All those award shows are a complete waste of time. I would rather watch paint dry - it would be more fun. Can't imagine why anyone with a brain would bother to watch them.

Watch the Oscars.?..
 

What for !!

Canada or Mexico????? Let's see? They BOTH have single-payer healthcare!

Personally, I think that movies and a series like Amazon Prime productions are better than most of the movies from 10 or 20 years ago. Digitally enhancement by computer graphics makes them better. Titles like Yellowstone, Bosch, the Man in the High Castle, The Expanse, Fleabag, Red Oaks, Sneaky Pete, The Boys, and a real sleeper-"Patriot" all have merit even compared to old classics. The modern writers and directors are cranking out more numerous quality movies than I have hours in the day to watch!

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Well, our little poll was about 94% NO.
Apparently the rest of the country took a dive in interest and tune-in:

USA Today
Ouch: Oscars ratings hit (another) all-time low, dropping 58%

You didn't think the Oscars would escape the ratings dive befalling every other awards show, did you?

Sunday's 93rd annual Academy Awards, held at Los Angeles' Union Station, plunged to 9.9 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen estimates. That's down 58% from last year's pre-pandemic 23.6 million viewers, then a record-low that was down by 6 million from 2019.

The Oscars claimed just 1.9% of adults ages 18 to 49, down from 5.3% in last year's preliminary results.

Oscars ratings drop 58% to new record low
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Poor oscar

They even have to bribe the so called celebrities to show up.

Awards
 

I'd rather watch grass grow.

Absolutely Not.

The lowest viewer ratings ever!!! I probably would have broken my 65” Sony if I had even seen them railing on Law Enforcement Officers like I heard they did.

Ungrateful ********.....

Transcripts | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Here is what people said. I assume it is word-for-word.

The Oscars can show up on many platforms now so it is hard to get ratings unless they are also counting all of those.

I tuned in once in a while and taped it.

The way films are going with all this digital stuff, actors, with any luck, will be a thing of ths past soon.

Good thing for all the great movies from the last century.

Nope, not at all. May look at the dresses the next day, but no Awards ceremony for me. Too many use it as a political platform to air their views.
of which I"m not the least bit interested. Who needs that? I did try to watch the Award movie, "Nomadland". Turned it off after about 20-25 minutes. Dull, plodding, dreary, etc. Not entertaining at all.:popcorn: