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Oscar ceremonies ranked, from best to worst

The top 3 according to 83 votes from people: 68th Academy Awards (1996) · 88th Academy Awards (2016) · 89th Academy Awards (2017). (Updated Oct 19, 2024.)

The 1996 ceremony hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock's 2016 show and the host-less 2019 Oscars at the top: the televised Academy Awards ceremonies ranked by critics on Rotten Tomatoes.

couchpotato_yyc · · 26 items · 83 votes · 0 comments

Top 26

  1. 1

    68th Academy Awards (1996)

    82% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  2. 2

    88th Academy Awards (2016)

    74% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  3. 3

    89th Academy Awards (2017)

    67% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  4. 4

    69th Academy Awards (1997)

    60% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  5. 5

    91st Academy Awards (2019)

    70% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  6. 6

    73rd Academy Awards (2001)

    59% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  7. 7

    86th Academy Awards (2014)

    59% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  8. 8

    71st Academy Awards (1999)

    33% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  9. 9

    74th Academy Awards (2002)

    69% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  10. 10

    78th Academy Awards (2006)

    52% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  11. 11

    90th Academy Awards (2018)

    47% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  12. 12

    92nd Academy Awards (2020)

    33% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  13. 13

    83rd Academy Awards (2011)

    12% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  14. 14

    81st Academy Awards (2009)

    52% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  15. 15

    75th Academy Awards (2003)

    48% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  16. 16

    67th Academy Awards (1995)

    43% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  17. 17

    84th Academy Awards (2012)

    33% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  18. 18

    85th Academy Awards (2013)

    26% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  19. 19

    70th Academy Awards (1998)

    53% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  20. 20

    72nd Academy Awards (2000)

    47% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  21. 21

    77th Academy Awards (2005)

    58% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  22. 22

    82nd Academy Awards (2010)

    30% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  23. 23

    87th Academy Awards (2015)

    26% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  24. 24

    80th Academy Awards (2008)

    50% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  25. 25

    76th Academy Awards (2004)

    30% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  26. 26

    79th Academy Awards (2007)

    50% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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