This year’s Academy Awards went to popular films made with real movie stars and by blockbuster directors, but even that wasn’t enough to get more than 20 million to watch the show on TV. Coming off last year’s five-year high, likely caused by the gravitational pull of Emilia Pérez, the numbers are in and, per Variety, Sunday’s show attracted 17.9 million viewers on ABC and Hulu. The ceremony dropped 9% from last year, making it the smallest audience since 2022 when the show brought in 16.6 million viewers. For those keeping track at home, that’s the year CODA won Best Picture and Will Smith slapped…