tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109032002011-04-21T18:08:58.344-07:00mazafakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039296850043238105noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903200.post-1108667925175041532005-02-17T11:14:00.000-08:002005-02-17T11:18:45.176-08:00In the US the five nominated for best film have been seen by 50% fewer people than movies in previous years.<br />While the awards are not based on box office popularity there is concern for the ratings of the televised ceremony.<br />"We don't have a Titanic or a Lord of the Rings out there. I think it's fair to say it does concern us a bit," said Academy executive director Bruce Davis.<br />About 51 million people in the US have seen this year's nominees, compared with between 100 million and 118 million in recent years.<br />The last time combined attendance was so low was in 1984 when Amadeus beat The Killing Fields, A Passage to India, Places in the Heart and A Soldier's Story to best picture, when 41 million saw the five films.<br />Last year's ceremony attracted the highest audience in four years as viewers tuned in to see Lord of the Ring: Return of the King sweep the board.<br /><br />The Aviator is this year's most popular Oscar contenderAnd the show reaped its biggest audience in 1997 when Titanic took home 11 Oscars.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10903200-110866792517504153?l=megamaturewoman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>mazafakahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039296850043238105noreply@blogger.com1