Before the 94th Oscar Awards took place, many media channels pointed out concerns about the audience gradually getting bored with Oscar. Data provided by AP shows that the rating of the 93rd Academy Awards (2021) only reached 9.85 million viewers, down nearly half compared to 2020.
Since 2015, Oscar's ratings have begun to plummet. Previously, the glorious period of the world's largest film awards ceremony attracted 35 - 45 million views.
Variety commented that the audience is no longer interested in the awards ceremonies, the American Academy of Cinema Sciences and Arts is looking for ways to save it, after many years of disastrously low ratings.
Is Will Smith's slapping or the noise at this year's Oscars just a series of "tricks"?
Will Smith's slapping is suspected of being staged
Will Smith won an Oscar for Best Actor, but the most popular thing for the public was his slapping at MC Chris Rock.
Specifically, while awarding the Best Documentary award (for "Summer of soul"), MC Chris Rock joked that Jada Pinkett - Will Smith's wife - Jada Pinkett Smith shaved his head. Rock joked, Im eager to see you in G.I Jane 2.
Upset by his wife's hair loss being taken out as a joke, the "Wild Wild West" actor stepped onto the stage to slapping Chris Rock in the face and harshly criticized his male colleague. ABC had to turn off the sound to avoid using vulgar words on live TV.
Will Smith's shocking actions surprised Nicole kidman and Lupita Nyong. After returning to the chair, Will Smith was comforted by many famous actors such as Denzel Washington, Tyler Perry, Bradley Cooper.
However, the scandal was suspected by some audiences and media channels to be just an arrangement.
On Twitter, a video recording the incident has attracted 37 million views.
On the other hand, a representative of the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to ABC News. After the scandal, Chris Rock also had no intention of suing his colleagues, refusing to report to the police.
3 female MCs criticized for being announced, self-deprecating the value of women
The trio of actresses Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes received mixed reactions when appearing on the 2022 Oscar stage, turning the most prestigious film awards ceremony on the planet into a " circus" with strange costumes.
Many viewers criticized the 3 female MCs for abusing humorous elements too much, making an awards ceremony of the highest level like Oscar no longer serious and professional. Even the demanding audience calls it "real chaos".
The trio of actors also caused controversy when joking that Oscar 2022 invited women to be MCs, not men, because women were cheaper. This statement was criticized by the public in the context of the movement for gender equality receiving global attention. The audience was upset because they thought that the 3 actresses were disrespectful to women, lowering their self-worth to buy cheap entertainment.
Some other opinions say that these are the efforts of the Academy to help Oscar "rejuvenate" and attract viewers back after many years of declining ratings. However, this "trick" is considered by many to be Lao Thich.
BTS suddenly appeared just to attract views?
Another surprise that is considered a "trick" to attract Oscar's ratings this year is BTS' unpredictable appearance. 7 Big Hit boys share their favorite musicals in the video Favorite Film Musical with BTS, through the big screen.
The sudden appearance of the famous Korean music group and praise for Disney and Pixar cartoons were reported by foreign media, while attracting more interaction and comments from BTS fans for the awards ceremony.
However, some opinions said that BTS' online speech was only "for the money" and had little meaning, as the 7 guys were not present directly at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
