Sunday’s Oscars attracted approximately 19.5 million complete viewers, according to Nielsen numbers, the most sinceCOVID The February 9, 2020 Academy Honors balanced 23.6 million viewers, which at the time was a lowest level.
The 2024 Academy Honors on ABC started at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, an hour earlier than every Oscars in (a minimum of) current memory. The very early begin time might have gone regardless. The favorable spin is that even more possible viewers were awake; on the other side, several viewers might have accidentally signed up with late.
The evening came from “Oppenheimer” and “Poor Things,” trophies-wise, however to “Barbie’s” Ryan Gosling in regards to buzz. “Oppenheimer” won 7 statuettes consisting of Best Sustaining Star for Robert Downey Jr., Best Star for Cillian Murphy, Best Supervisor for Christopher Nolan, and Best Photo. Discover every one of the champions below.
The Best Photo candidates were: “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Barbie,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Maestro,” “Oppenheimer,” “Past Lives,” “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest.”
“Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Maestro” were both locked out, and “Barbie” won simply one honor– Best Initial Tune (“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish)– out of 8 elections.
IndieWire’s television doubter Ben Travers appreciated the program. Travers, like everybody, enjoyed Gosling’s all-in real-time efficiency of “I’m Just Ken”– however he additionally distinguished John Mulaney’s “Field of Dreams” tirade and John Cena’s Oscars- streaker little bit as highlights of the Sunday evening newscast. Travers was not extremely amazed by Kimmel’s 4th turn as Academy Honors host, though he valued an unplanned Donald Trump takedown– check out Ben’s evaluation below, he provided the reveal a “B-” quality.
The 2023 Academy Honors, additionally held by Kimmel, balanced 18.8 million viewers. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was the large champion in ’23. The ’22 Oscars were the ones when Will Smith put Chris Rock on phase; the program was held by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes.
The most-watched Academy Honors ever before can be found in 1998, when “Titanic” won Best Photo and the reveal balanced 55.2 million viewers. The lowest level can be found in 2021; the initially Oscars after the COVID pandemic started (in the UNITED STATE, a minimum of) attracted simply 10.5 million complete viewers.
After the 2024 Oscars, a brand-new “Abbott Elementary” episode got to 6.9 million viewers– a collection high.
