Oscars 2017: 8 Ups And 6 Downs

2. How Long It Was

Oscars Jimmy Kimmel tweets
ABC

The Oscars has a lot of awards to get through, with 24 categories to go through. Add in the In Memoriam section, a few musical performances, the opening montage, ad-breaks, and a few others bits and pieces and it all adds up to a VERY long broadcast.

That really felt like the case with the 89th Academy Awards, which clocked in at almost four-hours long. The Oscars often gets a lot of flak, especially in comparison to the Golden Globes, and ratings have been down in the last few years. The show isn't bad, but there's absolutely no need for it to run so long. You could watch two nominated movies in the same time as the Oscars, which is kinda crazy.

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