How The Oscars Debunked Conventional Wisdom About Hollywood Vs. Streamers Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Minari, Trial of the Chicago 7, Judas and the Black Messiah, Promising Young Woman, Borat Subsequent Movie Film and Nomadland Netflix, A24, Warner Bros., Focus, Amazon and Searchlight If audiences really were watching awards-season movies on streaming platforms, then the comparative domination of streaming titles amid the nominees wouldn’t have been a key factor in record-low ratings for last night’s Academy Awards telecast. It’s no surprise that this year’s Academy Awards telecast had the lowest ratings ever (around 9.85 million total viewers, -58% from last year) for any such Oscar show. In a year when most Hollywood blockbusters, as well as big-scale awards season hopefuls (like Warner Bros.’