Smaller movies didn’t mean smaller viewer numbers for the Oscars. An estimated 19.7 million viewers watched Sunday night’s 97th Academy Awards ceremony, the biggest audience in five years.

Abraham also called out the United States, saying, "There is a different path, a political solution, without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people. And I have to say, as I'm here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path."

Sean Baker's Anora from Neon — which swept the Academy Awards for Best Director, Picture, Original Screenplay, Lead Actress and Editing – added 800+ screens to celebrate after the ceremony last Sunday and brought in in an estimated $1.