On April 26, 2021, some of the Oscar nominees attend the ceremony from a screening room in Paris. – POOL / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Historic flop. Less than 10 million people (9.85 million to be precise) watched the 93rd Academy Awards live on Sunday. Or a drop of more than 58% compared to last year, according to the ABC channel which broadcast the ceremony.
In early 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic, the awards ceremony attracted 23.6 million viewers in the United States, which at the time was the worst audience score recorded by the event.
A predictable disappointment
This very poor result was expected by experts and is in line with the half-mast figures achieved this season by other film awards, such as the Golden Globes (6.9 million viewers in the United States) and the Grammy Awards (8.8 million).
Usually the Oscars are the most watched non-sporting event of the year but this time it pales in comparison to the broadcast of the first episode of a remake of the series. The Equalizer, which attracted 20 million Americans, and the interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Oprah Winfrey last month, with more than 17 million.