studios created Amazon MGM Studios Distribution, an international [[Film distribution|film and television distribution]] unit for Amazon and MGM projects.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Whittock |first=Jesse |date=May 8, 2023 |title=Amazon MGM Studios Distribution To Launch At LA Screenings |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/amazon-mgm-studios-distribution-la-screenings-1235356076/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508180524/https://deadline.com/2023/05/amazon-mgm-studios-distribution-la-screenings-1235356076/ |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Accolades===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2015, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Transparent (TV series)|Transparent]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first show produced by a [[streaming media]] service to win the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]] (a.k.a. &amp;quot;Golden Globe for Best Series&amp;quot;).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;#039;xbrlus_1&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872415000004/amzn-20141231xex991.htm|title=Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales Up 15% to $29.33 Billion|website=United States Securities and Exchange Commission|format=XBRL|date=January 29, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312025529/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872415000004/amzn-20141231xex991.htm|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2017, for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester by the Sea]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Amazon Studios became the first streaming media service to be nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]];&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/oscar-nominations-2017-the-snubs-and-surprises.html|title=The Snubs and Surprises of the 2017 Oscar Nominations|date=24 January 2017|website=Vulture|access-date=19 February 2020|archive-date=1 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001114714/https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/oscar-nominations-2017-the-snubs-and-surprises.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the film was nominated for a total of six [[Academy Awards]], winning two: [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for [[Casey Affleck]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for [[Kenneth Lonergan]]. The film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Salesman (2016 film)|The Salesman]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2016) won the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]; it was directed by [[Asghar Farhadi]] and distributed in the US by Amazon Studios.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AcquiresSalesman&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/amazon-acquires-asghar-farhadi-the-salesman-cohen-media-group-cannes-1201758704/|title=Amazon Acquires Asghar Farhadi&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Salesman&amp;#039;, Partnering With Cohen Media Group On Domestic – Cannes|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Ali|last1=Jaafar|first2=Mike Jr.|last2=Fleming|date=May 18, 2016|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-date=December 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231003939/https://deadline.com/2016/05/amazon-acquires-asghar-farhadi-the-salesman-cohen-media-group-cannes-1201758704/|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2018, the [[historical drama|period]] [[comedy-drama]] television series &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, starring [[Rachel Brosnahan]], won two [[Golden Globe Award]]s ([[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy|Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Musical or Comedy]] for Brosnahan) and five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] for Brosnahan.&lt;br /&gt;
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