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After a few difficult years he saw a decrease in scales, catastrophic support gigs and misfortunes on stage (queue Will Smi. Chris Rock And the humiliating slap heard worldwide), prize shows appear to be back at the top.
The test is in the numbers: the 97th Academy Awards has collected its largest audience since 2020, while the 2025 Globes goldenThe SAG and Judges Choosing Awards all saw a significant reduction in spectators over recent years.
It is impossible not to attribute some of that streaming success, as every big reward show has hopped on the live stream bandwagon. But finding a way around the continued catastrophic collapse of TV Network TV is only part of the puzzle, as awards season has also been able to make something else surprising: he has regained his place in the pop culture zeitgeist.
Even before the pandemic caused numbers to plunge, boring speeches and predictable gains mixed with an air of self-indulgence sucked the fun out of the experience that was once excited to turn into, hopefully, see your favorite project to performance of the year walking a big winner away. But as soon as we stopped paying attention, a knight in bright pink armor by the name Ryan gosling riding in to save Us. Covered in a sparkling rhinestone suit, the actor went to the 2024 Oscars stage to rock our world with an epic performance of his hit nominated in Barbie “I’m Just Ken.”
Undoubtedly, a luxury musical number was the most thrilling moment of any awards show in recent history, and social media was placed dormant for weeks. Gosling’s large swing appeared to be a reminder that these events were really entertaining. The globe said farewell to Jo Koy – Last year’s host who managed to punish the crowd and start beef with Taylor Swift all fell into one swoop – and hello to Nikki’s blueer.
Meanwhile the Oscars came in Conan O’Brien And his signature of unpleasant aptitude only. Say a host Kristen Bell Took viewers down lane of memories by bringing all his former posters – a choice that led to a Challenger-esque kiss with The good place Ted danson and William Jackson Harper.
But prize shows are more than just their hosts; They are also about the real prizes – and 2025 was filled with surprises, laughter and tears. The substance Demi Moore emotionally declared She “haven’t done” after her first globes ever won, while only murders at the building’s double sag caused the star Selena Gomez to run on stage and admit, “but we always lose!”
Kieran culkin – Who Real pain Performance won every award nominated for people-keeping on their feet with his comments off the cock, from joking he could not remember his globes speech because he and his wife Jazz carton Have taken tequila shots with Mario Lopez to ask Adrien brody to keep his speech receiving Oscars short (he did not).
Does streaming saves the art of prize shows? It certainly does not hurt, but these ceremonies also find ways to be relevant again, Trading Transaction victories about validity and taping back to the foundation of what made them watch appointments in the first place. They remember entertaining in honoring prestigious art, and people are taking notice.
