The La Times edition called the "Green Book" of the worst winner of the Oscar award from the time of awarding the film "Clash" (in 2006 he lost in the struggle for a statuette of a notorious "humpback mountain"). According to critics, the fact that Peter Farrelli tape received the main award - this is generally a catastrophic accident. Rating paintings on the Rotten Tomatoes portal is 79%, which in itself is a pretty good indicator, but not for the nominee for the most prestigious film. However, at the same time, the rating of visual sympathies is 93%. "Green Book" - the fourth most cash film from eight nominated for "Oscar" after the "Black Panther", "Bohemian Rhapsodia" and "Star Born". Critics considered that the film academics chose the most neutral film to please more people.
Perhaps the victory of the "Black Panther" or "Black Claver" would satisfy critics much more, but the film academics made their decision. No matter how strict discussions around it, it turned out for the academy itself for the better, because the 91st award ceremony showed higher ratings compared to 2018. According to the ABC channel, this year "Oscar" watched 29.6 million viewers, whereas in the past the audience of the award has numbered 26.5 million people.