--- title: Jeff Bezos and Amazon Had a Pretty Awesome Night at the Oscars description: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos got a shout out from 2017 Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel, and Amazon Studios won three Oscars for "Manchester by the Sea" and "The Salesman." authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Business - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2017-02-27T14:00:06.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T12:15:00.000Z' section: Business tags: - Amazon - Hollywood - movies word_count: 242 canonical: https://money.com/2017-oscars-amazon-studios-jeff-bezos-casey-affleck/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Roaming Arrivals](https://img.money.com/2017/02/jeffbezososcars-em-645856790.jpg) *Jeff Bezos's Amazon Studios served as distributor for Oscar winners "Manchester by the Sea" and "The Salesman."* The awards for best product placement at last night's Academy Awards ceremony probably went to [Red Vines and Junior Mints](http://people.com/food/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-candy-balloons/), which were parachuted in from the ceiling to hungry celebrities in the audience. But e-retail giant Amazon.com got some pretty amazing free publicity during the ceremony, too. In his opening monologue, host Jimmy Kimmel gave a [shoutout to Jeff Bezos](http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/26/14746804/oscars-2017-jeff-bezos-amazon-joke-jimmy-kimmel), the CEO of Amazon, which this year became the first video streaming company to ever receive an Academy Award nomination. "If you win tonight, you can expect your Oscar to arrive in two to five business days," Kimmel joked. Sure enough, Bezos and Amazon won big. As [Geekwire](http://www.geekwire.com/2017/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-gets-shout-jimmy-kimmel-camera-time-oscars/) reported, Amazon Studios, the distributor for [*Manchester by the Sea* and *The Salesman*](https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/26/jeff-bezos-must-be-pleased/), won three Academy Awards on Sunday. Casey Affleck and Kenneth Lonergan won Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay awards, respectively, for their work on *Manchester by the Sea*, and *The Salesman* claimed the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. In a series of tweets, Bezos was quick to offer praise for the wins, plus some plugs for Amazon Studios: Bezos's company already dominates the e-retail world and is a big player in streaming video with its Prime services. Amazon won its [first Emmys](http://fortune.com/2015/09/21/amazon-netflix-emmys/) in 2015, with five awards for its the original series *Transparent*. 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