The 88th Academy Awards will be on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at 8:30 PM EST. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the best films of 2015 by presenting awards in 24 categories. Actor and comedian Chris Rock will be hosting the event for his second time, having previously hosted in 2005. The Grammy’s recently suffered their worst rating s in years, so the Oscars are hoping to avoid the same fate.
Stacey Dash was one of Chris Rock’s many punchlines, but her appearance was also one
There is a more attention on the Oscars than usual this year for a couple of reasons. Most obviously is the controversy surrounding the lack of nominations of black actors. The controversy has garnered so much attention that the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite has been trending ever since the nominations were announced. The controversy even has it’s own section on the Wikipedia page for this year’s awards.
Chris Rock is tonight’s host for the 2016 Oscars and the comedian did not disappoint
Some actors, such as Will Smith, are so angry that they are advocating for black actors to boycott the Oscars. However, on the other hand, black actors such has Ice Cube and Whoopi Goldberg find the criticism ridiculous, and the lack of nominations is based solely on merit, not race. Ice Cube, who produced the hit biopic film Straight Outta Compton, stated that “It’s crying about not having enough icing on your cake. It’s just ridiculous.” Oscar winner and former host, Whoopi Goldberg, defended the Academy as well by saying, “The issue is not the Academy. Even if you fill the Academy with black and Latino and Asian members, if there’s no one on the screen to vote for, you’re not going to get the outcome that you want. I won once, so it can’t be that racist. I’ve been black the whole time.”
Then of course, is Leonardo Dicaprio’s pursuit of his first Best Actor award. The picture Dicaprio is nominated for, The Revenant, received the most nominations with twelve total, with Mad Max: Fury Road coming in second with ten. For the second consecutive year, a film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu received the most nominations. As for the major categories, Best Picture and Best Director are virtually a toss up, but in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories, Leonardo Dicaprio and Brie Larson are heavily favored.
Is tonight’s Oscars award ceremony just a string of awkward moments held loosely together by
How To Watch Oscars 2016 Awards Online
You can live stream the Oscars 2016 on ABC.com, where you will need to log in with your cable provider information. Exclusive red carpet coverage begins at 7 EST immediately followed by the awards ceremony at 8:30 EST.
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Chris Rock’s monologue was full of #OscarsSoWhiteTruths, but it was a later bit that really
List of majors nominees:
Best Picture
“The Big Short”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Brooklyn”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“The Revenant”
“Room”
“Spotlight”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Carol”
Brie Larson, “Room”
Jennifer Lawrence, “Joy”
Saoirse Ronan, “Brooklyn”
Charlotte Rampling, “45 Years”
Best Actor
Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Michael Fassbender, “Steve Jobs”
Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”
Matt Damon, “The Martian”
Best Director
Adam McKay, “The Big Short”
George Miller, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Lenny Abrahamson, “Room”
Tom McCarthy, “Spotlight”
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, “The Revenant”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh, “The Hateful Eight”
Rooney Mara, “Carol”
Rachel McAdams, “Spotlight”
Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”
Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”