when it comes to ratings. There’s no question that this telecast will get the worst ratings in Oscar history; the bar has been lowered so dramatically by every previous awards show that if the ratings don’t fall by 50% from the Oscars’ previous record low (which was set last year), it’ll be seen as a sign of progress.In that way, Soderbergh, Collins and Sher have a license to mess with an awards-show format that has undeniably gotten tired.