This was due to backlash and protests over the Academy’s lack of diverse nominees.
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“The whole thing has been an incredible experience”, DiCaprio said, mentioning that one of the benefits of his acting success and now his Oscar win is that it will provide him a wider forum to address environmental issues.
Gibson said he did not watch the Oscars but he saw someone post Rock’s “tasteless joke”.
Continuing through the night, Chris Rock presented a spoof video after talking about the struggle black actors have finding opportunity.
In one segment, three Asian children carrying briefcases walked out on stage and were introduced as PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants, an apparent reference to Asians being good at math. Gossett Jr. said he sympathized with the protesters, but felt change needed to come from within.
You remember: the bit about how odd it was that Pinkett Smith was boycotting the Oscars since she wasn’t invited.
Years ago, black people were “too busy being raped and lynched to worry about who won Best Cinematographer”, he told the crowd. I have to say that it was an unforgettable awards show because there were a lot of surprises and a lot of memorable moments that happened at the Oscars. Chris Rock took aim at both sides.
For years the Academy Awards had snubbed Leo and many watched with baited breaths to see if he would finally claim the coveted award.
Best Actress went to Brie Larson for playing a young woman held captive for years in “Room”.
About 40 people turned up to a protest rally, organized by Sharpton, in Hollywood on Sunday night.
Leonardo DiCaprio found the support he received ahead of the Oscars “quite shocking”. “We are anti-exclusion”.
The Revenant, an ambitious 20th Century Fox pioneer-era tale, shot in sub-zero temperatures, brought a first Oscar win for its star Leonardo DiCaprio, who got a standing ovation from the A-list Hollywood audience.
Diversity wasn’t the only cause to attract attention from Oscar nominees on Sunday.
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The rally was one of several nationwide organized by the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. “Of course a black girl would have to invent the cure for cancer before they even give her a TV movie”, Goldberg said on the film “Joy“.
