Oscars ratings up
The Academy Awards on Sunday climbed 13 percent in the ratins from last year’s record low.
The show averaged 36.3 million viewers, up from last year’s 32 million.
The following is a list of ratings from the past five years, followed by best picture winner:
2008: 32 million (No Country for Old Men)
2007: 40.2 million (The Departed)
2006: 38.9 million (Crash)
2005: 42.1 million (Million Dollar Baby)
2004: 43.5 million (Lord of the Rings: Return of the King)