2016 Oscar Recap
March 1, 2016
February 28th’s Academy Awards were a night to remember with stand-up comedian Chris Rock returning as the host.
Rock had his audience – both in Hollywood and at home – laughing with his controversial jokes inspired by the lack of diversity among nominees.
Despite the disagreement popularizing this year’s show, the event had a total of 34 million viewers, an 8 year low according to Deadline.com. The following are the Academy’s big winners:
Best Picture: “Spotlight”
Best Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu for “The Revenant”
Best Actress: Brie Larson for “Room”
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio for “The Revenant”
For the entire list of winners, please visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/movies/oscar- winners.html?_r=0