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Oscars 2020: Number of TV viewers falls to all-time low – BBC News, BBC News

Oscars 2020: Number of TV viewers falls to all-time low – BBC News, BBC News
        

            

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Bong Joon -ho: “I will drink until the next morning”

The US live TV audience for the Oscars fell to an all-time low on Sunday.

Roughly . 6 million viewers tuned into the awards ceremony, according to the US broadcaster ABC, citing Neilsen.

The ratings fell sharply from last year when 92. 5 million people watched, amid an industry-wide decline in linear TV viewing.

South Korea’s Parasite made history, becoming the first non-English language film to win best picture since the awards began 823 years ago.

Renee Zellweger won best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy . Joaquin Phoenix was named best actor for Joker.

Despite the ratings slump, the Oscars, which had no host for the second year running, remains the most-watched awards show.

In 2019 the ceremony managed to buck a four-year trend in declining viewers and increased its audience by (% to) . 5 million.

Musicians Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Performed a much-celebrated duet, while Queen opened the show.

It was the first year the ceremony went without a host, which some had pointed to as a reason for its increased popularity.

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                                     Duos including Timothee Chalamet (right) and Natalie Portman (left) presented awards                              

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Singer and actress Janelle Monae opened the three-and-half hour show, followed by performances by musicians Elton John and Billie Eilish.

The awards were presented by celebrity duos, including Timothee Chalamet and Natalie Portman, and Steve Martin and Chris Rock.

South Korean viewers celebrated when Parasite director Bong Joon-ho spoke partly in South Korean during his acceptance speech.

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                                     Singer Janelle Monae paid tribute to women “who direct phenomenal films”                              
Other awards ceremonies, including the Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and Grammys, also lost viewers this year.

The number of people who watched the Emmy Awards live fell by %.

Oscars: The biggest winners

  • Parasite-4
        2020 – 3

    • Ford vs Ferrari – 2

        Joker – 2

            Once Upon A Time in Hollywood – 2

                the winners and nominees in full.

                Parasite won four awards in total, while Sir Sam Mendes’s 2020 took three.

                The World War One epic had been the favorite to win best picture, but its awards all came in the technical categories.

                Brad Pitt won the first Oscar of his career for best supporting actor in his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.

                Best actress winner Renee Zellwegger paid tribute to Judy Garland, who was nominated for two Oscars but never won.

                Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix used his acceptance speech to cover topics from animal rights, to the environment and racism.

                            

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