“Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are the Sunday standouts whose theatrical success could boost viewership for the Academy Awards ceremony
Data compares 2010-23 trendlines for combined domestic gross of best picture nominees with domestic TV ratings
However, 2023’s inclusion of global sensations “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” not to mention A24 show stealer “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” seemed to aid the show in delivering better ratings than the Slap did. Still, the Academy is selective when it comes to nominating blockbusters for best picture. While “The Dark Knight” was both a theatrical and critical smash, the Oscars’ widening of top-prize options did not see any DC or Marvel film included until “Black Panther” in the 2019 ceremony. As popular as “Black Panther” was with audiences and critics, the small bump in Oscar ratings that year wasn’t sustained in the 2020 show.
“Joker” was also a standalone R-rated film that many critics saw as a mashup of Martin Scorsese’s “The King of Comedy” and “Taxi Driver.” Its inclusion was consistent with other R-rated films that have won over audiences in theaters, such as “Mad Max: Fury Road” in the 2016 ceremony and multiple Quentin Tarantino films. Clearly, Academy voters are drawn to darker subject matter.
“Barbie” is far less likely to take home best picture — after all, Margot Robbie wasn’t nominated for best actress and voters aren’t typically enticed by titles from IP houses like Mattel — but that doesn’t mean it won’t play a vital role in the ceremony.
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