Chris Rock: 'You're damn right Hollywood is racist'

Feb 29, 2016, 21:19
Chris Rock: 'You're damn right Hollywood is racist'

"We were too busy being raped and lynched to worry about best cinematography".

Despite its wins for actor and director, "The Revenant" was upset for best picture by "Spotlight". "Rock addressed police violence against black community, saying "This year at the Oscars, things are gonna be a real different".

The Best Supporting Actress award went to favorite Alicia Vikander, 27, for her role as the wife of Redmayne's gender-bending character in "The Danish Girl".

Another big high was Mad Max Fury Road taking home 6 awards - and while majority were for the technical aspects of production, the teams have to feel very accomplished. The 27-year-old Sweden-born actress was ubiquitous in 2015, also winning awards for her performance in the sci-fi "Ex Machina".

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Chris Rock fulfilled Steve Harvey's Oscar wish: He was indeed bigger and blacker, ripping the tail right off the elephant in the room. The Hungarian movie Son of Saul, a harrowing Holocaust drama, won the Oscar for best foreign language film.

DiCaprio also received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA awards this year. Some people call it 'Creed.' I call it 'Black Rocky'. "If they nominated hosts, I wouldn't be getting this job".

Oscars host Chris Rock didn't pull any punches when it came to addressing the #OscarsSoWhite controversy.

Since the nominations were announced in mid-January, director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith, announced that they would not attend the show.

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"Is Hollywood racist? You're damn right Hollywood's racist", he added.

"Thank you to [Alejandro G. Inarritu] and Chivo [cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki] for creating a transcendent cinematic experience", he said during his speech.

"I think that will change because people are starting to pay attention and we'll see how long it lasts". Hollywood is sorority racist.

Racial themes and barbs about the selection of an all-white acting nominee line-up for a second year were a running theme of the show, dubbed "the white People's Choice awards" by Rock, an outspoken black comedian. You hear it on the Internet, you hear it from other people, and you know the truth is... you know, we always strive for the best in what we do. "Leo gets great parts every year, but what about the black actors?"

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