The fact that Manchester by the Sea was such a successful film is a major step forward for companies like Amazon.
While services like Netflix or Amazon Prime Video were originally seen as additional services that acted as an extension to standard movie and TV watching, at this point the company is a good option for anybody who wants access to a complete suite of programming.
The company was designed to be, and still is primarily, an online retail store, and yet it’s also an Academy Award winning production company.
All of this shows just how important the online based services have become in the grander scheme of entertainment.