I’m a little surprised by that. Hard to calibrate “Blown Away”, but I have really enjoyed all of the BP nominees this year, and have not seen one I think doesn’t deserve to be in the category, which every year it seems there are at least several like that.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 at 8:55 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been working my way through the Best Picture nominees, and I have to > say, while it's nice to see some films that wouldn't have otherwise seen > the light of day get a break, I have yet to be blown away by any of the > nominees. ("Minari" came closest, although the final act left me a little > flat.). Fortunately for ABC, the acting categories feature some promotable > (within the demo) star power, but among the Best Picture crowd, the biggest > names are John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand (who...if you've > never seen her poop in a bucket, get ready for a treat when you watch > "Nomadland".) > > On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 10:41:01 AM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > >> My wife and I have participated in an Oscar Pool with a group of friends >> for more than 15 years. The winner gets a $25 gift card and (most coveted) >> a printed certificate proclaiming them the King/Queen of the Oscars, >> suitable for taping on an office door (Modesty prevents me from reporting >> how often I have won, and how many photos I have of the certificate on my >> door; it’s not as often as I would like it to be, but enough to be tied fir >> most in the group). >> >> The point is, this group of film and Oscar fetishists, is not having the >> Pool this year. And we didn’t even get together to talk about it. Just >> nobody seems to have even thought about it. >> >> The Academy, and ABC, is terrified that pattern is being repeated at >> various levels through the country. >> >> The Grammys and Golden Globes saw ratings fall 53% and 60%. Oscar ratings >> fell about as much (44%) from 2014 through 2020. 23.6 million people >> watched Parasite win Best Picture last year. >> >> So, the guessing game is, will Oscar ratings drop as much as the other >> award shows, and will that set a new normal? >> >> My prediction is that ratings will be down at levels close to the others, >> but somewhat less, both because it’s the Oscars, and things are starting to >> open up. I am going with -37%, or about 14.8 Million viewers. I suspect >> the Academy and ABC would be happy with that rather optimistic prediction; >> the linked LAT story contemplates viewers in the single digit millions. >> >> Oscar ratings are influenced by the popularity of the films in leading >> contention, and by default this year none of the films are blockbusters or >> have much buzz. I try to watch all films and performances nominated in >> major categories before the show each year, but many millions of Americans >> use the Oscars the way I use the Grammys, to see if there is anything in >> the new crop of offerings that year worth checking out. All of this years >> nominees can be seen online, but that hardly makes them feel special, and >> makes the Oscars more like an article on “What’s good on Netflix?” (Or >> whatever). So I think one major variable determining ratings will be >> what percent of the American movie-going public expects to be going to the >> movies anytime soon. >> >> >> >> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/18/business/media/academy-awards-tv-ratings-audience.html?referringSource=articleShare >> >> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/76115c89-737f-44bc-848d-33772c3941a0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/76115c89-737f-44bc-848d-33772c3941a0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJoYpaXZS-RWe5OAKqZZhu8fxRwke3O7zWu6NLuvSjOuA%40mail.gmail.com.
