ABC’s telecast of the Academy Awards hit an all-time low in the ratings, with 23.6 million people tuning in to see “Parasite” named best picture.
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Natalie Portman Calls Out the Oscars for Snubbed Women Directors The Oscar winning actress embroidered her Dior cape with the names of all the female directors who were overlooked by the Academy this year. Natalie Portman, via ‘Los Angeles Times’ The directors on Portman's cape include: Greta Gerwig for 'Little Women,' Lorene Scafaria for 'Hustlers' and Lulu Wang for 'The Farewell.' Portman previously called out the Hollywood Foreign Press in 2018 by introducing the “all-male nominees” for best directo
The Nielsen company says that is down from the 29.6 million people who watched the show last year. The previous low for the Oscars came in 2018, when 26.5 million people watched.
Credit: Chris Pizzello
Credit: Chris Pizzello
The Oscars moved up its telecast a couple of weeks earlier than it has usually been, but that clearly didn’t entice viewers.
Brad Pitt Wins Best Supporting Actor at the 2020 Oscars Pitt won for his role as stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.' This is his first Oscar win as an actor. He previously won an Academy Award for his work as a producer on '12 Years Slave.' Pitt had also been nominated twice for best actor in 'Moneyball' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.' In his acceptance speech, Pitt brought up Trump's impeachment trial. Brad Pitt, at The Oscars Brad Pitt, at The
Up until the last few years, Academy Awards viewership has generally stood between 35 million and 45 million people, according to Nielsen.
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