Daily Podcast: Reactions To The 94th Academy Awards

On the March 28, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the 94th Academy Awards.

Opening Banter: Ryan has Covid. How is he doing?

In The News:

• Ryan provides a brief weekly box office update

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home Swings Past $800 Million At The Domestic Box Office And Into The Record Books

In Our Feature Presentation: Let's talk about the 94th Academy Awards.

• The Complete List Of 2022 Oscar Winners

• Brief thoughts

• Viewership is up

  • Nielsen fast nationals issued by ABC, Sunday night's telecast drew 15.4 million total viewers, up 56 percent from last year's early count; in the demo, the show up 68 percent, reporting a 3.2 rating thus far.

  • The 2021 Oscars drew 10.4 million along with a 2.1 demo rating, which both were record lows.

• Pre-recording categories

• The hosts

• Who was the big winner of the night?

  • Dune won a lot of awards: Best Sound, Score, Editing, Production Design, Cinematography, Visual Effects

  • The biggest industry news of the awards: CODA's Best Picture Win Is The First For A Streaming Service – And Apple Beat Netflix To The Punch

  • CODA: That sweet CODA acceptance speech moment: CODA Star Troy Kotsur Is The Second Deaf Actor To Win An Oscar

  • The Last Three Daniel Craig James Bond Films Won The Oscar For Best Original Song

• Who was the biggest loser of the night?

  • Chris Rock/Will Smith, more on that in a bit

  • The Oscar Twitter Polls: The Oscars Cheer Moment Proves The Internet Cannot Be Trusted With Power

• The Slap

  • At first it was unclear

  • How weird was this? How did it affect the rest of the broadcast

  • Who is wrong?

  • BJ: What Happened Between Chris Rock And Will Smith During The Oscars?

  • Don't Let Questlove's Deserved Oscar Win And Emotional Speech For Summer Of Soul Get Overshadowed

• Will Smith finally gets his Oscar, but is it tainted now?

  • Will Smith Has Been Chasing That Oscar For A Long Time

• Other observations:

  • Animation joke: Someone Tell The Oscar Night Writers That Animation Is Not Just For Children

  • Two Actresses Have Now Won An Oscar For Playing The Same Role In West Side Story

  • In Memoriam

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