It was a pretty good night for King Kong, as the film captured three of the four Oscars for which it was nominated. Kong took home Oscars for Achievement in Visual Effects, Achievement in Sound Mixing, and Achievement in Sound Editing.

Unfortunately, this was not one of Oscar’s better years in terms of viewership. An estimated 38.8 million people watched the Academy Awards Sunday, down 8 percent from last year and the worst since 2003 when 33 million viewers tuned in to see “Chicago” take the best-picture award — the Oscars hadn’t dipped below 40 million viewers since 1987, according to Nielsen Media Research.