Going to youtube will completely kill what little relevance the Oscars have left.
Young people are not going to watch a 4 hour award show unless it is the video game awards (even then)
DodgerBaron on
Well good thing they’re putting it on youtube soon
AshTheDead1te on
Interesting, I wonder why, Conan was great(when is he not) and I feel like some of the BP nominees had mass appeal.
gamersecret2 on
Long show, weaker movie interest for casual viewers, and people do not watch live the way they used to.
The Oscars still matter, but not in the old mass event way.
TheDayIRippedMyPants on
The production wasn’t very good this year: lots of audio issues, rudely and awkwardly cutting off several speeches that weren’t even that long, and comedy skits that didn’t land or went on too long.
ScaredFamousfan on
The Oscars moving to YouTube is understandable less and less people are tuning into network television, they have to move to where the potential audience is at.
abdul_bino on
As great as the movies were last year, the overall production will always be a mess
Farge43 on
No one cares to watch celebrities stroke each others egos. The show is boring and when it tries to be fun/funny it’s so forced and corny. Old MTV award shows were actually fun and celebrated the movies people actually watched. Not like 1-3 movies that make it into the zeitgeist and a bunch of good but fringe movies.
The entire show is build up to who wins the award. And then when they do win they force their speeches to be short. No need to watch the entire show when you can literally see the parts you care about online and in 2-5 minsof clips and save yourself four unbearable hours
_Badwulf_Bruh__ on
Could it be the world is tired of the wealthy and powerful applauding and patting each other on the back?
They did have competition. The US in the World Baseball Classic semifinals got over 7 million viewers, and that was on cable.
Brampton_Speaks on
Keep Conan at least until the 100th show in 2 years.
LincHawkes on
I half over half a dozen streaming services including Hulu. I read that the awards were streaming on Hulu, and they weren’t. Tried to watch and couldn’t.
bootstrapping_lad on
I wasn’t going to pay Disney for the ability to stream it so I sat it out.
TigerWooded on
Oscars on YouTube feels like such a downgrade…
Kingstoncr8tivearts on
Rich artists sniffing their own farts its really binge worthy.
hitmobilegamehsr on
Everyone knew who’s winning due to outside factors so what’s the point
Meiie on
People that love film hate the Oscar’s.
frenchchelseafan on
Those shows need to be way shorter
K4L21EV on
First year in a few that I hadn’t seen anything that was nominated before the ceremony so I felt I had no stake in watching.
Sinners, Marty Supreme, One Battle, KPop Demon Hunters, and maybe Hamnet are all on the watchlist still. Maybe one of these weekends I’ll shut myself in and have a little marathon.
chimpdoctor on
The audience were incredibly flat. It was a weird show in fairness
BlueHarvestJ on
But Conan said there were a billion viewers
Pickupyoheel on
I like movies, but I’m sick of celebrities fawning over themselves.
LordNoFat on
I didn’t even know the Oscars was on until after it happened.
coffeysr on
No way they used the image of Sinners as the cover photo
Shooter_McGavin_666 on
I’d rather just watch a movie that was nominated.
ElCochinoFeo on
When you have the ceremony so late, a lot of people just lose interest. A lot of professional movie critics had Oscar fatigue by the time they came around.
Gargoylesfan49 on
I didn’t watch it because I knew that piece of shit Michael B Jordan was going to win and I didn’t want to hear him talk.
Doesn’t help they refuse to allow live watching on hulu/Disney without the expanded subscription. Bunch of bullshit.
Uncannyguy1000 on
I didn’t even know it was Oscars night until I saw a post on Reddit saying an actor won an Oscar… And I can’t even remember who that actor was…
CaptFunNugz on
Ill never understand caring or watching a Hollywood circle jerk
SpiritedOwl_2298 on
Well I watched an illegal stream because I couldn’t find a legal place to watch it that didn’t cost $80. I tried to sign up for a Fubo free subscription but I couldn’t. Next year on YT the numbers are going to be very different
JimmyTheJimJimson on
I actually thought it was the best broadcast in a long time but I love Conan
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From 40 million to 17.9 million in 10 years
Going to youtube will completely kill what little relevance the Oscars have left.
Young people are not going to watch a 4 hour award show unless it is the video game awards (even then)
Well good thing they’re putting it on youtube soon
Interesting, I wonder why, Conan was great(when is he not) and I feel like some of the BP nominees had mass appeal.
Long show, weaker movie interest for casual viewers, and people do not watch live the way they used to.
The Oscars still matter, but not in the old mass event way.
The production wasn’t very good this year: lots of audio issues, rudely and awkwardly cutting off several speeches that weren’t even that long, and comedy skits that didn’t land or went on too long.
The Oscars moving to YouTube is understandable less and less people are tuning into network television, they have to move to where the potential audience is at.
As great as the movies were last year, the overall production will always be a mess
No one cares to watch celebrities stroke each others egos. The show is boring and when it tries to be fun/funny it’s so forced and corny. Old MTV award shows were actually fun and celebrated the movies people actually watched. Not like 1-3 movies that make it into the zeitgeist and a bunch of good but fringe movies.
The entire show is build up to who wins the award. And then when they do win they force their speeches to be short. No need to watch the entire show when you can literally see the parts you care about online and in 2-5 minsof clips and save yourself four unbearable hours
Could it be the world is tired of the wealthy and powerful applauding and patting each other on the back?
Perhaps there is a direct correlation with [declining](https://deadline.com/2026/01/box-office-2025-admissions-1236660208/) movie theater attendance and award shows in this category.
People are opting for streaming instead of theater. The most recent Emmy’s saw an [increase](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/emmys-2025-tv-ratings-1236371769/) in ratings.
They did have competition. The US in the World Baseball Classic semifinals got over 7 million viewers, and that was on cable.
Keep Conan at least until the 100th show in 2 years.
I half over half a dozen streaming services including Hulu. I read that the awards were streaming on Hulu, and they weren’t. Tried to watch and couldn’t.
I wasn’t going to pay Disney for the ability to stream it so I sat it out.
Oscars on YouTube feels like such a downgrade…
Rich artists sniffing their own farts its really binge worthy.
Everyone knew who’s winning due to outside factors so what’s the point
People that love film hate the Oscar’s.
Those shows need to be way shorter
First year in a few that I hadn’t seen anything that was nominated before the ceremony so I felt I had no stake in watching.
Sinners, Marty Supreme, One Battle, KPop Demon Hunters, and maybe Hamnet are all on the watchlist still. Maybe one of these weekends I’ll shut myself in and have a little marathon.
The audience were incredibly flat. It was a weird show in fairness
But Conan said there were a billion viewers
I like movies, but I’m sick of celebrities fawning over themselves.
I didn’t even know the Oscars was on until after it happened.
No way they used the image of Sinners as the cover photo
I’d rather just watch a movie that was nominated.
When you have the ceremony so late, a lot of people just lose interest. A lot of professional movie critics had Oscar fatigue by the time they came around.
I didn’t watch it because I knew that piece of shit Michael B Jordan was going to win and I didn’t want to hear him talk.
[https://variety.com/2025/film/news/michael-b-jordan-defends-jonathan-majors-work-together-again-1236305043/](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/michael-b-jordan-defends-jonathan-majors-work-together-again-1236305043/)
Doesn’t help they refuse to allow live watching on hulu/Disney without the expanded subscription. Bunch of bullshit.
I didn’t even know it was Oscars night until I saw a post on Reddit saying an actor won an Oscar… And I can’t even remember who that actor was…
Ill never understand caring or watching a Hollywood circle jerk
Well I watched an illegal stream because I couldn’t find a legal place to watch it that didn’t cost $80. I tried to sign up for a Fubo free subscription but I couldn’t. Next year on YT the numbers are going to be very different
I actually thought it was the best broadcast in a long time but I love Conan
The Game Awards had more viewers ffs