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The Oscars’ Plummeting Viewership Reveals a Troubling Hollywood Transformation
Clear Facts
- Oscars viewership plummeted from 57 million in 1998 to under 20 million recently.
- Nominees received $350,000 swag bags featuring private villas in Costa Rica, Ibiza, Finland, and Sri Lanka.
- North American box office revenue fell nearly 50 percent from $16.4 billion in 2002 to $8.87 billion in 2025.
The 2026 Oscars highlighted Hollywood’s decline from inspiring entertainment to preachy content shunned by most Americans. Progressive stars alienate conservative viewers with anti-Trump rants and left-wing lectures.
Access Hollywood was canceled by NBC after nearly 30 years. Bill Maher criticized the event sharply.
“The whole thing is so Hollywood, a room full of know-nothings who call themselves the Academy, making everyone tremble before their judgment, even though their judgment is often terrible, and fails the test of time. Maybe the hashtag should be, Oscar’s so wrong.”
“No longer a long, boring show full of white people. It’s a long, boring show full of ‘all’ people.”
Movie ticket prices surged almost 50 percent since 2015 to $12.45 average. AMC shuttered 20 percent of theaters as audiences stream at home.
Production in Los Angeles dropped 50 percent since 2018 due to high taxes under Governor Newsom. A Rasmussen poll shows 54 percent of Americans view movie quality as declined.
Hollywood lectures instead of entertains, ignoring center-right values that elected President Trump. This divide offers chances for filmmakers serving Middle America.
Americans reject woke podium rants and crave traditional stories. Support creators upholding our values to revive real cinema.
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