according to Variety, which is a more than 58% drop from last year’s all-time low of 23.6 million viewers, while 2019’s ceremony garnered 29.6 million viewers.
The ceremony landed a 1.9 rating for adults in the coveted 18 to 49 age demographic, a 64.2% drop from 2020. Despite the dismal viewership, the 2021 Oscars were full of several surprises, shockers and charming moments.In the “charming” category was Daniel Kaluuya’s speech when he won Best Supporting Actor for “Judas and the Black Messiah” — and made an off-the-cuff sex joke about his parents, much to his mother’s dismay, judging from her reaction in the audience. “Nomandland” director Chloé Zhao also earned a historical win as the first Asian woman to take home the Best Director.
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