The Spanish-language musical from Netflix saw its grand hopes fizzle after derisive social media posts from its star resurfaced.

This was supposed to be Netflix’s year to finally win best picture. The streaming giant won four Golden Globes and nabbed 13 Oscar nominations for “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language movie musical about a transgender drug lord.

At the Oscars in 2020, Netflix put its campaigning weight behind Martin Scorsese's gangster epic The Irishman. That film earned 10 nominations, but failed to win a single award. Five years later, though,