Would the HADESTOWN film be Oscar-eligible?

I know there are usually a ton of rules and nuances regarding this sort of thing, and the HAMILTON film pitched itself for the Emmys since it premiered on Disney+ and not in theatres because of the pandemic.

I only think about it because, if it were eligible, that would put Andre de Shields in a position to potentially EGOT and that would be simply marvelous, if a somewhat unlikely, way to cap off an illustrious career.

For Context:

- Emmy: 1982 for AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’

- Tony: 2019 for HADESTOWN

- Grammy: 2019 for HADESTOWN

Per the Oscars General Entry/Eligibility rules:

"9. Only bona fide theatrical feature works may be considered, and the Academy retains the right to deem any submission ineligible. This excludes from consideration such works as:

a. Works which are essentially recordings of performances that were originally produced for another medium."

Yeah, I don't understand the obsession with everything someone likes has to win an award either. Hadestown won Tonys, isn't that enough?

Yeah, I’m not NEEDING it. I was moreso contemplating that André is on the precipice of an EGOT and, if this was eligible, it would be really cool.

Unless his performance was nominated and won as Oscar, any other Oscar the film won is not his nor is it even considered his in any way.

JT2030 said: "I'm totally with you in spirit --- someone on the other thread I was part of also helpfully provided the link to the actual Academy rules. And a friend yesterday also mentioned this is whyStop Making Sense(which I consider sort of the gold standard of concert-documentary style films) wasn't eligible.

Personally, I'm just soaking in the joy that so many people are getting to experience Andre's and the rest of the brilliant cast's performances, especially people seeing it for the first time + that it'll be preserved for the future.

Also ladders up to the bigger picture discourse on preserving Broadway as a business - get more people exposed to the experience via film so they perhaps go "WOW, I actually loved that. I bet it's even better live.""

Or it will take the path of Wicked and people will get so burned out that ticket sales suffer...

broadfan327 said: "Yeah, I don't understand the obsession with everything someone likes has to win an award either. Hadestown won Tonys, isn't that enough?"

I think it is as simple as this: People enjoy seeing things that they like positively recognized as broadly as possible. No need to be a b*tch about it. The title of America’s Sweetheart is already taken.