What went down at the 2016 Oscars.
Lady Gaga performance and Joe Biden's powerful message
"Take the pledge, which says, 'I will intervene in situations when consent has not or cannot be given... Change the culture so that no abused woman or man ever feels like they have to ask themselves, 'What did I do?'" Biden said, before inviting Lady Gaga on stage for her performance of 'Till it Happens to You' from the documentary The Hunting Ground which is on sexual assault on US campuses.
Lady Gaga was joined on stage by survivors of sexual assault.
Kate Winslet and Rachel McAdams teared up at her performance, but Best Actress winner Brie Larson hugged every survivor as they exited the stage.
Sam Smith first openly gay Oscar winner?
Actually, that was Graham Moore, who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Imitation Game in 2015. *Awkward*
This is how Smith found out—
No claps for this Oscar winner
Row of men watched with folded arms as Jenny Beavan walked to the stage to receive her Oscar for Best Costume Design for Mad Max: Fury Road. Guys, you take your hands and then smack them against each other. It's not very complicated.
Jacob Tremblay
When he was excited to see C-3PO, R2-D2 and BB-8 on the stage.
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When his Room co-star Brie Larson won Best Actress.
When Leo was ready to get on that stage
*Oscar, I see you. I'm coming to get you.*
I was among the minority not rooting for DiCaprio but in the moments leading up to the win, it felt like the whole world was invested in DiCaprio finally getting his Oscar. Hard to not get swept in that gigantic of wave emotion when you know just as well as Leo that it's coming.
Black History Month Minute sketch narrated by Angela Bassett
Desi Pride
No, it's not just Priyanka Chopra presenting an award.
British-Indian filmmaker Asif Kapadia won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for his film on Amy Winehouse.
Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won her second Oscar for Documentary Short A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness. "This week, the Pakistani prime minister has said that he will change the law on honour killings after watching this film," Obaid-Chinoy said in her acceptance speech.
Beasts of No Nation
Actor Abraham Attah who presented the award for Best Live Action Short Film with Jacob Tremblay was the only appearance or mention we saw of Beasts of No Nation at the ceremony.
A first for Chile
Chile won it's first Oscar for Best Animated Short Film Bear Story by Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala.
A win for the Girl Scouts
They raised $65,243 selling cookies to the audience.
Inarritu makes history
The Revenant director won the Oscar for Best Director for the second year in a row. He won the Oscar in 2015 for Birdman. Undeterred by an orchestra trying to play him off stage, the director used his win to make an important comment on the diversity row saying, "Let us make sure for once and forever that the colour of our skin becomes as irrelecant as the length of our hair."
Spotlight
As someone who is both Catholic and works in the media, it was heartening to see Spotlight take home the trophy for Best Film. It's a rare film that combines skilful storytelling and incredible performances while bringing forth issues that remain pertinent today.
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