Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Entertainment research - Oscars research, Brits research, Baftas research

In the upcoming Harris Buzz report, the 4th edition, we will show the familiarity, discussion buzz and excitement of another dozen or so latest tech and entertainment releases. As we're now right into entertainment awards season, we thought we'd cover the buzz of four of the major awards ceremonies.




Harris Buzz uses the GB Harris PollTM online omnibus to survey 1,000+ respondents, weighted to be representative of national demographics. We measured four major entertainment awards in the latest edition of Harris Buzz:
  1. Oscars (US film Academy Awards)
  2.  Brits (UK music industry awards)
  3. Baftas (UK film/television awards)
  4. Golden Globes (US film/TV industry awards)
An important note is that we conducted the fieldwork for this study in mid-February (15th-17th February) rather than an extended period over the whole of the awards season. For reference and context, here are dates of the awards ceremonies:

Ceremony
Date hosted, chronologically
Golden Globes
16th January
Brits
15th February
Baftas
21st February
Oscars
27th February

Now onto the findings…

1 of 3: Name awareness and familiarity

In terms of being aware of the awards (being at least familiar with the name) there are no surprises to see that all of these awards are incredibly well known among the GB general public.

Ceremony
% aware of name
Golden Globes
97%
Brits
98%
Baftas
98%
Oscars
99%

When it comes to deeper familiarity, we see our own British ceremonies roughly on par with the Oscars, and the Golden Globes being less familiar.

Ceremony
% extremely or very familiar
Golden Globes
36%
Brits
46%
Baftas
46%
Oscars
49%

Here is a profile of deeper familiarity by age groups:


% extremely or very familiar
Golden Globes
Brits
Baftas
Oscars
Total GB
36%
46%
46%
49%
16-24s
44%
46%
47%
52%
25-34s
38%
57%
50%
50%
35-44s
30%
44%
43%
46%
45-54s
38%
46%
48%
57%
55-64s
33%
35%
43%
42%

Comment: Whilst the Oscars nudge ahead in terms of awareness and familiarity, our own British awards do extremely well to stand up roughly on par with the Academy Awards.

2 of 3: Discussion Buzz

Golden Globes aside, the ceremonies are not greatly differentiated by awareness and familiarity, nor would we expect them to be given their status, heritage and mass media coverage. But do they differ in the degree to which they get the Great British public talking? Discussion Buzz answers this question.
Ceremony
% Discussion Buzz
Golden Globes
31%
Brits
47%
Baftas
46%
Oscars
47%
Percentages above are of the whole GB national sample and not only among those familiar


% Discussion Buzz
Golden Globes
Brits
Baftas
Oscars
Total GB
31%
47%
46%
47%
16-24s
54%
64%
57%
59%
25-34s
34%
52%
44%
46%
35-44s
24%
48%
41%
40%
45-54s
29%
42%
48%
50%
55-64s
16%
31%
42%
42%

Comment: In terms of getting people talking, again we see our British ceremonies matching the Oscars for discussion buzz. The Brits in particular connect more strongly for discussion buzz than the Oscars for the under 45s.
 
3 of 3: Excitement

The final element of Harris Buzz is to understand excitement levels.

Ceremony
% Excited about…
Golden Globes
22%
Brits
30%
Baftas
31%
Oscars
32%
Percentages above are of the whole GB national sample and not only among those familiar


% Excited about…
Golden Globes
Brits
Baftas
Oscars
Total GB
22%
30%
31%
32%
16-24s
50%
55%
51%
57%
25-34s
26%
36%
36%
36%
35-44s
11%
24%
20%
22%
45-54s
15%
20%
28%
27%
55-64s
10%
15%
20%
21%

Comment: Again we see our British awards almost exactly matching the Oscars for excitement levels. Around 3 in 10 get excited about these awards and over 1 in 2 16-24 year olds. These awards and accompanying ceremonies are more than just a slap-on-the-back for popstars and luvvies. Our British ceremonies are national and international showcases for the best of British talent. And that our British awards stand up on a par with the Oscars is an achievement in itself.

The 4th edition of Harris Buzz will be released in the next couple of weeks. Contact me if you want to know more (details on right-hand pane).

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