[Kim]

In 2023, around 18.7 million Americans
watched the Academy Awards ceremony. Oscars viewership fluctuates year
by year, however the last time the ceremony drew in a U.S. audience of
more than 40 million was back in 2014. The figure recorded in 2021 was
the lowest yet, and marked a drop-off of over 50 percent from the 2020
audience. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253743/academy-awards–number-of-viewers/

[Peter J]

I lost all interest in the Oscars when they changed it from 5 to 10 Best Picture nominations. It cheapened the whole thing for me.

[Kim]

The record for an
Oscars telecast remains the landmark 1998 entry, where an average of
55.3 million viewers watched “Titanic” win best picture.

[William Klayer]

I totally agree with Peter J.

Add to that the insane number of award shows thta the entertainment business and the TV networks forced upon us during the last few decades and I think it has rendered awards meaningless to many people.

Getting an award is just something that helps the people in Marketing.

[Kim]

Yes agree with Bill and Peter. It’s lost it’s meaningfulness. It was once a very special thing. And, we now we have so many events, channels and streaming content we can access at any given moment, all competing for viewer attention.

[Maura]

I believe this is caused by the fact that the new generations are not so interested in watching TV. They would rather watch a TV Show on a streaming platform such as Netflix, Amazon, HBO or Disney… In the 90’s, society was a bit different and had other habits. With time, these habits have changed. I, for example, haven’t watched anything on my TV for over 10 years. And I am not the only one. 🙂 And I am 32. There are many others aged 18-32 that have even less interest in these topics than I do.

[Mariluz]

I believe everything has become disposable. Including the appreciation for arts. Fast pacing has taken our attention away and real connections are rarest year by year. I also believe that we artists have been doing something wrong by joining that rat race, creating disposable expressions on social media. The now called content creation is drowning the pearls in the mud.

By writing all this I don’t want to depress anybody, but to highlight an issue that isn’t only present in the appreciation of movies as masterpieces in award ceremonies, but to each part of our humanity. My message is to slow down and consciously choose to savor life and nature in everything (and inside of us). This isn’t intended to be a solution to the issue shared by Kim, but is my proposal for a bit more dignified life. Those conscious decisions shows up in our audiovisual expressions, making them nutritious.

[Kim]

The Oscars are only awarded to film, and the Emmys are only awarded to television. Golden Globes originally started as film-exclusive awards, but are now awarded to television and film. 😀

[Swati]

I agree with Maura, our generation does not watch TV at all.I haven’t seen in years. I just clicked Youtube to see clips of Cillian Murphy’s Irish humour ; Do I have lipstick on my nose part for Golden Globes. Lot of youth is immersed in gaming. I also agree there is too much crappy content everywhere consuming us and our time, destroying the purity and grandeur of the moviegoing experience.

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