I think I like the analogy to 2000 (before I really had given much thought to the Oscars, since I wasn't even really watching movies regularly until 2000) is better than the one to 2006 (where I was already writing about the Oscars)... the odd thing is that this year, the three "top contenders" which is arguably Conclave, Anora, and The Brutalist, Conclave has earned the most but with just $32 million domestic. Unless Wicked wins SAG Ensemble, there are no big blockbusters in play this year, which means... bad viewership of the show.... again.
I think I like the analogy to 2000 (before I really had given much thought to the Oscars, since I wasn't even really watching movies regularly until 2000) is better than the one to 2006 (where I was already writing about the Oscars)... the odd thing is that this year, the three "top contenders" which is arguably Conclave, Anora, and The Brutalist, Conclave has earned the most but with just $32 million domestic. Unless Wicked wins SAG Ensemble, there are no big blockbusters in play this year, which means... bad viewership of the show.... again.