Netflix gets its first Oscar nomination for Egypt documentary 'The Square'

NETFLIX has won its first Oscar nomination for The Square, a documentary about the 2011 revolution and ongoing strife in Egypt.

STREAMING TV and movie provider Netflix has won its first Oscar nomination for The Square, a documentary about the 2011 revolution and ongoing strife in Egypt.

The movie, to be released on Friday, recounts the turmoil in Egypt centered on Cairo's Tahrir Square since the uprising nearly three years ago that ousted long-time president Hosni Mubarak.

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Netflix made television history last year when its political drama House of Cards became the first online-only series nominated for a major Emmy award.

Last weekend, Netflix won its first Golden Globe, with Robin Wright taking best drama actress for her Cards role as the wife of Kevin Spacey's scheming congressman Francis Underwood.

It bought the streaming rights for The Square in November, after the documentary won critical acclaim on the festival circuit.

The film follows the revolution through the eyes of six different protestors, starting in the tents of Tahrir Square before Mubarak's fall.