The 88th Academy Awards started with a bang as actor-comedian Chris Rock nailed the opening monologue with a skillful mix of social commentary and humour about racism in Hollywood, an issue that has dominated debates this awards season.
‪He wasted no time in acknowledging the dominance of white nominees, a situation brought into focus by the Twitter shorthand #Oscarssowhite.
‪The comedian stayed true to his uncompromising stand-up style throughout the opener, offering a commentary on police violence and skewering the Hollywood elite for choosing not to show up.
‪However, the rest of the ceremony took place as usual with one exception. Leonardo DiCaprio finally won!
‪Here's the full list of winners:
Best original screenplay – Spotlight
Best adapted screenplay – The Big Short
Best supporting actress - Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best costume design – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best make-up and hair – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best cinematography – The Revenant
Best editing – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best sound editing – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best sound mixing – Mad Max: Fury Road
Best visual effects – Ex Machina
Best animated short – Bear Story
Best animated film – Inside out
Best short documentary – A girl in the river: The prince of forgiveness
Best documentary – Amy
Best short film – Stutterer
Best foreign language film – Son of Saul
Best original score – Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
Best original song – Writing’s on the wall, Spectre
Best supporting actor – Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best director – Alejando Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Best actress – Brie Larson, Room
Best actor – Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best picture - Spotlight
Here's a scorecard of wins and nominations as put out by The Guardian:
The Revenant - 12 nominations - THREE WINS
Mad Max: Fury Road - 10 nominations - SIX WINS
The Martian - seven nominations
Bridge of Spies - six nominations - ONE WIN
Carol - six nominations
Spotlight - six nominations - TWO WINS
The Big Short - five nominations - ONE WIN
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - five nominations
The Danish Girl - four nominations - ONE WIN
Room - four nominations - ONE WIN
Brooklyn - three nominations
Hateful Eight - three nominations - ONE WIN
Sicario - three nominations
Ex Machina - two nominations - ONE WIN
Inside Out - two nominations - ONE WIN
Steve Jobs - two nominations