“The Power of the Dog” took home one out of 12 possible Academy Awards on Sunday night, making it the second film in Oscars history to win “Best Director” and no other awards (the other is “The Graduate”). Here’s another interesting piece of trivia: It is the second film after Peter Glenville’s 1964 historical drama “Becket” to earn 12 Oscar nominations — and win only one. How mind-boggling is that?

Jane Campion’s adaptation of author Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name tells the story about cowboy brothers and their resulting fallout when one of them marries a young widow that he doesn’t seem to aprove. In the film, Campion builds a meticulous, fully-realized world that progresses at a suspenseful pace, and features characters that can be both brutal and beguiling.

The filmmaker had already won a bunch of awards for the film, which has unquestionably dominated the rest of awards season. In addition to beating out Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”), Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”), and Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”) for the coveted Best Director prize at te Oscars, “The Power of the Dog” brought home best director for Campion at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs (where it also won Best Picture), and the Directors Guild of America awards. Before all that, the Netflix movie had its world premiere at the 78th International Venice Film Festival, where Campion took home the Silver Lion prize for best director and received a four-minute standing ovation (via Variety). 

“The Power of the Dog” was Netflix’s best opportunity yet to win a “Best Picture” prize since ​​Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” which won three Academy Awards in 2018. Instead, Apple TV+ became the first streaming service to take home Hollywood’s most significant award, with “CODA” emerging as the winner for Best Picture. Better luck next year, Netflix.