The 78th Academy Awards which awarded low-budget independent film Crash (with a pre-Oscar gross of US$53.4 million) generated an audience of 38.64 million with a household rating of 22.91%.
ðə sˈɛvənti ˈeɪtθ ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹdz wˌɪtʃ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd lˈoʊbˈʌdʒɪt ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt fˈɪlm kɹˈæʃ wɪð ɐ pɹˈiːˈɑːskɚ ɡɹˈoʊs ʌv jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.fˈoːɹ mˈɪliən dʒˈɛnɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐn ˈɔːdiəns ʌv θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt.sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ mˈɪliən wɪð ɐ hˈaʊshoʊld ɹˈeɪɾɪŋ ʌv twˈɛnti tˈuː.nˈaɪnti wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt.