28 February 2016 10:17 PM, PST | Deadline | See recent Deadline news »
“Welcome to the Academy Awards,” Chris Rock said near the top of Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, “otherwise known as the ‘White Peoples’ Choice Awards.’ If they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job — you'd be watching Neil Patrick Harris.” That comment, along with a few others sprinkled through the 3 1/2-hour ABC telecast, set the tone for the evening: Culminating a season that saw the Academy take heavy incoming for its all-white acting nominees the second year… »
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