The Oscars attract nearly 30 million viewers, up 12% over last year

The 2019 Oscars on ABC attracted a total of 29.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That's 12% more than last year.

Among adults aged 18 to 49, which is the largest demographic group in prime time entertainment advertising, the annual special feature celebrating the best movies has increased by 13% from 6.8 to 2018 in 2018.

Last year, the Academy Awards, organized by Jimmy Kimmel, brought together a record 26.5 million viewers. This represented a decrease of 20% compared to 2017.

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This year's audience grew by an average of 3.1 million viewers. Given that the Oscars are the most watched entertainment show of the year and that since 2019 it has attracted a larger audience than that of 2018, this means that the Sunday special is the most watched on television for two years.

Kimmel also hosted the Oscars in 2017, which attracted 32.9 million viewers. This year's show ended without a host.

Find here the Nielsen odds available earlier Sunday, and all the Oscars winners here.

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"Green Book" won Sunday's final trophy: the coveted Oscar for Best Picture. The film also brought Mahershala Ali another statuette of the best supporting actor. "Green Book" also won the award for Best Original Screenplay.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" actually won the most Oscars with four. Like "Green Paper", "Black Panther" and "Roma" won three Oscars each.

Rami Malek ("Bohemian Rhapsody") and Olivia Colman ("The Favorite") were honored with Sunday's highest award. Alfonso Cuarón was named best director for "Roma".