If the experts are right, Netflix's "The Irishman" will take home an Oscar for best picture at the 2020 Academy Awards. 12.8 percent of the experts at Gold Derby predicted Martin Scorsese's Netflix crime saga would take home the coveted award. The truth-based story features legends like Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino.
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"Marriage Story," which stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, has also generated Oscar buzz. This could be the year Netflix takes home an Academy Award.
