{
  "id": 10725869,
  "title": "YouTube Says ‘Obsession’ & ‘Backrooms’ Point To Awards Future For Films Born On The Platform",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/youtube-says-obsession-backrooms-point-to-awards-future-for-films",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:52:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/youtube-obsession-backrooms-awards-films-pedro-pina-1237116294/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "YouTube’s European boss, Pedro Pina, has said that in the wake of the success of Obsession and Backrooms, more films and series originating on the platform will enter the awards conversation. “You see, from a cinema standpoint, a huge impact. Obsession and Backrooms were [from] YouTubers … they were tremendously successful this year and I […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}