Oscar viewers say they are ‘muting their TV’ because of ‘embarrassing’ ITV panel
This year’s ITV panel for the Oscars has come under fire, with some viewers going as far as to say they are ‘muting their TV’ in response.
The panel saw presenter Jonathan Ross joined by actor Jason Isaacs, journalist Mariella Frostrup and film expert Elle Osili-Wood.
Ross and his panel were criticised last year, and this year was no different as viewers took to social media to express their distaste with the coverage.
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One fan tweeted: “This ITV panel is truly pissing me off. Saying Dune won these awards for 'sympathy' cause it won’t do well in the big categories.
“Maybe it actually deserves to win these categories.”
A second said: “Seriously.. give an Oscar to every single member in the audience in the ITV Oscars studio for sitting through this sh*te and the forced laughs.”
A third said: “This #itvoscars coverage is f**king atrocious. Get these people off my screen, so f**king negative and miserable.”
Another complained about one specific moment however, posting: “It's embarrassing when we've waited so long for horror to be recognised by the Academy again, and when it is, a panel sits and mocks a female director's work for rightfully criticising the industry and how older women are viewed.
“I couldn't believe what I was hearing.”
This came after Mariella Frostup and Isaacs were critical of The Substance, which was nominated for several awards, including Best Actress and Best Picture.
Frostup said of the film: “The Substance is a very strange choice. If you like gore you will love it. If you don't, not much to take home.
"The reason it is in there is because it feels like it's important. Its about ageing. It's about masochism.
“It's a headline film with very little underneath it. I don't think it explores anything it sets out to confront and frankly Demi is described as a fading actress but she is absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
“If I looked like her naked I would take my clothes off all the time. If you start to unpick it it makes no sense whatsoever.
"It is not an important film in what it has to say.”
Other posters weighed in, with one posting: “Get this blonde bobbed lady off this sofa. Hating The Substance AND Anora? have some FUN #ITVOscars.”
Another said: “This woman clearly just doesn't respect the horror genre, saying The Substance has no message??”
Elle Osili-Wood was the sole defender of The Substance, with one viewer tweeting: “There's a young woman fighting for her life defending The Substance (and the horror genre) on the ITV Oscars panel yesss sister.”
Oscars 2025 results
Best supporting actor
Yura Borisov - Anora
Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain - WINNER
Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce - The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Best animated feature
Flow - WINNER
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best costume design
Wicked - WINNER
Nosferatu
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Best original screenplay
Anora - Sean Baker - WINNER
The Brutalist - Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
A Real Pain - Jesse Eisenberg
September 5 - Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David
The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
Best adapted screenplay
A Complete Unknown - Jay Cocks and James Mangold
Conclave - Peter Straughan - WINNER
Emilia Pérez - Jacques Audiard
Nickel Boys - RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar
Best make-up and hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance - WINNER
Wicked
Best film editing
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best supporting actress
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande - Wicked
Felicity Jones - The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini - Conclave
Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez - WINNER
Best production design
Wicked - WINNER
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Conclave
Best original song
'Never Too Late' - Elton John: Never Too Late
'El Mal' - Emilia Pérez - WINNER
'Mi Camino' - Emilia Pérez
'Like A Bird' - Sing Sing
'The Journey' - The Six Triple Eight
Best sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two - WINNER
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best visual effects
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Dune: Part Two - WINNER
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best cinematography
The Brutalist - WINNER
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Maria
Nosferatu
Best original score
The Brutalist - WINNER
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best international feature
I'm Still Here - Brazil - WINNER
The Girl with the Needle - Denmark
Emilia Pérez - France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Germany
Flow - Latvia
Best actor
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist - WINNER
Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo - Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Sebastian Stan - The Apprentice
Best director
Jacques Audiard - Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker - Anora - WINNER
Brady Corbet - The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat - The Substance
James Mangold - A Complete Unknown
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo - Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison - Anora - WINNER
Demi Moore - The Substance
Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here
Best picture
Anora - WINNER
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Topics: Oscars, ITV, Jonathan Ross, Film, TV and Film, Celebrity, Academy Awards
Michael Slavin