Broadcast TV ratings have been declining for years, and this ceremony will be no different – and won’t mean anything about the actual movies involved. “I have long thought that the thing the Oscars needs most is one of those old Christmas special sets, with the cool living room sofa, the baby grand and that front door through which all the guests enter. Especially this year, when, until recently, so many of us have been unable to cross any threshold but our own. What better way to capture the mood of ‘opening up’?”- Los Angeles Times