This year is his sixth nomination.
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28, Hollywood will celebrate the brightest stars in the film industry during the 2016 Oscars.
Rock has already cracked a joke about the Oscars’ diversity issue.
The race for supporting actor and actress, as well as the statuette for best director, remain too close to call, however, with only a couple of days to go before the big night.
The second was Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant, which immediately became more than the Leonardo DiCaprio Best Actor Express when the generally awestruck reactions – and box-office receipts – started rolling in. In recent years it seems like Ellen DeGeneres was the only person to receive a job well done across the board when she hosted the Oscars, and Rock is well aware of that fact. Tyrese later implored the comedian to step down from the show following the shutout of actors of color from the major acting categories and the renewed outcry behind the #OscarsSoWhite trend. Last month, soon after the nominations were announced, he tweeted, “The #Oscars”. One of the previous controversies included the one involving legendary actor Marlon Brando (he had won the Best Actor Award for “The Godfather”) deputing a Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather, to highlight the plight of American Indians in 1973.
And that, for all the criticism of the academy that it rightly entails, has made the organization appear to be something more serious than the self-congratulating, product-promoting operation it’s usually perceived as. The Tom Ford number included a floor-length cape and created enough red-carpet discussion that Paltrow later wrote about the outfit in her Goop newsletter. “When your three hours end and you take a step out to do a comedy bit, just as a producer, I [know you’re testing the audience’s patience]”. Despite being nominated four times in the past, the award has always eluded him. “Room’s” Brie Larson takes best actress for an incredibly well-measured portrayal of a character who suffered as much, in her way, as Leo’s did in his.
“That opening Chris Rock monologue is going to be key to how the overall telecast is perceived”, said Dave Karger, chief correspondent for Fandango.com. Musical performers will include Lady Gaga, Sam Smith and the Weeknd, who are all nominated for original song in a film.
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Tune in to ABC at 7 p.m.to view the red carpet, followed by the ceremony beginning at 8:30 p.m.
