Awards shows have transformed in recent years from celebrations of achievement in film, television and music to political rants interspersed with awards presentations and conservative bashing. This has especially been true since President Trump was elected.
But, would the 2018 Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars, be any different? That was the question leading up to the much-anticipated annual event. And the short answer is: A resounding “no.”
The 90th Academy Awards could have been a meaningful milestone. The beautiful location and stage could have made for a picture-perfect event. And although Hollywood celebrities were all decked out in fancy attire, on the inside, in their hearts, minds and attitudes, they were not nearly as glamorous or glitzy,
The annual awards ceremony took place on March 4, and it was hosted yet again by Jimmy Kimmel. He’s not exactly very chummy with Trump, as he regularly uses humor to mock the president on his late-night daily talk show.
Sunday night was no different. Kimmel freely bashed Trump, as well as Vice President Mike Pence, every time he could. His attacks and negativity started soon after the show began. At one point, he made a snide comment about Trump disliking someone from Kenya and Mexico. That was clearly a reference to the imagined opinion that Trump is anti-immigrant (despite the president being married to one). There were other mean-spirited comments by award presenters too. Overall, the show was very biased against conservatives as well as traditional values and principles.
The New York Times had said before the Oscars that the people who ran the show were concerned: “Whenever stars use the platform to support progressive causes and make political statements, large numbers of viewers turn the channel, according to Academy insiders, who cite minute-by-minute Nielsen data for past shows.”
Sure enough, the ratings for this year’s Oscars were quite bad. There were significantly fewer viewers than there were for last year’s event. Even a milestone like the 90th Oscars wasn’t enough to entice viewers to tune in rather than doing something else. Who knows, maybe cat videos on Youtube or a run-of-the-mill basketball game on another channel was more appealing. For Americans who don’t enjoy hearing their viewpoints and elected officials being attacked, even sitting in silence was undoubtedly better than tuning in to yet another politically charged event posing as an awards show.
More and more Americans are fed up with the political statements frequently interspersed during a show that is supposed to be about achievement in film or some other creative field. Surely, the people who run the awards shows, from the top leadership on down, must know that when they unabashedly include political commentary and criticism, they are alienating a large percentage of Americans. The same goes for the Grammy Awards, which also included anti-Trump commentary, as well as the various other awards shows like the Golden Globes and Emmys. The result? Grammy viewership reached an all-time low this year. That can’t be a coincidence.
And the anti-conservative and anti-Trump rhetoric are not just affecting awards shows. The blatant bias and hatred are reaching far and wide to other televised events like NFL games and the Olympics. NFL ratings went down by 10 percent during the 2017-2018 season. Ratings for the recent Winter Olympics were down by 7 percent. Those are both significant drops.
So for anyone who missed this year’s Oscars, the message is “Don’t worry; you didn’t miss much.”
~ Conservative Zone
Kimmel – Its great to see him – I enjoy turning him off. That’s all I can say. Hope they understand the low rating and realize the answer is simple – build up the Oscars not their political views.
If I wanted to be propagandized with leftist dogma I would tune in to CNN or one of the major network news programs. These “celebrities” certainly have a higher opinion of the worth of their political opinion than the stark reality of truth exhibits itself. The best part of this years Oscar Awards show was when I quickly changed channels.
Kimmel is a roach……………… Just him being host lowers ratings.
Many in Hollywood have “sold Their souls” to get where They are and cannot be expected to be anything other than lowly beasts.
These knuckleheads in Hollywood need to “GROW UP”! Stop acting like 2 year old brats that can’t have their way, When they start respecting our president and act like the actors from years ago like John Wayne, Jack Benny, Bob Hope etc. who respected our president (even if they did not agree with him!) Well, you go figure!
They don’t understand dignity and have no respect for themselves or others. I’m really relieved to see that there are more and more people in this country who are recognizing that celebrities are not authorities on anything beyond their craft, and they should keep their nasty opinions to themselves. Many, many years ago I remember being told, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I can think of a long list of people who should learn that lesson.
Jimmy Kimmel can go suck a sour pickle for all I care.
I don’t like Kimmel, don’t like him bashing the President all the time and I don’t like it when the Brats are letting us all know about their agenda. I don’t give a shit! I want to be entertained but when I’m not, I have the power of the remote!
Somebody must have treated the water in California with Peyote juice to make so many come out with all the garbage we have been hearing out of the politicians and actors, Wierd stuff.
I knew the Oscars would be a platform for the left wing liberals, so I wisely chose not to watch
I knew the Oscars would be a platform for the left wing liberals of Hollywood so I wisely chose not to watch
Watched just a little – to see how far they would go to advance their fake news agenda. As for Kimmel, couldn’t stand to watch him spew his hateful agenda. Continues to blame others for his son’s illness with regard to Obamacare; however, he is an alcoholic so if anyone is to blame, most likely it is himself for conceiving while drunk.
Glad that nobody’s watching anymore. Who do these people think they are? You put your pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us! We don’t need to hear your ulgy comments about our President or Vice President. How dare you be so disrespectful to our country. You’re suppose to be actors, that is the field you chose not politics! Sick of these people that look down their nose at the rest of us and tell us how to live. There opinions mean nothing to a huge amount of people! Get over yourselfs!
i have not SEEN ANYTHING FROM HOLLYWOOD WORTH WATCHING! I DONT BELIVE IN SUPPORTING THE USELESS DUMASSES In HOLLYWOODTHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY SHOULD FALL IN THE OCEAN AND BE GONE!
I agree with what you said, especially the ocean part. It would be beneficial to the rest of the country if California would break off, fall into the ocean and take all of those idiots with it. Besides that, if all of their “Global Warming” blah, blah, blah, happens as they claim, the Ocean levels will rise and cover it up !!!
I could care less what a bunch of elite actors think about Pres Trump! They have their heads up their asses and the American people see what he is really doing! The fake news is talking about everything they can to discredit Trump and this won’t stop!
He is doing great and will be with us for another 7 years !!!
Because people did not want to listen to BULLSHIT!!! Bunch of ASSHOLES bashing Trump instead of focusing on what they were really their for. Even the Olympics ratings were down people didn’t want to listen to that BULLSHIT!!! So i guess these ASSHOLES can’t get any new material so by bashing TRUMP is an easy way out.
La La Land patting themselves on the back, for films no one is watching! Whatta buncha morons!
THIS SITE IS FULL OF BULLSHT
HOWEVER NO ONE WATCHES THAT CRAP NO MATTER HOW SOME TRUMPSTER WANTS TO LABEL IT’S CAUSE.
SO CEASE LYING
I totally agree with the above accurate comments. Our family and friends refused to watch these idiots bash our President and hope they put an end to this crazy show. They are a bunch of hypocrites who defend rapists and others who commit crimes.
Kindly remember these are Actors, they do not portray their self on screen and they have been someone else so long they do not know they really are! Kimmel is not an actor he is a BS artist, and his work with the Oscars has not helped them, and these people need to keep their political views to their self’s, it is their opinion and I do not care to hear it; I do not try to force my opinion on them, and they can keep theirs!!
The oscars were on??? GEE must have been busy…..WINGNUTS
Hollywood is SO self absorbed and self impressed that they will never “get it”. No amount of criticism will ever give them enough food
for thought that they would actually consider
the type of introspection required to bring
themselves back to a rational self image. Due
in large part to the fame and adulation they
receive, the Hollyweirders have each become pundits, in their own minds. That mindset precludes any chance of actually “getting it”, period. Ever!!
Boycott these ignorant people. Never, never, watch their shows or support them in any way. They are unamerican, disrespectful to our great President and Vice President. They do not seem to care about freedom, our constitution, and our religious freedom. They seem to be interested only in themselves. They are brats that pitches fits when they don’t get their way.
I hope they are really getting the message? I’m one of them that doesn’t watch shows at all that has any Trump bashing.
Unortunatley any of the celeberties or companies that are involved in politisizing, I boy cott their shows movies or products. Why cause I’m sick of it. Most people watch a tv show or movie to get away from stress and relax, if I can’t do that I don’t watch the tv show period. And to those celeberties that continue to bash Trump I won’t watch any of their movies either.The real truth is, these celeberties are slowly hurting their coureers in the short and long run.
The show is going down hill..these actors many of whom have their collective heads up their ass, are millionaires, and some aren’t even good actors…….Meryl Streep, a great actress, but her politics SUCK, Tom Hanks, DeNiro. another mediocre actor who should keep his pie hole shut……..they are entertainers, so was our President , but now he is running the country whether they like it or not, so shut the hell up, stand with him, support him, or shut up and I for one did not watch the Oscars, which is nothing more than an award show where millionaires award each other for making a shitty movie………..
Jimmy Kimmel? Who is this person. I never heard of him.
sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
I hate the two faced preaching Hollywood elites who treat the average person like they know what is best for us and promote their better than us attitude. Their morals and the films they promote are despicable. I especially hate the condescending Jimmy Kimmel who is a judgemental, doesn’t have a clue snake, who gives his political views on every platform he is able to set his snake feet on. The Oscars should have known by giving Jimmy Kimmel the host job, it would have low ratings. Also, you racist white bashers ought to be sued for discrimination for their racist remarks against whites. I hope your ratings get so low noone will carry you. The only reason that would ever happen is if it hurts your bottom line because that is all you Hollywood Elites are about, money.
Did not watch the Oscars but if anyone did watch, can they please tell me whether Kimmel sobbed his poor little heart out like the spoiled brat that he is? What with the liberal loonie lefties in Hollywood spouting what they think is a political statement and the assholes in the NFL doing the same by disrespecting the flag and the national anthem, I think I would rather watch Tom and Jerry on the cartoon unless of course, they are trying to be political as well.
I would like to know how : a person parroting some one elses words, and wearing someones elses idea of apparel and making tons of $$ for doing that (oh yes, having the fortune of having good looks ) could feel they had the temerity to tell the world how to feel, behave and who to like/dislike or judge anyone. Everyone has an opinion but they should not use the Oscars as a place to express those ideas. Say “thank you” and get off the stage !
HOLLYWOOD & THE NFL CAN GO TO HELL .
Hollywood AND the nfl ARE IN HELL and are acting like it. I boycott BOTH!
Instead of liberals learning from this, they live in denial saying, “we probably just didnt advertise this well enough”.
Jimmie Kimmel is a first class A-HOLE, I haven’t watched his show since 2008 when he glorified Odumbo, along with the rest of hollywood celebs. If they think for one minute they’d be better off somewhere’s else then by all means get the hell out of the USA. There are a few exceptions like Denzel Washington who told it like it was in his talk I seen on the web, he is a class act! For the rest of them they can all go to hell especially DeNiro.
I think they should cancel these shows or forums. No one wants to hear their ranting! Put something on the tv that we will like, stop taking useless space. How would they like us condemning them for all their faults (which most of them have)? Let’s smear them …… their affairs, drugs alcohol abuse plus more! Slam them for a change, publicly see how many whine!
A LEGEND IN THEIR OWN MIND!COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THEIR LIFESTYLE, POLITICS OR WHAT THE HELL THEY ARE WEARING!
SO VERY SHALLOW…NO LONGER ENTERTAINING!
These people, like so athletes, believe that because they make a lot of money their opinions count more than those of ordinary people. They don’t. They should have realized that after the last presidential election. Maybe they’ll get it when people stop watching the Oscars and going to movies both It is also obvious that many of them put no coherent thought into what they say, nor do they consider long effects or unintended consequences. One example is Sean the ‘Over emoter” Penn and his love of the dunces in Venezuela and his visit to Chapo. Venezuela has become a third world country when it once had a thriving economy. They are following the lead of Robert “the senile” Mugabe and the soon to asinine clowns in South Africa who will follow Mugabe and confiscate farms from whites. Don’t forget that Mandela was originally a Communist.
It’s not enough to ignore their biggest self-laudatory event of the year….as they continue to rake in millions upon millions for themselves and their handlers. We have to take away their only asset in the arena of ideas: money.
Been many years since I have watched the Oscars. I don’t even care who wins. There was a time when they were actually entertaining. I haven’t watched the Oscars since they started using them as another political platform. Not only has politics ruined The Oscars, it has ruined the Emmy’s, the Grammys, the Miss America Pageant and is taking its toll on Professional Sports. A nickels worth of free advice to the Academy. Keep politics out of the program and stop letting it influence who will win an award and who will not. That is one time everyone should keep their political opinions to themselves.
They live in a land of make-believe, but they no longer make us believe.
The high and mighty of Hollywood who think because they make a lot of money they are smarter and better than the rest of us need to put that money to a better use than telling the “small people” what WE should do! Since many live in homes with bedrooms bigger than my house, they can take 10 homeless or illegals into their homes, provide them food, clothing, schooling and medical care! After they’ve all done that MAYBE I’ll listen to what they rant about! However, let’s face it, if those people moved onto their streets, camped illegally on their lawns, you can be sure they would be calling for their removal!
Oh my God, who the hell cares!!!
It seems that a large number of people do not want to be fed with the hollywood horse manure during gala shows. Let us hope they have learned a lesson.
Did anyone stop to think that maybe these leftists have inspired these nut jobs to kill and murder as away of influencing any nitwit out there against the President ,and our Constitution, as it would help them in achieving their agenda! As far fetched as it sounds there are those type of people and Foreign Governments out there that would stoop to any means to achieve their goals.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! This is cracking me up! Just love it when nobody really cares what the “celebs” think. Backfired on them didn’t it now!LMAO
I would really like to know who in their right mind would give credence to a bunch of Hypocritical Hollywierd Morons who reside in LA LA Land who either earn (?) their living pretending to be someone else or live a charmed life because of their looks, questionable talent or might know someone who might be someone important!!!! These HYPOCRITICAL CLOWNS have the brain of a pebble and need someone else to put words in their mouths alter their voices make them up to appear semi presentable and or to appear semi literate or talented. Listening to them speak without a script speaks volumes for their character intellect and or sophistication (or lack thereof)!!! I would be remiss if I failed to mention Athletes who are paid a king’s ransom for having talent to play a professional sport and are in need for nothing!
Who wants to watch a bunch of self congratulating left wing commies ranting and raving? I don’t nor do a whole lot of others. There is mostly remakes and sequels coming out of Hollywood these days. It’s as if the creativeness has vanished. I guess that’s what happens when you love communism; it’s all about the greater good which in this case isn’t.
It’s arguable whether Blunt Leftism is a certain Mental Deviation, Disorder, Malfunction or just Deficiency. IMO, Leftist is a person incapable of perceiving reality and could be designated as a Deficiency Syndrome, something like … let’s coin it – Innate Perceivedness Deficiency Syndrome (IPDS)
To me Hollywood became HollyFakeWood. In contrast to some respectable people there, like Clint Eastwood … or Tom Hanks for instance, almost everything is Fake there… illusional by definition … it’s like a huge Spoiled Brats Sewage Plant. I assume at least people from Administrative & Support Services there might be still normal.
When I see Kimmel, in a nanosecond I am getting spots, and same with Meryl Streep (and all those from her ilk), and I cherished her as a great star … once. Jennifer Lawrence for instance … after her few ultra-idiotic interviews, particularly after her cretinous “Hey Trump – f**k you” with her middle finger flash at The Graham Norton Show … I can’t watch her movies any more … she is a COMPLETE IDIOT … and I never had interest in idiots.
PS
It’s an imperative that MAGA Americans keep turning away from HollyWeirdos … the way they turned away from Fake-MSM, rejected Clinton Witch, her crazy Clintonites and Hussein with his Husseinites earlier. Here in Europe we too need someone as Trump in Brussels to make MEGA for us.
one of these day, all the public, including the so-called celebs, might get a brain and realize that if politics are kept out of any type of conversation, there would be a lot more get said and a lot more accomplished.
I have read all the comments about the Oscars and I agree 100%.Im an independent and try to use my brain when I cast my ballot but I like everybody with a sane brain and love for the country am tired of all these lucky low class trash so called movie stars TV broadcasters tv stars etc etc are nothing but a bunch of disrespectful idiots I don’t expect everybody to think and feel the way I do but I love this country with all my heart I am myself a legal immigrant came here with a permanent visa $300 doll in my pockets all my shots a bachelor degree went to night school to learn the language and 15 days after my arrival in NYC Queens I started to work for a major airline for the next 35 years Thanks God I never needed to collect unemployment and my life changed forever I fulfilled the American dream I thanks God for everything >one the happiest days in my life is when I became an American citizen 1n 1967.I don’t care who you arefamous or not don’t bash my country my president my vice president my flag or my national anthem God Bless America and her people if you don’t like it then move to Russia,China,N.Korea and let me know Ill help you pack
I’m glad the bottom is coming out because it is my hope that this will effectuate necessary changes which hopefully will restore Hollywood to its former glory which all Americans and foreign countries everywhere can enjoy again!!! Change is hard to accomplish, but this may be what has been needed desperately to achieve this goal! VAH
the liberal left idiot’s don’t realize it, but every day they open their flytraps with nothing but pure bullshit, the further they’re digging their graves deeper and deeper in attemption to take back Congress and the white house. People today are smarter and smarter then before, and with the success Donald Trump has had during his short term as president, it will be another whitewash in the mid-term’s for the party of objectionist’s from achieving anything. keep up the good work you liberal whacko’s. keep digging your graves deeper and deeper by objecting and blasting the administration’s success.
All of those Liberal Idiots should put their money where their mouths are. I’m tired of hearing about what ,” We American White People”, need to do. I’m an average working stiff, who does not belong to the million dollar club and I haven’t benefited from any,” White Privilege”. I don’t see these, “HOLIER THAN THOU” preachers, giving any of their Gold to us Peasants. They want the Crazy, Liberal Politicians to take what little money we have and spend it how they see fit. The bottom line is, they don’t care what’s good for America or its Citizens, they just want to be “Big Shots”, in front of their Gang of Misfits.
Because of political stances and actions by formerly glamorous and talented Hollywood types, I no longer pay them any attention. I do not know who was nominated for honors this year no do I know who won any of them. You see, I no longer care. It was exciting when we celebrated their talent, but now they think that fame equals intelligence and that makes them just some more lying politicians. We have all that I care to see or ignore in Washington, D.C., AKA Disneyland on the Potomac. In other words, they have chosen to make themselves irrelevant.
These people of very low or no morals at all will never get a clue. They are all spoiled, overpaid people who think they are better than any one else, just like our politicians.
One of the reasons I did not watch the Oscars is because Kimmel was hosting them. I just don’t care for his sick brand of humor. He isn’t even funny. Makes me wonder what he wants to be when he grows up.
Been many years since I have watched the Oscars. I don’t even care who wins. There was a time when they were actually entertaining. I haven’t watched the Oscars since they started using them as another political platform. Not only has politics ruined The Oscars, it has ruined the Emmy’s, the Grammys, the Miss America Pageant and is taking its toll on Professional Sports. A nickels worth of free advice to the Academy. Keep politics out of the program and stop letting it influence who will win an award and who will not. That is one time everyone should keep their political opinions to themselves.
Kudos to all of you for seeing the truth. I didn’t watch the Oscars, and by the sound of it, I would have turned it immediately. I look forward to the day these idiots no longer DIS-grace our screens with their socialistic brand of hatred towards our President and America. And everyone is correct – they don’t make good movies anymore.
Remember, many in this crowd are offsprings from the socialists that infested Hollywood in the 50’s. The most effective way to combat them is to simply avoid their movies and turn off the tv shows that feature any.
Not only are people fed up with political statements at the Oscars. I think many are also disappointed with awards going to films that very few watch. Seems like Hollywood is more interested in virtue signaling than giving awards for films that people watch and that earn money. I suspect that is because the lives for many in the film industry in Hollywood are so empty that the feel the need to feel better about themselves by pretending they are doing something positive for their country and the world. Seems more like a shell game than reality. The politics in most films today leans so far to The Left that I have stopped watching most of them. It is insulting that they think we don’t recognize the propaganda in their films. How about a film where a benevolent billionaire saves us from a corrupt government? I might watch that.
I watched less than 5 minutes. What a mess! NO CLASS in HOLLYWOOD! Marilyn B
I watched less than 5 minutes of the Oscars: small letters intended. NO MORALS, NO CLASS, NO PATRIOTISM. NO TRUE BEAUTY!
I haven’t watched the Oscars in years. I haven’t gone to the movies since 2011. I see no reason to. Someone said it best in a column. He said that they are phonies on parade.
I haven’t watched the Oscars in years. I haven’t gone to the movies since 2011. I see no reason to. Someone said it best in an article. He called the Oscars phonies on parade.