January 07, 2026

Episode 30: Episode 30: Oscar Update

24 minutes

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PBS - "The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime broadcasting home ABC" by Jake Coyle, AP:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-oscars-will-move-to-youtube-in-2029-leaving-longtime-broadcasting-home-abc

Forbes - "Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘One Battle’ Projected To Lose $100 Million, Report Says" by Tim Lammers:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/10/15/leonardo-dicaprios-one-battle-projected-to-lose-100-million-report-says/

MSN / Variety - "Leonardo DiCaprio wonders if ‘people still have the appetite' for movie theaters: Will they become ‘like jazz bars?'" by Jack Dunn:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/movies/leonardo-dicaprio-wonders-if-people-still-have-the-appetite-for-movie-theaters-will-they-become-like-jazz-bars/ar-AA1Tw2tn?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Wikipedia - "Bird (1988 film"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)

Variety - "Oscars Hit 19.7 Million Viewers, Up 1% From Last Year" by Selome Hailu:

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/oscars-ratings-2025-viewers-1236326364/

USA Today - "Oscar ratings grew in 2024, here's how they've fared through the years" by James Powel:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/03/10/oscars-ratings-through-the-years/72921989007/

Wikipedia - "Super Bowl television ratings"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_television_ratings

Deadline - "Movie Academy Unveils $500M Academy100 Fundraising Campaign Ahead Of 100th Oscars In 2028" by Patrick Hipes:

https://deadline.com/2024/05/academy100-fundraising-campaign-oscars-1235911072/

The Hollywood Reporter - "2024 Oscars Boost Film Academy Bottom Line, But Museum Revenue Fell" by Alex Weprin:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/2024-oscars-revenue-rises-academy-museum-revenue-falls-2024-1236075562/

NBC 4 - "What is preferential ballot voting? Here's how a movie wins ‘Best Picture' Oscar" by Andrew V. Pestano:

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/preferential-ballot-voting-movies-best-picture-oscars/3640385/

Liveaboutdotcom - "How Does a Film Qualify for the Best Picture Oscar?" by Christopher McKittrick:

https://www.liveabout.com/qualifying-for-best-picture-oscar-4071766

Yahoo! - "Oscars to stream exclusively on YouTube starting in 2029" by Dominique Woods:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/oscars-stream-exclusively-youtube-starting-171856752.html

Wikipedia - "One Batte After Another"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Battle_After_Another

Variety - "‘One Battle After Another’ Projected to Lose $100 Million Theatrically as ‘Smashing Machine’ and Others Also Struggle Due to Oversized Budgets" by Brent Lang & Rebecca Rubin:

https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/one-battle-after-another-lose-100-million-dollars-theaters-1236552914/

Wikipedia - "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springsteen:_Deliver_Me_from_Nowhere

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