Oscars host Chris Rock took on the ceremony’s diversity problem head-on in his opening monologue on Sunday night, tossing out a barrage of topics that tackled the topic.
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Tinseltown’s elite gathered for the glittering celebration with survival epic “The Revenant” leading the charge for golden statuettes – but a row over the lack of ethnic minority acting hopefuls overshadowed the proceedings. I bet all those assholes are just pissed off that they didn’t have the balls to show up not dressed like a bunch of weird old guys going trick or treating as the cast of March of the Penguins.
During his acceptance speech, Inarritu mentioned a line in the film where DiCaprio’s character says to his half-Native American son, “They don’t listen to you, they just see the color of your skin”. He pointed jabs at hosting duties, and the idea of boycotting the ceremony, and he acknowledged that talk of him quitting and losing jobs to fellow comedian Kevin Hart. Gaga has gone two-for-two with incredible performances at the Academy Awards. It is her second Oscar win. Spotlight, about the journalists who uncovered the sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic church, also won for Best Original Screenplay. After years and countless nominations Leonardo DiCaprio finally took home gold winning his first Oscar for Best Actor for his work in “The Revenant”. I knew it! I predicted a major upset in this category and the Academy delivered per usual. “Hopefully it will get a nomination next year, too”, she said.
The category included Sylvester Stallone, who was widely believed to be the front-runner for his performance as Rocky Balboa in “Creed” – 39 years after he first played the role in “Rocky“. “It’s been a memorable year”. The 88 Oscar Awards 2016 which is the most prestigious awards in world cinema has been started officially.
Six of the eight Best Picture nominees (“Spotlight”, “Mad Max: Fury Road“, “The Revenant”, “The Big Short“, “Bridge of Spies” and “Room“) all took home Oscars, but from an investor prospective the ones going to the first three on that list that are most of interest.
The award for Best Director went to Alejandro G. Iñárritu for The Revenant. John Ford also won consecutive Oscars.
Tom Hardy in a scene from, Mad Max:Fury Road directed by George Miller – who hinted another film may be on the way.
“As many people are saying, this is an unusual year when surprises will happen”, she added.
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The night will also feature some social activism: several stars including Oscar victor Patricia Arquette and past nominee Steve Carell were to wear bracelets to promote a campaign against gun violence.
