As he took the stage at the Dolby Theatre following a montage of film clips from the past year, Rock quickly pointed out, “I counted at least 15 black people in that montage”.
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Leonardo DiCaprio was a clear favourite in a five-man race which included Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Matt Damon (The Martian), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs) and last year’s best actor victor Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl). “I really respect and actually admire some of the people who are not here tonight, I really get it, but for me, I felt like my voice – in my heart – my voice is best used at the table”. Of course, DiCaprio’s message during his acceptance speech around global warming also played a big part: “Climate change is real, it is happening right now”, he said. I thank you all for this awesome award tonight.
Beyond DiCaprio’s win, the most buzzed about moments measured by tweets and according to Twitter were Spotlight’s Best Picture win and Mad Max: Fury Road scooping its 6th Oscar of the night, for Sound Mixing.
Ratings drops for major broadcast events year over year are the norm, as a greater amount of programming choices face viewers, and more take in the program on digital platforms.
Well, we knew that Chris Rock would take on Hollywood and the #OscarsSoWhite meme and the fact that no person of color was nominated in any of the four Academy Awards acting categories.
Why was Vice President Joe Biden there and why was he getting a standing ovation? It’s like: ‘We like you Rhonda, but you’re not a Kappa, ‘ ” Rock said in his opening monologue. Reporter Matt Keller is in Hollywood, bringing you live coverage for ABC7 News.
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“There is no reason, it’s not track and field, you don’t have to separate them“. Lee has argued in recent interviews that Hollywood needs not just more black Oscar nominees but also more minorities in positions of power at the movie studios.
